（12）比較（Degrees of Comparison）

1. 比較的語尾變化：

a. 一音節詞及某些二音節詞：

比較級 + er。如 long→long er，wise→wis er，big→big ger，dry→dr ier，noble→nobl er，often→often er。

最高級 + est。 如 long→long est，wise→wis est，big→big gest，dry→dr iest，noble→nobl es t，often→often est，happy→happ iest。

b. 二音節以上的詞：

比較級：加 more 在前，如 honest→ more honest，happily→ more happily，interesting→ more interesting。

最高級：加 most 在前，如 useful→ most useful，carefully→ most carefully，honest→ most honest，以上為有規則的變化，至于不規則變化如 good→better→best 之類，則如不規則動詞一樣，須一一記住方可。

2. 比較變化的用法：

a. 比較級用于比較二者之事物。

A is bigger than B.（比較級常與 than 連用）

b. 三者以上之比較時，用最高級。

He is the biggest of all.（最高級常有定冠詞 the）

練習題（21）

A. 將括號中的形客詞用為比較級或最高級：

1. He is the（strong）boy in the whole school.

2. Of the two sisters Mary is the（beautiful）.

3. Ann is the（young）of my four sisters.

4. John is the（old）of all my friends.

5. This is the（good）story I have ever read.

6. Which do you like（good）tea or coffee？

7. Iron is the（useful）of all metals.

8. The Yangtse is the（large）river in China.

9. Which of the two boys is（tall）？

10. George is（bad）than his brother.

B. 下列文中有錯誤者，改正之：

1. Keelung is smaller to Taipei.

2. New York is the larger city in the United States.

3. He is the better student from all.

4. John is more stronger than his brother.

5. I am two years elder than my sister.

6. Which is the heaviest，you or I？

7. Which of the three girls is the elder？

8. This boy’s manners are more good than his brother’s.

9. Which of the boys is the taller to the class？

10. Mount Everest is the higher mountain of the world.

C. 將括號中正確的詞填入空白處：

1. He sat down and said nothing____（farther，further）.

2. Is that the____edition of the Times（last，latest）.

3. Wash your hands if they are not____（clean，clear）.

4. A prize was given to____one of the two best students（each，every）.

5. He knows____words than his brother（less，fewer）.

6. I was____when I heard of his father’s death（angry，sorry）.

7. John is____than his cousin（higher，taller）.

8. Tom is five years old，he is too____to go to school（small，young）.

9. George is my____brother（older，elder）.

10. My brother George is____than I am（older，elder）.