DUM = Digitální Učební Materiál
Gymnázium Dr. Karla Polesného, Znojmo
Anglický jazyk
COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
Autor: Mgr. Ivana Dvořáková
Datum vytvoření: listopad 2012
REGULAR ADJECTIVES
HOW TO COMPARE THEM?
SHORT WORDS and LONG WORDS
EXCEPTIONS
REGULAR ADJECTIVES
SHORT WORDS + EXCEPTIONS
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FORM:
LONG WORDS (more than 1 syllable)
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FORM:
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COMPARATIVE: [-er]
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COMPARATIVE: [more - ]
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SUPERLATIVE:
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SUPERLATIVE:
[the -est]
[the most - ]
clean – cleaner – the cleanest
expensive – more expensive – the most expensive
(čistý – čistší – nejčistší)
(drahý – dražší - nejdražší)
nice – nicer – the nicest
beautiful – more beautiful – the most beautiful
(hezký/hodný – hezčí/hodnější –
nejhezčí/nejhodnější)
(krásný – krásnější – nejkrásnější)
cheap – cheaper – the cheapest
difficult – more difficult – the most difficult
(levný – levnější – nejlevnější)
(obtížný – obtížnější – nejobtížnější)
REGULAR ADJECTIVES: exceptions
2 syllables –y
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2 syllables –er
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2 syllables –le
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2 syllables –ow
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double end
consonant
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easy – easier– the easiest
clever – cleverer – the cleverest OR
more clever – the most clever
simple – simpler – the simplest OR
more simple – the most simple
narrow – narrower – the narrowest
big – bigger- the biggest
sad – sadder – the saddest
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
HOW TO COMPARE THEM?
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
DOBRÝ
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ŠPATNÝ
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MALÝ
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(MÁLO)
DALEKÝ
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(DALEKO)
MNOHÝ
(MNOHO)
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good – better – the best
bad – worse – the worst
little – smaller – smallest OR
little – less – the least
far – farther – the farthest OR
far – further – the furthest
much – more – the most
many – more – the most
USE AND TYPICAL EXPRESSIONS
 COMPARATIVE:
 than
He is so much younger than me.
(Je o tolik mladší než já.)
 the –er, the –er
The cheaper, the better.
(Čím levnější, tím lepší.)
 SUPERLATIVE:
 in
the world
 ever
 of all
The worst movie in the world, really.
This is the best thing ever!
She’s the best of all.
TRANSLATE
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Tohle je ten nejlepší dárek.
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Je hezčí než já?
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Is she prettier than me?
Koupili si dražší auto.
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They have bought a more expensive car.
Je to ta nejjednodušší otázka.
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This is the best gift!
It’s the easiest question.
Je to ten nejhodnější člověk, jakého znám.
 He’s the nicest person I know.
READY TO TEST YOURSELVES?
EXERCISES WITH REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES
FILL IN THE GAPS!
1. Inflation is the .................... economic problem.
2. Monday morning is the ...................... time of the week.
3. It’s .............................for you to take a bus.
4. It’s ............................ than in the restaurant.
5. She’s the ............................. girl in the world.
6. He wants to be ............................. than you.
7. She looks much ............................. than you.
8. Life is more ..................................... than that.
9. It’s the ....................................... thing you can do!
10. This is the .................................... idea I have ever heard.
FILL IN THE GAPS!
1. Inflation is the biggest economic problem.
2. Monday morning is the worst time of the week.
3. It’s easier for you to take a bus.
4. It’s cheaper than in the restaurant.
5. She’s the best girl in the world.
6. He wants to be better than you.
7. She looks much older than you.
8. Life is more complicated than that.
9. It’s the best thing you can do!
10. This is the worst idea I have ever heard.
REFERENCES
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Real-life example sentences in the last section
have been extracted from the British National
Corpus Online service
(see http://www.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/)
Recommended literature (student workbook):
Conrad, S., Biber, D.: Real Grammar. A Corpus-Based
Approach to English. NY: Pearson-Longman, 2009.
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