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第2节 形容词和副词的级
1.语法填空。
根据下面对话内容和提示,在对话的空格处填上一个语法最恰当的词,使对话完整、通顺。
A: How many siblings do you have, Lucy?
B: I have two siblings, one brother and one sister. My sister, Jill, is o ① than me. Felix is the o ② . I am as t ③ as my brother.
A: Oh, I thought your sister was ④ than you! You are much t ⑤ than her.
B: How about you? Do you have any brothers or sisters?
A: Yeah, I have one older sister and one younger brother. I’m the middle child. I’m the tallest in the family. I’m also the ⑥ (聪明的), ⑦ (富有的) and the ⑧ (成功的) in the family!
B: Oh, I see. That’s why you are so competitive! You are one of the ⑨ persons that I know!
A:Yes, perhaps! And you are the ⑩ (年轻的) and that explains you, too! You are the most spoiled person that I know!
① older ② oldest ③ tall
④ younger ⑤ taller ⑥ smartest ⑦ richest
⑧ most successful ⑨ most competitive ⑩ youngest
2.知识回顾。
(1)上面对话中,加黑的单词或短语及填写的单词体现了形容词和副词的三种“级”,它们分别是 原级 (如空格③)、 比较级 (如空格①、④、⑤)和 最高级 (如空格②、⑥、⑦、⑧、⑨、⑩)。
(2)从对话中我们可以发现,比较级是 两者之间 进行比较,常见的标志词是 than 。最高级是 三者及以上 进行比较,最高级前面常常会有定冠词 the 。
考点1 形容词和副词比较等级的变化规则
(一)规则变化
音节 规则 变化情况
单音节和部分双音节 一般情况在词尾加er/est great-greater-greatest
near-nearer-nearest
young-younger-youngest
slow-slower-slowest
以字母e结尾的词,在词尾加r/st large-larger-largest
late-later-latest
fine-finer-finest
音节 规则 变化情况
单音节和部分双音节 重读闭音节词尾只有一个辅音字母时,先双写这个辅音字母,再加er/est hot-hotter-hottest
thin-thinner-thinnest
big-bigger-biggest
fat-fatter-fattest
以辅音字母+y结尾的双音节词,先把“y”改为“i”,再加er/est easy-easier-easiest
busy-busier-busiest
early-earlier-earliest
funny-funnier-funniest
音节 规则 变化情况
多音节和部分双音节 在词前加more或
most beautiful-more beautiful-most beautiful
careful-more careful-most careful
interesting-more interesting-most interesting
comfortable-more comfortable-most comfortable
(二)不规则变化
原级 比较级 最高级
good/well better best
bad/badly worse worst
many/much more most
little less least
far farther/further farthest/furthest
old older/elder oldest/eldest
(三)特殊情况
①有两种比较级和最高级的变化方式
clever-cleverer/more clever-clevere