The adjective and degrees of comparison

-est -er

English adjectives short adjectives irregular adjectives (1-2 syllables) irregular adjectives long adjectives (2 or more syllables)

cleverer clever

strong stronger

Sam is the cleverest student.

An elephant is the strongest animal.

Большой Храбрый Красивый large – larg-er- the larg-est; brave – brav-er – the brav-est; nice – nic-er – the nic-est.

Большой Горячий Тонкий big – bigg-er – the bigg-est; hot –hott-er –the hott-est; thin – thinn-er – the thinn-est;

Y Ленивый Забавный Грязный lazy – lazi-er – the lazi-est; funny – funni-er – the funni-est; dirty – dirti-er – the dirti-est. Ленивый Забавный Грязный

! Y Веселый gay – gay-er – the gay-est

Crocodile Gena is strong-er than Cheburashka.

Lions are bigg-er than cats.

Cats are small-er than bears.

the most more

beautiful more beautiful

interesting more interesting

expansive more expensive

Crocodile Gena is more famous than Teddy Bear.

Roses are the most beautiful flowers

This book is the most interesting.

Good Bad Much/many Little Far

Good – better – the best; bad – worse – the worst; much/many – more – the most; little – less – the least; far – farther (further) – the farthest (the furthest).

Who is stronger?

Who is bigger? Townhouse Semi-detached house

Who is the most comfortable? block of flats villa bungalow

Who is the smallest?