或短语有：a little，little，a bit，bit，a lot，a great deal，much，far，rather，slightly，by far，even，still，nearly，almost，any，just等。

　　The green pen is a bit more expensive than the red one.绿色的笔比红色的贵一点。

　　A train runs much faster than a bus.

　　火车比公共汽车跑得快得多。

　　注意：(1)by far修饰比较级时，一般放在比较级的后面；如果放在前面，则应在形容词或副词的比较级前面加定冠词the。

　　He is taller by far than his brother.

　　他比他弟弟高得多。

　　She is by far the taller of the two sisters.

　　她显然是两姐妹中比较高的。

　　(2)any意为"稍微，......一些"，多用于疑问句、否定句或含有否定意义的句子中。

　　She was too tired to walk any further.

　　她累得一点也走不动了。

　　2．分数、百分数、时间、长度、重量等词也可放在比较级前，表示作比较的二者之间相差的程度。

　　He is five minutes later than he was yesterday.

　　他比昨天晚到了五分钟。

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．Even worse(bad)，the amount of fast food that people eat goes up.(2017·全国Ⅰ)

2．Sixteen years earlier(early)，Pahlsson had removed the diamond ring to cook a meal.(2017·浙江)

3．If you feel stressed by responsibilities at work，you should take a step back and identify(识别) those of greater(great) and less importance.(2016·全国Ⅱ)

4．I have always enjoyed all the events you organized and I hope to attend many more(many) in the coming years.(2016·浙江)

5．Finally，that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is cleaner(clean) than ever.(2014·新课标全国Ⅰ)

6．The harder(hard) you try to beat him，the more likely you will get hit.(2014·辽宁)

7．We had made our reservation six months earlier(early)，but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake.(2014·广东)

8．Raymond's parents wanted him to have the best(good) possible education.(2014·大纲全国)

9．I think watching TV every evening is a waste of time-there are more meaningful(meaningful) things to do.(2013·天津)