以ly结尾的副词,除early-earlier-earliest,其他都是加more most.
Slowly-more slowly-most slowly
Bravely-more bravely-most bravely
quickly-more quickly-most quickly
少数以-er,-ow结尾的双音节词未尾加-er,-est
clever(聪明的) cleverer cleverest
narrow(窄的) narrower narrowest
其他双音节词和多音节词在前面加more,most来构成比较级和最高级。如:
important(重要的) more important most important
easily(容易地) more easily most easily
一些词的比较级和最高级,可以加-er或 -est,也可以加more或most,如:clever, polite等
不规则变化
有一些词的比较级、最高级变化是不规则的,需要特殊记忆。如:
good / well→better→best
bad / ill/badly→worse→worst
many / much→more→most
little→less→least
far→farther→farthest(表示距离) / far→further→furthest (表示程度)
old→older / elder→oldest (表示新旧或年龄) / eldest (表示兄弟姐妹之间的长幼关系)