原级比较级最高级

形容词副词比较级最高级变化形式归纳大多数形容词和副词有比较级和最高级的变化，即原级、比较级和最高级，用来表示事物的等级差别。

原级即形容词的原形，比较级和最高级有规则变化和不规则变化两种。

规则变化

◇单音节以及少数双音节的词后面直接加-er , -est

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tall taller tallest

smart smarter smartest

short shorter shortest

特别提醒：以-y,-er, -ow, le结尾的双音节形容词末尾加er和est。

如：healthy, funny, busy, hungry, easy, happy, early, pretty, lazy, heavy, dirty, clever, narrow等。

◇以不发音的e结尾只加-r，-st

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nice nicer nicest

fine finer finest

large larger largest

◇“以辅音字母+y”结尾的词改y为i，再加-er, -est

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easy easier easiest

pretty prettier prettiest

happy happier happiest

funny funnier funniest

busy busier busiest

◇以一个元音加一个辅音字母结尾的单音节词（即重读闭音节词），双

写结尾的辅音字母，再加-er，-est

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slim slimmer slimmest

thin thinner thinnest

hot hotter hottest

big bigger biggest

特别提醒：new, few, slow, clean等词含有字母组合，且发的是长元音，不用双写。

◇大部分双音节词和多音节的词(即音标中含有三个或三个以上元音音素的词)，要在前面加 more，most

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beautiful more beautiful most beautiful important more important most important interesting more interesting most interesting expensive more expensive most expensive popular more popular most popular

特别提醒：以形容前缀un构成的三音节形容词不适合上述情况，

如unhappy----unhappier----unhappiest,

untidy----untidier----untidiest

◇以形容词+ly构成的副词要在前面加 more，most

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slowly more slowly most slowly

quickly more quickly most quickly

angrily more angrily most angrily

softly more softly most softly

noisily more noisily most noisily

特别提醒：early ----earlier----earliest

◇由ING分词和ED分词演变过来的形容词(包括不规则动词如know→known)只能加more或most来表示它们的比较级和最高级。

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more interesting most interesting

interesting

excited more excited most exciting

tired more tired most tired

boring more boring most boring

不规则变化

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good/well better best

bad/badly/ill worse worst

many/much more most

little less least

far farther/further farthest/furthest

old older/elder oldest/eldest

特别提醒：

◇further不仅可以指“距离更远”，还可指“程度更深”。

记住以下三个词组：further study(进修)

further education(继续教育)

further information (进一步的信息)

◇elder仅用于同辈之间的排行，如: elder sister(姐姐) elder brother (哥哥)

◇less作为“更少”仅用来修饰不可数名词，修饰可数名词表示

“更少”要用fewer。

以下内容不作为初中英语教学内容，仅供拓展之用。

◇少数单音节词前面加 more, most 构成比较级和最高级，这类形

容词一般为表语形容词和由过去分词变成的形容词。

afraid ---- more afraid, most afraid

tired ---- more tired , most tired

fond ----- more fond , most fond

glad ----- more glad , most glad

bored ---- more bored , most bored

pleased---- more pleased , most pleased

◇下列形容词和副词的比较级和最高级有两种形式，即：既可加-er/-est也可加more/most

cruel, strict, often, friendly, clever

◇下列形容词和副词没有比较级和最高

（即表示“最高程度”或“绝对状态”的形容词和副词没有比较级和最高级）

empty, wrong, perfect, unique, extreme, excellent, favourite, true, right, correct, extremely ...

形容词副词比较级最高级使用注意事项

◇比较应在同类事物之间进行。

误：Your English is better than me.

正：Your English is better than mine.

◇比较级前可以有一个表示程度的状语，最常见的三大修饰词是：a little, much, even。

以下单词也可用来修饰：any, far, still, a lot, yet, rather。

My sister is a little taller than me.

Their house is much larger than ours.

另外，名词短语也可修饰比较级，说明程度。

I’m three years older than he.