Adjectives

.1 ..... .
.2 .

.3 )
) : (.

Examples

1. He is clever.

2. She is clever.

3. They are clever.

.1 .

an old woman / .
a new house .

a clever boy
a red book
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.2 Verb to Be-:

Examples
.

1. Fadi is polite.

2. She is tall.

3. I am happy.

.1 the -:

the poor

poor

the rich

rich

the brave

brave

.2 -:
...
...

? Which ...
? How much ...

? What sort
?How many
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.(How many...?) ( numerous) .1

.(Which?) ( these) .2

.(What sort?) ( reliable) .3

Comparison of adjectives

-: )(
(Positive Degree) .1
-:

1. He is a tall man.

2. She is an old woman.

3. I saw a tall tree near a big shop.

(Comparative Degree) .2
.

(Superlative Degree ) .3
.

) .1
-: (

expensive

dangerous

beautiful

/ important

wonderful
valuable

/ /

( ) .2
-:

short
big
quick

fat

cold

old

tall

hot

thin

-:

. than more (
more + + than

1. Nadia is more beautiful than Samira.

2. The lion is more dangerous than the dog.

. )( the most ( ( )
the most +

-:
1. Water is the most important thing in our life

2. Beesan is the most beautiful girl in the class.

1. Arabic is more difficult than English.

2. Ibrahim is wearing the most expensive jacket.

3. Ahmed is more intelligent and more careful than Ibrahim.

4. The earth quake is more dangerous than the volcano.

. )(

. than ( er) ( ) (


er than
er

-:

1. Fadi is older than Ahmed.

2. Tagreed is taller than her brother.

.( est) the ( )(

the + est
.

1. Sameer is the tallest pupil in the class.

2. Huda is the cleverest girl in the class.

1. He is the tallest of them all.

2. The lion is the strongest in the world.

. )(
.

3. This book is the cheapest one.

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(er) : )
-: (( est)

fat

fatter than

the fatter

big

bigger than

the bigger

hot

hotter than

the hotter

thin

thinner than

the thinner

( er) ( r) ( e)
( est) ( st) ( + r + than)
-: (the + + st)

.1

.2

large

( )

larger than

the largest

nice

nicer than

the nicest

simple

simpler than

the simplest

fine

finer than

the finest

(er) ( i) ( y) ( y)
-: ( est)

easy

easier than

the easiest

happy

happier than

the happiest

Funny

funnier than

the funniest

heavy

heavier than

the heaviest

noisy

noisier than

the noisiest

pretty

prettier than

the prettiest

) (
-:

good

better than

the best

bad

worse than

the worst

ill

worse than

the worst

far

further than

the furthest

little

less than

the least

less

lesser than

the least

many

more than

the most

much

more than

the most

old

older than

the eldest

Examples
1. Nabil is better than Usama.
2. Ramzy is the best pupil in the class.
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.3

.
.

more ++ than

the most +

Huda is more beautiful than Nadia. Samira is the most beautiful in the class.
.
.
er (r)than

the ++ est (st)

1) Ahmed is taller than Ali.

1) Ahmed is the tallest of them all.
.
.
2) This question is simpler than that.
2) This question the simplest of them all.
.
.

|
-: .1
as ++ as
.

1. She is as tall as me.

2. Mosab is as clever as Abed Allah.

-: .2
not ( as / so) + + as
1. Mosab is not as clever as Abed Allah.

.
.

2. She is not so tall as me.

( ) .3
:

polite

politer than

the politest

polite

more politer

the most politer

in ( ) ( ) .4
: of


1. Samia is the most beautiful girl in the class.

2. Khalil is the cleverest of them all.

3. He is the tallest man in our house.

( est) ( er) ( ow) .5

:

narrow

narrower than

the narrowest

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Exercise No. 21

I) Correct the words between brackets:

1.

Hany is the (old) student in our classroom.

2.

A train is (fast) than a car.

3.

Huda is the (thin) girl in the class.

4.

Football is the (popular) game in Gaza.

5.

Ali is the (good) football player in our school.

6.

Old men need (little) sleep than children.

7.

This is the (difficult) lesson in the book.

8.

Magda is the (clever) girl in the class.

9.

My table is (high) than yours.

10.

August is the (hot) month in the year.

II) Choose the right word:1.

Ali is as (old older oldest) as his friend.

2.

This is the (easy easier easiest) exercise.

3.

Oxygen is the (useful more useful most useful) gas.

4.

I have bought the (good better best) television.

5.

This is the (interesting more interesting most interesting) book I have read.

Conciliation is the matter of the law.