Comparatives and Superlatives

Long Adjective (more than one syllable) Comparative ++ More + adjective More beautiful Superlative ++++ The most + adjective The most beautiful 1. I was happier before. 2. He wrote the most beautiful poems. 3. She was more cheerful before. 4. They were the noisiest people in the room. Short Adjective (one syllable) Comparative ++ Adjective + er warmer Superlative ++++ The + adjective + est The warmest

Less + adjective (+than) Less sunny It was less sunny today. He was the least friendly man I ever met. It is less rainy here than in Germany. All Adjectives Comparative - - Less + adjective (+than) Less sunny Superlative - - - - The least + adjective The least sunny

1. It was as cloudy as Lille 2. It was as cold as Alaska All Adjectives cloudy As + adjective + as As cloudy as 1. It was as cloudy as Lille 2. It was as cold as Alaska

Adjectives ending in y: the y becomes an i Dry – drier - driest Short adjectives ending in vowel (o) + consonant (t) : the consonant is doubled Hot – hotter - hottest Short adjectives ending in e : you don’t double the e Large – larger - largest

Examples… Quiet – quieter- quietest Sunny- sunnier- sunniest Clever – cleverer – cleverest Gentle – gentler – gentlest Irregular Far : further – the furthest Good : better – the best. Bad : worse – the worst

Make these adjectives the superiority comparative 1) Hard 2) Clever 3) Big 4) Unaffordable

Fill in the gaps with the comparative form of the adjectives given. Exercise : Fill in the gaps with the comparative form of the adjectives given. 1.  A rock is  ______ than a leaf. (heavy) 2. Our house is _____ than yours. (big) 3. The princess is ________ than the witch. (beautiful) 4. Tom is a _____ student than Mary. (good) 5. Bicycles are ______ than motorbikes. (safe) 6. July is ______ than January. (hot) 7. A lion is _______ than a cat. (dangerous) 8. Helen is _____ than Mary. (happy) 9. Computers are _____ than telephones. (expensive) 10. I think golf is _____ than football. (boring) Exercise : Fill in the gaps with the comparative form of the adjectives given. 1.  A rock is  than a leaf. (heavier) 2. Our house is than yours. (bigger) 3. The princess is than the witch. (more beautiful) 4. Tom is a student than Mary. (better) 5. Bicycles are than motorbikes. (safer) 6. July is than January. (hotter) 7. A lion is than a cat. (more dangerous) 8. Helen is than Mary. (happier) 9. Computers are than telephones. (more expensive) 10. I think golf is than football. (more boring)  

Fill in the gaps with the superlative form of the adjectives given. 1. It is the _____ shop in town. (large) 2. Monday is the ______ day of the week. (bad) 3. Ben was the ______ person in his family. (noisy) 4. Sam is the _____ student in the class. (popular) 5. Which is the ______ subject at school? (difficult) 6. Jim is the ______ player in the football team. (good) 7. Elephants are the ______ animals. (heavy) 8. Let's pick the ______ apple of the tree. (big) 9. Mary is the _____ girl in the class. (thin) 10. That is the ______ sofa in our house. (comfortable) Fill in the gaps with the superlative form of the adjectives given.   1. It is the shop in town. (largest) 2. Monday is the day of the week. (worst) 3. Ben was the person in his family. (noisiest) 4. Sam is the in the class. (most popular) 5. Which is the subject at school? (most difficult) 6. Jim is the player in the football team. (best) 7. Elephants are the animals. (heaviest) 8. Let's pick the apple of the tree. (biggest) 9. Mary is the girl in the class. (thinnest) 10. That is the sofa in our house. (most comfortable)

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