· C omparativ i e S uperlativi Comparativi e superlativi di maggioranza - R egole di formazione Aggettivi monosillabi short ± shorter (than) ± the shortest

Comparativi e Superlativi

Comparativi e superlativi di maggioranza - Regole di formazione

Aggettivi monosillabi short – shorter (than) – the shortest

Finale in vocale + consonante big – bigger (than) – the biggest

Finale in consonante + y busy – busier (than) – the busiest

Aggettivi polisillabi relaxed – more relaxed (than) – the most relaxed

Comparativi e superlativi di minoranza - less / the least + agg: less short (than) - the least short

Aggettivi irregolari - Good/well – better (than) – the best

Bad – worse (than) – the worst

Far – further (than) – the furthest

Comparativi di uguaglianza

(not) as...as...

Positivo – My house is as big as Anna’s – La mia casa è grande quanto quella di Anna.

Negativo – My house is not as big as Karen’s – La mia casa non è grande quanto quella di Karen.

1) My sister is (+ thin) _______ than me, but I am the (+ tall) _______.

2) Today I feel (+ happy) _______ than yesterday.

3) Cambridge is (+ far)_______ from London than Oxford.

4) My new job is (– boring) _______ than my old one.

5) I am not (good)_________ Sarah at playing tennis. She is the (+ good) _________

player I’ve ever met.

6) The second test was the (+ difficult)_______, I did it (+ bad)______ than the first.

7) Chelsea played (+ well) _______ than Arsenal.

8) Robbie works (– hard) _______ than Paul.

9) I am (old)_________David: we are both 25 years old.

10) I bought (– expensive)__________ car in the shop.

Much/Many-Little/Few

Much/a lot of – molto Many/a lot of – molti => Much/many/a lot of – more (than) – most

Little – poco Few – pochi => Little/few – less (than) – least

A lot of è più usato nelle frasi positive, much/many nelle frasi negative:

+ I have a lot of books

- I don’t have many DVD’s

1) I am lucky: I have (molti) ______ friends and (molto)______ spare time.

2) I am unlucky: I have (pochi)_______friends and (poco)________spare time.

3) (molte) _______ people live in the country but (la maggior parte)_______ people

live in the city.

4)There are (più) _______ cars today than 20 years ago.

5) Andy is (meno) _______ interested than me in the lesson.