1. COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
GRAMMAR

2. COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
We use the comparative to compare two people, places or things.
Short adjective + ER.
old  older
young  younger
CVC + ER (the final consonant is doubled)
big  bigger
hot  hotter
Short adjective ended in –Y  -IER
easy  easier
heavy  heavier
Long adjective: MORE + long adjective
exciting  more exciting
beautiful  more beautiful
Irregular adjectives
good  better
bad  worse
We use THAN after the comparative form of the adjective.
John is taller than Mary.
A Ferrari is more expensive than a Fiat.

3. Complete the following sentences
Complete the following sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
Tiny is (tall) than Sky.
Sky is (good) at basketball than Tiny.
Tiny is (fast) than Sky.
Sky is (popular) than Tiny.
Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.

4. Complete the following sentences
Complete the following sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
Tiny is TALLER than Sky.
Sky is (good) at basketball than Tiny.
Tiny is (fast) than Sky.
Sky is (popular) than Tiny.
Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.

5. Complete the following sentences
Complete the following sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
Tiny is TALLER than Sky.
Sky is BETTER at basketball than Tiny.
Tiny is (fast) than Sky.
Sky is (popular) than Tiny.
Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.

6. Complete the following sentences
Complete the following sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
Tiny is TALLER than Sky.
Sky is BETTER at basketball than Tiny.
Tiny is FASTER than Sky.
Sky is (popular) than Tiny.
Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.

7. Complete the following sentences
Complete the following sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
Tiny is TALLER than Sky.
Sky is BETTER at basketball than Tiny.
Tiny is FASTER than Sky.
Sky is MORE POPULAR than Tiny.
Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.

8. Complete the following sentences
Complete the following sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
Tiny is TALLER than Sky.
Sky is BETTER at basketball than Tiny.
Tiny is FASTER than Sky.
Sky is MORE POPULAR than Tiny.
Sky’s feet are BIGGER than Tiny’s feet.

9. Compare these pictures
Elephant
Ant

11. Fly
Butterfly

12. Hulk
Spiderman

13. Brad Pitt
Robert Downey Jr.

14. Gisele Bundchen
Milet Figueroa

15. SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
We use the superlative to compare more than two people, places or things.
Short adjective + EST.
old  the oldest
young  the youngest
CVC + EST (the final consonant is doubled)
big  the biggest
hot  the hottest
Short adjective ended in –Y  -IEST
easy  the easiest
heavy  the heaviest
Long adjective: THE MOST + long adjective
exciting  the most exciting
beautiful  the most beautiful
Irregular adjectives
good  the best
bad  the worst
We use THE before the superlative form of the adjective.
John is the tallest.
A Ferrari is the most expensive car .

16. Complete the following sentences
Complete the following sentences. Use the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
Al is (short).
Ed is (thin).
Al is wearing (colourful) clothes.
Ed is (tall).
Joe is (smart).

17. Complete the following sentences
Complete the following sentences. Use the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
Al is THE SHORTEST.
Ed is (thin).
Al is wearing (colourful) clothes.
Ed is (tall).
Joe is (smart).

18. Complete the following sentences
Complete the following sentences. Use the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
Al is THE SHORTEST.
Ed is THE THINNEST.
Al is wearing (colourful) clothes.
Ed is (tall).
Joe is (smart).

19. Complete the following sentences
Complete the following sentences. Use the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
Al is THE SHORTEST.
Ed is THE THINNEST.
Al is wearing THE MOST COLOURFUL clothes.
Ed is (tall).
Joe is (smart).

20. Complete the following sentences
Complete the following sentences. Use the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
Al is THE SHORTEST.
Ed is THE THINNEST.
Al is wearing THE MOST COLOURFUL clothes.
Ed is THE TALLEST.
Joe is (smart).

21. Complete the following sentences
Complete the following sentences. Use the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
Al is THE SHORTEST.
Ed is THE THINNEST.
Al is wearing THE MOST COLOURFUL clothes.
Ed is THE TALLEST.
Joe is THE SMARTEST.

22. PICTURE IN COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES EXERCISE:
“Oxford Spotlight 2”, Student’s Book.