1、形容词、副词的最高级一、构成:1、规则变化单音节词和部分双音节词:(1) 一般的在词尾加-est e.g. long longest fast fastest tall tallest(2) 以字母e结尾的词加-ste.g. nice nicest safe safest late latest(3) 以一个辅音字母结尾的重读闭音节,应双写末尾的辅音字母,再加-este.g. big biggest thin thinnest fat fattest(4) 以辅音字母加y结尾的词,变y为i,再加-este.g. happy happiest busy busiest early earlies
2、t多音节词和部分双音节词,在词前most e.g. difficult most difficult outgoing most outgoing interesting most interesting serious most serious 2、不规则变化,必须记住goodwellbest badbadlyillworst manymuch most far farthestfurthest little least二、用法:形容词、副词的最高级用于三者或三者以上的人或事(物)之间的比较,意为“最”(1) 形容词最高级前通常要加定冠词the, 副词的最高级前可省去the e.g. Tom
3、 is the tallest student in our class. e.g. He runs (the) fastest of all. 注意:但形容词最高级前若有物主代词(my ,your ,his, her等 )、指示代词(these ,those等)或名词所有格(Jims ,Marys等 )等修饰时,不用定冠词thee.g. He is our best teacher. (2)形容词、副词最高级常与in 或of引导的短语连用,of后面是比较的对象,in后面是比较的范围 (in “在内”,表示“在某范围内”不一定是同类;of表“属性”,介词后的名词或代词与句中的主语是同一类人或物
4、,译为“在某同类中”) e.g. She is the youngest in our class. e.g. He is the tallest of all the students.三、含最高级的句式:结构:主语谓语the 形容词最高级比较范围形容词最高级常出现在以下句型中:(1)Who/Which , A , B , or C ? (is the形容词的最高级) e.g. Which is the biggest ,the sun , the moon or the earth? e.g. Who is the youngest , Mary , Tina , Anna?(2)one
5、of 表“最之一” 时,用最高级 (the形容词的最高级复数名词)e.g. This is one of the most interesting stories.( 这是最有趣的故事之一。) (3)序数词后用最高级,表“第几”时结构:the 序数词形容词最高级名词单数 e.g. The Yellow River is the second longest river in China.(4)有时形容词最高级后跟一个短语或从句,说明在哪个范围内如此 e.g. Yesterday was the hottest day of the month.e.g. It is the cheapest hotel we can find.四、用比较级表最高及含义: 主语谓语比较级thananyother单数名词其他(范围) e.g. He is taller than any other boy in our class.(同义句)He is the tallest boy in our class.