(课件网) Unit 1 Friendship (Grammar) 译林版新版英语八年级上册 My good friend Looks Qualities Her hair is long. She is tall. She is helpful. She is ready to help others any time. She is also a cheerful person. She always encourages me to keep trying. Adjectives Presentation Read the sentences about Betty and Max. Looks Qualities Betty’s hair is longer than mine. Max is more interesting than his classmates. Comparative adjectives (比较级) Rule 1: We use “comparative adjectives + _____ ” to compare _____ people or things. than two Read the sentences about Betty and Max. Looks Qualities Max is the tallest boy in our class. Betty is the most helpful person in our class. Superlative adjectives (最高级) Rule 2: We use “_____+ superlative adjectives” to compare _____ or more people or things. the three How to form comparative and superlative adjectives How to form comparative and superlative adjectives Complete the following chart Regular adjectives Irregular adjectives (1)_____ adjectives (2)_____ adjectives One-syllable adjectives Two-syllable adjectives Adjectives with three or more syllables (3) (4) (5) (6) Examples Short Long long/small/clean/fine/nice/big/slim ... tidy/pretty/clever/ handsome/polite/ simple/stupid/heavy... beautiful/wonderful/ careful/important/ interesting... good/bad... Read the table on page 12 again and complete the following chart. Regular adjectives Short adjectives clean cleaner cleanest nice nicer nicest heavy heavier heaviest thin thinner thinnest Rules (1) (2) Long adjectives Add -er to most short adjectives to form comparatives; add -est to form superlatives. Add -r to short adjectives ending in -e to form comparatives; add -st to form superlatives. Read the table on page 12 again and complete the following chart. Regular adjectives Short adjectives nice nicer nicest heavy heavier heaviest thin thinner thinnest (3) Long adjectives For short adjectives ending in a consonant +y, drop -y and then add -ier to form comparatives; drop -y and add -iest to form superlatives. clean cleaner cleanest (4) For short adjectives ending in a vowel + a consonant, double the last consonant and then add -er to form comparatives; double the last consonant and add -est to form superlatives. Rules Regular adjectives Short adjectives Long adjectives Read the table on page 12 again and complete the following chart. interesting more interesting most interesting Rules (5) Use more with long adjectives to form comparatives and use most with them to form superlatives. Irregular adjectives good better best bad worse worst (6) Replace the word. clever cleverer cleverest more clever most clever handsome handsomer handsomest more handsome most handsome polite politer politest more polite most polite simple simpler simplest more simple most simple stupid stupider stupidest more stupid most stupid Tip: We can add -(e)r/-(e)st or more/most to the following adjectives with two syllables: Practice ... ...
