Adjective(adj.) /Adverb(adv.) Tom is a slow man. (adj.) - He is slower than John and Jane. - He is the slowest of all. Tom works slowly. (adv.) - Tom works more slowly than John and Jane. - Tom works the most slowly of all. Comparison 1. 2. 3. Positive degree Comparative degree Superlative degree 1. คำ 1 พยำงค์ 1.1 คำ 1 พยำงค์ที่มีสระเสี ยงสั้น 1 ตัว ตัวสะกดเข้ำไปอีก 1 ตัว แล้วเติม er ในขั้นกว่ำ และเติม est ในขั้นที่สุด เช่น Positive Comparison Superlative hot big fat wet hotter bigger fatter wetter hottest biggest fattest wettest 1. คำ 1 พยำงค์ 1.2 คำ 1 พยำงค์ทวั่ ไป ให้เติม er ท้ำยคำ adj. ในขั้นกว่ำ และเติม est ท้ำยคำ adj. ใน ขั้นที่สุด เช่น Positive Comparative Superative warm cold cheap thick nice warmer colder cheaper thicker nicer warmest coldest cheapest thickest nicest 2. คำ 2 พยำงค์ 2.1 คำ 2 พยำงค์ที่ลงท้ำยด้วย er, re, le, ow, y ให้เติม er ท้ำยคำ adj. ในขั้นกว่ำ และเติม est ท้ำยคำ adj. ในขั้นสู งสุ ด เช่น Positive Comparative Superative narrow narrower narrowest pretty simple shallow prettier simpler shallower prettiest simplest. shallowest 2. คำ 2 พยำงค์ 2.2 คำ 2 พยำงค์ที่นอกเหนือจำกกฎ ข้อที่ 2.1 ให้เติม more หน้ำคำ adj. ในขั้นกว่ำ และ the most หน้ำคำ adj. ในขั้นสู งสุ ด เช่น Positive peaceful serious useful patient Comparative more peaceful more serous more useful more patient Superative most peaceful most serous most useful most patient boring bored more boring more bored most boring most bored 3. คำ 3 พยำงค์ ขนึ้ ไป คำ 3 พยำงค์ข้ ึนไป ให้เติม more หน้ำ adj. และเติม most ในขั้นที่สุด Positive difficult dangerous interesting delicious comfortable Comparative Superative more difficult most difficult more dangerous most dangerous more interesting most interesting more delicious most delicious more comfortable most comfortable 4. คำบำงคำเปลีย่ นรูป Positive Comparative good/well bad/badly far little much/many better worse farther/further less more Superative best worst farthest/furthest least most 5. Adverb ทีม่ ำจำก adjective โดยกำรเติม ly ให้ ใช้ more ในขั้นกว่ ำ และ most ในขั้นทีส่ ุ ด Positive carefully slowly quickly clearly Comparative more carefully more slowly more quickly more clearly Superative most carefully most slowly most quickly most clearly Exercise 1: Positive 1. boring 2. inteligent 3. exciting 4. nice 5. dirty 6. friendly 7. dangerous 8. lovely 9. neatly Comparative more boring more inteligent more exciting nicer dirtier friendlier Superative most boring most inteligent most exciting nicest more dangerous dirtiest friendliest most dangerous lovelier more neatly loveliest most neatly Positive 10. quiet 11. quietly 12. sincere 13. generous 14. gentle 15. famous 16. sad 17. happy 18. effective 19. broadly 20. bright 21. smart Comparative Superative quieter more quietly sincerer more generous gentler quietest most quietly sincerest most generous happier more effective gentlest most famous saddest happiest most effective more broadly brighter most broadly brightest smarter smartest more famous sadder Positive 22. clear 23. isolated 24. cleaver 25. irregular 26. deep 27. shallow 28. creditable 29. crazy 30. loud 31. quick 32. warm 33. sweet Comparative Superative clearer more isolated clearest most isolated cleaverer more irregular deeper shallower more creditable crazier louder cleaverest quicker warmer sweeter most irregular deepest shallowest most creditable craziest loudest quickest warmest sweetest Positive 34. soft 35. sharp 36. smooth 37. cheerful 38. good 39. rough 40. roughly 41. well 42. badly 43. far 44. many 45. little Comparative Superative softer sharper smoother more cheerful better rougher more roughly softest better worse farther/further more less best worst farthest/furthest most least sharpest smoothest most cheerful best roughest most roughest Positive Comparative Superative 46. low lower lowest 47. dark darker darkest 48. large larger largest 49. cruel more cruel most cruel 50. common more common most common Adjective(adj.) /Adverb(adv.) Slow Quick Happy Polite Easy Fluent Clear Beautiful Careful - slowly - quickly - happily - politely - easily - fluently - clearly - beautifully - carefully Good - well Much/many / little/few Fast Far Long Hard Early Late Soon high Exercise 3: Comparative 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Helen always goes to school much earlier than her sister. Adam talks more confidently than Edward. Alison rides a bicycle more carelessly than Edward. John speaks Thai worse than Simon. Charles always works more rapidly than Robert. 6. My television is older than yours. 7. Sue is fatter than Sharon. 8. Frank is naughtier than George. 9. Kevin acted more wisely than his brother. 10. An old man is clumsier than a young man. 11. An old man walks more clumsily than a young man. 12. Miss Peterson speaks more politely than Miss Brown. 13. Diana is friendlier than Mark. 14. Helens looks sincerer than Julia. 15. Miss King explained the lesson more clearly than Miss White. 16. John walked more confidently than Neil. 17. Jennifer looks happier than Deborah. 18. Graham usually goes to church more regularly. 19. Thomas works harder than Brian. 20. Bangkok has more pollution than Chiengrai. 21. Tracy’s car is more expensive than Neil’s. 22. This iron ruler is shorter than that plastic ruler. 23. A documentary is more boring than a play. 24. An elephant runs more slowly than a horse. 25. An elephant is slower than a horse. 26. A manda always enjoys a play more than a film. 27. Edward speaks more seriously than George. 28. Sue thinks more sensibly than Angela. 29. Karen looks sadder than Sally. 30. Sharon speaks more sadly than Sally. 31. Graham presented his project more confidently than I expected. 32. Clare can use computer more fluently than Angela. 33. A rose is more beautiful than a lily. 34. Elizabeth looks more attractive than Theresa. 35. Charles is more handsome than Martin. 36. Margaret is prettier than Dorothy. 37. This photograph is clearer than that one. 38. Stuart’s work is worse than Kevin’s. 39. Stuart played chess worse than John. 40. Julia is lazier than Mark. Exercise 4: Superative 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Deborah is the smartest of all the girls in our group. This hotel is the most expensive hotel in this city. The Johnson is the richest family in this town. This town is the dirtiest in the world. Is this shirt the cheapest in this shop? James drives a car the most carefully in my family. 7. Steaven is the smartest in our class. 8. Henry is the most ambitious boy in our school. 9. Angela sang the saddest song of all the girls yesterday. 10. Mark is the tallest of the four boys. 11. Tracy is the most charming of the five girls. 12. Paul is the most diligent of all. 13. This is the shortest way to the airport. 14. This is the highest mountain in Chiangrai. 15. Angela is the smartest student in our class. 16. The snake is the most poisonous of all the animals. 17. Paul is the naugtiest of all the five. 18. Sue dressed the most beautifully of all the woman in the party. 19. This exercise is the easiest in this exercise book. 20. Of the three men, Richard is the strongest. 21. Tracy speaks the most rapidly of all. 22. This room is the most comfortable in this house. 23. An airplane is the fastest of all the vehicles. 24. Of all the students, George is the most popular. 25. This book is the oldest of all the books in this library. 26. Jason is the best player in this team. 27. Phillip walks the most quietly of all. 28. This oven is the newest in this kitchen. 29. Patrick spoke the most wisely of all the speaker. 30. This road is the norrowest in this town. 31. This is the most expensive watch which I own. 32. Which continent is the biggest? 33. Bill speaks French the best of anyone in my family. 34. Neil speaks Thai the most fluently of anyone in our group. 35. Linda presented an article the most confidently of all the participants. 36. Tracy is the shiest of all the girls in my class. 37. This puppy is the loveliest of the three puppies. 38. Is this building the oldest in this town? 39. Is a peacock the most beautiful? 40. Mathematics is the most complicated of all subjects which I have studied. as...as / so...as as + adj./adv. + as - This temple is as beautiful as that temple. - The red album is as expensive as the pink album. - Sue is as cleaver as Anne. not so + adj./adv. + as - Henry isn’t so fat as his brother. - Ben doesn’t swim so quickly as James. - Don doesn’t speak so politely as Jack. Exercise 2: so...as/as...as 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Bill works as carefully as Barbara. This directory is as old as that directory. This bread isn’t so soft as that bread. Pam sings as sweetly as Pat. James cooks as well as his sister. Angela doesn’t dress so beautifully as Diana. This playe isn’t so clean as that plate. Sue’s house is as big as Clare’s. David’s dog is as fierce as John. 10. Your room isn’t so wide as mine. 11. This watch isn’t so modern as that watch. 12. Deborah is as ambitious as Alison. 13. Roger drives a car as carelessly as Henry. 14. The small television is as good as the big one. 15. James fights as bravely as Kevin. 16. Brian’s daughter looks as charming as Simon’s daughter. 17. Sharon walks as quickly as Barbara. 18. Sarah speaks French as well as Jason. 19. Anne doesn’t speak Thai so well as Tom. 20. Roger doesn’t work so hard as George. 21. Diana isn’t so attractive as Tracy. 22. Bill is as inteligent as John. 23. Amanda speaks as politely as Elizabeth. 24. Simon goes to the theatre as frequently as Roger. 25. This exercise is as difficult as that exercise. 26. Peter works as slowly as James. 27. Paul doesn’t speak English so clearly as Henry. 28. Stuart gets up as early as his brother. 29. My son plays as happily as yours. 30. Anne doesn’t run so quickly as Dorothy. 31. Paul didn’t work so well as Peter. 32. My aunt is as old as my uncle. 33. Martin can’t run so fast as Jason. 34. Chiengmai is as big as Bangkok. 35. This pen looks as expensive as that pen. 36. My grandmother doesn’t look so generous as yours. 37. A snake is as dangerous as a tiger. 38. Sarah isn’t so popular as Amanda. 39. Father drives a car as carefully as mother. 40. Geometry isn’t so difficult as mathematics. 41. Clare sings as beautifully as David. 42. Julia is as lovely as Helen. 43. This football team plays as badly as that football team. 44. My daughter speaks as wisely as my son. 45. Alison doesn’t speak so much as Mark. 46. Yoko speaks French as well as Robert. 47. This film isn’t so interesting as that one. 48. Anne plays table-tennis as well as Catherine. 49. Kevin talks as politely as Neil. 50. Barbara doesn’t walk so slowly as Jennifer. Exercise 5: Comparison 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Pam plays volleyball as well as Jane. My house is smaller than yours. The red radio looks better than the black one. Fewer guests came to the party last night. A cat isn’t so cleaver as a dog. Henry is the best friend in my life. Is Jim the richest man in this village? 8. The lamp on the desk is more expensive than the lamp near the bed. 9. Bill is lazier than Tony. 10. Does Chiangrai have as bad weather as Bangkok? 11. Dorothy wasn’t so happy as Linda. 12. A young girl walks more slowly than an old woman. 13. Graham is the most inteligent student in this class. 14. Stuart told the story more funnily than his mother. 15. Diana is the most charming woman I have seen. 16. Paul works the most slowly of all the six workmen. 17. Roger works harder than George. 18. John is bigger than Julia. 19. Karen is as attractive as Judy. 20. Candle in the Wind is the saddest song I have heard. 21. Frank is the most important person in this conferences. 22. A dolphin is the cleaverest fish in the world. 23. Catherine rides the bicycle better than her brother. 24. My friend explains mathematics more clearly than a teacher. 25. I do homework more quickly than my elder sister. 26. Jason cleaned the floor worse than Clare. 27. This village is the most peaceful in this town. 28. My mother sews the blouse more neatly than a dressmaker. 29. Sue plays squash the worst of all the four girls. 30. The chair in a bed room is stronger than the chair in a dining room. 31. Brian is the clumsiest boy in my family. 32. Brian walks more clumsily than his little brother. 33. An oyster is the most delicious of all the shellfish. 34. John is friendlier than Anne. 35. Is a farmer poorer than a fisherman? 36. Betty is the most patient of all the three girls. 37. Of all the workers, Tom works the most patiently. 38. Amanda is more popular than Barbara. 39. Silk is more valuable than linen. 40. A cake is more delicious than a cookie. Exercise 5: 1. My house is smaller than yours. 2. The red radio looks better than the black one. 3. Fewer guests came to the party last night. 4. Henrry is the best friend in my life. 5. Is Jim the richest man in this village? 6. The lamb on the desk is more expensive than the lamb near the bed. 7. Bill is lazier than Tony. 8. A young girl walks more slowly than an old woman. 9. Graham is the most intelligent student in this class. 10. Stuart told the story more funnily than his mother. 11. Diana is the most charming woman I have seen. 12. Paul works the most slowly of all six workmen. 13. Roger works harder than George. 14. John is bigger than Julia. 15. Candle in the Wind is the saddest song I have heard. 16. Frank is the most important person in this conferences. 17. A dolphin is the cleaverest fishe in the world. 18. Catherine rides the bicycle better than her brother. 19. My friend explains mathematics more clearly than a teacher. 20. I do homework more quickly than my elder sister. 21. Jason cleaned the floor worse than Clare. 22. This village is the most peaceful in this town. 23. My mother sews the blouse more neatly than a dressmaker. 24. Sue plays squash the worst of all four girls. 25. The chair in a bedroom is stronger than the chair in a dining room. 26. Brian is the clumsiest boy in my family. 27. Brian walks more clumsy than his little brother. 28. An oyster is the most delicious of all the shellfish. 29. John is friendlier than Anne. 30. Is a farmer poorer than a fisherman.