Comperative
Comperative
Comperative
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
Bir şahıs veya şeye ait sıfatın, başka bir şahıs veya aynı sıfattan daha üstün olduğunu belirtmek için kul-
lanılan derece şeklidir. Bunu yapmak için sıfata, kısa bir sözcükse “ ER “EKLENİR, uzun bir sözcükse
ÖNÜNE MORE GETİRİLİR. er ve more Türkçedeki “DAHA” sözcüğünün karşılığıdır.
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2-Eğer sıfat –y ile bitiyorsa ve –y den önceki harf sesli ise –Y DÜŞER “ IER “GELIR.
3-Eğer tek heceli sıfat bir sesli ve bir sessiz ile bitiyorsa, son harf IKIENIR.
A tower is higher than a house. (Bir kule bir evden daha yüksektir.)
Towers are higher than houses. (Kuleler evlerden daha yüksektir.)
She is shorter than my sister. (O, kız kardeşimden daha kısadır.)
Helen is not older than Mary Helen, (Mary’den daha yaşlı değildir.)
Are they cheaper than our carpets (Onlar bizim halılarımızdan daha ucuz mudur?)
English is easier than Japanese. (İngilizce Japoncadan daha kolaydır)
Karen is shorter than her twelve-year-old son. (Karen 12 yaşındaki oğlundan daha kısadır.)
My suitcase is heavier than your suitcase. (Benim bavulum seninkinden daha ağır)
Wool is warmer than cotton. (Yün pamuktan daha sıcaktır)
Trains are faster than buses. (Trenler otobüslerden daha hızlıdır.)
İki-heceli sifatlar
important önemli more important daha önemli the most important en önemli
beautiful güzel more beautiful daha güzel the most beautiful en güzel
expensive pahalı more expensive daha pahalı the most expensive en pahalı
necessary gerekli more necessary daha gerekli the most necessary en gerekli
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Your story is more interesting than mine. (Senin hikayen benimkinden daha ilginç)
This book is better than the other book (Bu kitap diğer kitaptan daha iyi(dir) )
This is the best school in the city (Bu, şehirdeki en iyi okuldur )
His French is bad (Fransızcası kötü(dür) )
His French is worse than mine (Onun Fransızcası benimkinden daha kötü(dür)
My mother drives better than my father. (Annem, babamdan daha iyi araba kullanır.)
He sings badly, but I sing worse. (O kötü şarkı söyler ama ben daha kötü söylerim.)
I live further from the centre than you. (Ben sana göre merkezden daha uzakta yaşıyorum.)
Exercise "comparative"
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They are richer than us. You are stronger than he is.
I swim better than he does. They work harder than we do.
Iona is shorter than Paulina. Ms Nortek is taller (tall) than Ms Kaminski.
Ms Suzan is older than Sandra. Chemistry is harder than English.
I have better marks in English than in French. I think drowning is worse than burning.
She is prettier than her sister. He is older than me.
His work is better than mine. Tuesday was sunnier than Monday.
They are younger than my sister. My suitcase is larger than your suitcase.
John is a better gardener than Stuart. Planes are faster than trains.
Mr. Smith is worse today than yesterday. Mark is taller than Philippe.
My pen is sharper than yours. Water is heavier than oil.
He is taller than her. The weather today is hotter than yesterday.
Africa is bigger than Europe. Losing a friend is worse than losing money.
A Rolls Royce is more comfortable than a Ford. Leila is more beautiful than Ann.
A Mercedes is more powerful than a Fiat. His car is more comfortable than mine.
This shirt is more expensive than that one. This dictionary is more useful than that one.
Max is more careful than Mike. This flower is more beautiful than that one.
She is more intelligent than Tom. You've got more sweets than she has.
Betty's car is more expensive than Paul's car. Peter drives more quickly than Tony.
22.1 Fill in the blanks with the comparative forms of the adjectives shown in brackets.
22.2 Fill in the blanks with the comparative forms of the irregular adjectives given in
brackets.
Pam is a ........... student than Roger. (good) Pam is a better student than Roger.
1. I have ........................ eggs than I need. (many)
2. The bread tastes even ....................... than the rolls. (good)
3. She does not want to travel ........................ than necessary. (far)
4. Alice drinks ....................... coffee than Jerry does. (little)
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5. We have ........................ honey than we need. (much)
6. Things may be ........................ than you think. (bad)
7. Business is ................... this year than it was last year. (good)
8. Alan has ....................... money than Ben. (little)
9. She has ........................ self-confidence than I do. (much)
10. The weather was ........................ yesterday than it is today. (bad)
22.3 Fill in the blanks with the comparative forms of the adjectives shown in brackets.
22.4 Fill in the blanks with the comparative forms of the adjectives shown in brackets.
22.5 Fill in the blanks with the comparative forms of the adjectives shown in brackets.
22.6 Fill the blanks with the comparative forms of the adjectives shown in brackets.
This room is ......... than that one. (warm) This room is warmer than that one.
1. The village is ...................... than the city. (pretty)
2. This building is .................. than the one next to it. (big)
3. Your watch is .................... than mine. (slow)
4. Her roses smell ..................... than ours. (sweet)
5. The corner store is ................... than the supermarket. (close)
6. The temperature is ................. today than it was yesterday. (high)
7. His cat is ..................... than yours. (fat)
8. We arrived ................... than she had expected. (soon)
9. It is .................... on this side of the valley. (sunny)
10. She is ..................... than her sister. (young)
11. The afternoon is usually .................. than the morning. (hot)
12. He is .................... than you are. (weak)
13. The table is .................... at this end. (low)
14. This book is .................... than that one. (thin)
15. The bag is ..................... than the suitcase. (heavy)
22.7 Fill in the blanks with the comparative forms of the adjectives shown in brackets
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UNIT 23 Comparatıve adjectıves
The Equal Degree - (Eşit karşilaştirmalar)
Bir sıfata EŞİT DERECEDE SAHİP OLUNDUĞUNU gösteren eşitlik karşılaştırmasında sıfat tabii dere-
cedeki haliyle yani EKSİZ OLARAK İKİ “AS“ ARASINA konulmak suretiyle cümle kurulur.
Veli's hands aren't as small as Mehmet's (Veli'nin elleri Mehmet'inkiler kadar küçük değil.)
She is as intelligent as her brotther. (O, kardeşi kadar zekidir.)
She isn’t as/so intelligent as her brother. (O, kardeşi kadar zeki değildir.)
He is as intelligent as hardworking. (O zeki olduğu kadar çalışkandır da.)
He is the same age as I’m. (O benimle aynı yaştadır.)
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Exercise " "as...as"
Sorry for being so late ! I ran here as fast as I could. 1 mile in 10 minutes!
The question of the test was awfully difficult. The pupils answered as well as they could.
She can rest at home as long as she likes. We are not in a hurry.
We need your photo. It's urgent. Send it as soon as possible.
My mother is really fit. She goes swimming as often as she can: twice a week.
There's plenty to eat. They can have as much as they like.
I know he is not easy, so I will try to be as patient as I can.
Although he was bored, he managed to look as interested as usual.
He's not as tall as me. Janet is as beautiful as Jeniffer.
The Amazon isn't as long as the Nile. The second movie wasn't as good as the first.
Is Japan as expensive as England? Jim's car is not as fast as mine.
Grapefruit juice is not as sweet as lemonade. The violin is not as low as the cello
1. I'm quite tall but you are taller. I'm not as tall as you.
2. My salary is high but yours is higher. My salary isn't ………………………………………….
3. You know a bit about cars but I know more. You don't ……………………………………...
4. it’s still cold but it was colder yesterday. It isn't …………………………………………………..
5. I still feel a bit tired but I felt a lot more tired yesterday. I don't ………………………………………
6. They've lived here for quite a long time but we've lived here longer.
They haven't …………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. I was a bit nervous before the interview but usually I'm a lot more nervous.
I wasn't ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
23.2 Rewrite these sentences so that they have the same meaning.
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UNIT 24 Comparative adjectives
Superlative degree -(En üstün)
Bir şahıs veya şeye ait sıfatın diğer benzerleri arasında EN ÜSTÜN DÜZEYde olduğunu anlatmak için
kullanılan derece şeklidir. Bunu yapmak için sıfata, kısa bir sözcükse EST EKLENİR, uzun bir sözcükse
önüne MOST GETİRİLİR. Ayrıca sıfatın önüne the konulur. EST VE MOST Türkçedeki “EN” sözcüğünün
karşılığıdır.
You are the richest man in this company. (Sen bu şirketteki en zengin adamsın.)
This is the cheapest raincoat in my shop. (Bu, dükkândaki en ucuz yağmurluktur.)
Cheetah is the fastest animal in the world. (Çita dünyadaki en hızlı hayvandır.)
This is the shortest of my dresses. (Bu, elbiselerimin en kısasıdır.)
Ted is the shortest student in his class. (Ted sınıfında en kısa öğrencidir.)
My son is the cleverest of this group. (Oğlum bu grubun en akıllısıdır.)
Harry is the politest waiter in this restaurant (Harry bu lokantada en kibar garsondur.)
This is the happiest day of my life. (Bu hayatımın en mutlu günüdür.)
Erciyes isn’t the highest mountain in Turkey. (Erciyes Türkiye’de en yüksek dağ değildir.)
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Is this the oldest church in Rome? (Bu Roma’daki en eski kilise midir?)
merciful merhametli more merciful daha merhametli the most merciful en merhametli
important önemli more important daha önemli the most important en önemli
beautiful güzel more beautiful daha güzel the most beautiful en güzel
expensive pahalı more expensive daha pahalı the most expensive en pahalı
My grandfather is the oldest person in the family. (Dedem ailede en yaşlı kişidir.)
Çağla is the most hardworking student in the classroom. (Çağla sınıftaki en çalışkan öğrencidir.)
Maths is the most difficult lesson. (Matematik en zor derstir.)
Ahmet is the most intelligent person in the office. (Ahmet ofisteki en akıllı kişidir.)
The first question is the most difficult one in the exam. (İlk soru sınavdaki en zor olanıydı.)
İstanbul is the most crowded city in Turkey. (İstanbul Türkiye’deki en kalabalık şehirdir.)
Exercise "superlative"
Tom is the best person to make you change your mind.
For me, Madame Bovary is the most interesting novel by Gustavo Flaubert.
The last song is the worst one in this album.
Fishing is the smartest way to learn patience.
The 'Nile' is the longest river in Egypt.
Canada is one of the coldest place in the world.
The Statue of Liberty is the highest statue in America.
The Acropolis is the most famous citadel in Greece.
The Colosseum is the oldest amphitheatre in Italy.
The Mercure is the most modern hotel in Algeria.
The Blue Mosque is the nicest mosque in Turkey.
The National Gallery is the most important gallery in England.
The Everest is the highest mountain in the world (8.847m).
The Sahara is the largest desert in the world (8,400,000 sq Km).
The Niagara Falls are the most beautiful waterfall in the world.
The Rossiya is the biggest hotel in Moscow (3200 rooms).
Windsor Castle is the largest palace in the world.
Fordland in New Zealand is the wettest place in the world.
Easter Island is the most interesting island I have ever visited.
'Hamlet' is one of the most famous plays that Shakespeare wrote
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Florida is sunny. Do you know the sunniest place in the USA?
24.1 Fill in the blanks with the superlative forms of the adjectives shown in brackets
24.2 Fill in the blanks with the Comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives
shown in brackets
24.3 Fill in the blanks with the superlative forms of the adjectives shown in brackets
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24.4 Fill in the blanks with the superlative forms of the adjectives shown in brackets.
He is the ............ runner on the team. (fast) He is the fastest runner on the team.
The black horse was the ................ horse in the race. (slow)
The black horse was the slowest horse in the race.
She is the .......... student in the class. (poor)
She is the poorest student in the class.
1. This is the ..................... highway in the country. (wide)
2. That was the .......................... sunset I have ever seen. (red)
3. Yesterday was the ........................ day of the year. (cold)
4. This is the ....................... way to do it. (easy)
5. The kitchen is the ....................... room in the house. (clean)
6. This is the .......................... model currently available. (new)
7. This is the ...................... cake I have ever eaten. (sweet)
8. The third act is the ....................... part of the play. (sad)
9. The ........................ temperature on record was minus forty degrees. (low)
10. That is probably the ....................thing to do. (wise)
11. This is the ....................route into town. (short)
12. She is the .................... girl I know. (lucky)
24.5 Fill in the blanks with the superlative forms of the irregular adjectives shown in
brackets.
Pam is the.............student in the class. (good) Pam is the best student in the class.
1. This is the ...................... we have ever traveled in one day. (far)
2. Their farm has produced the .................. tomatoes. (many)
3. Our strawberries have the ..................... flavor. (good)
4. He ate the ...................... jam. (little)
5. That is the ...................... news I have heard yet. (bad)
6. She has the ...................... cheese. (much)
7. They have eaten the ................... pancakes. (many)
8. That is the .................... thing that could happen. (bad)
9. We have used the .................. honey. (much)
10. That is the ..................... suggestion we have heard yet. (good)
11. This is the ..................... stretch of road. (bad)
12. They produced the ...................... butter this year. (little)
24.6. Fill in the blanks with the superlative forms of the adjectives shown in brackets
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4. On this CD Elvis Presley's .................... best (good) songs are recorded.
5. .................................... (convenient) time to phone him is at lunchtime.
6. ....................... (bad) thing you can do for your children is to spoil them.
7. Let me help you ! It's the ........................ (little) I can do for you.
8. Kennedy's death remains one of ..................................... (mysterious) crimes.
9. We always train ................................. (skilled) workers.
24.7 Fill in the blanks with the superlative forms of the adjectives shown in brackets
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24.8 Fill in the blanks with the superlative and comparative forms of the adjectives
given.
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