1. Comparison of adjectives
SHORT ADJECTIVES

2. tall, taller, the tallest
An elephant is taller than a hippo.
A giraffe is the tallest animal in the world.

3. warm, warmer, the warmest
Spring is warmer than winter.
Summer is the warmest season.

4. big (a short, monosyllabic adjective)
Zagreb is bigger than Rijeka.
Zagreb is the biggest town in Croatia.
big – bigger –
the biggest

5. heavy (it ends in “Y”) A whale is heavier than a shark.
A whale is the heaviest
animal in the world.
heavy- heavier-
the heaviest

6. positive
comparative
adj. + er (than)
superlative
the adj. + est
tall
warm
big
fat
heavy
happy
good
bad
many/much
far
little
taller than
warmer than
bigger than
fatter than
heavier than
happier than
better
worse
more
further/farther
less
the tallest
the warmest
the biggest
the fattest
the heaviest
the happiest
the best
the worst
the most
the furthest/the farthest
the least

7. LONG ADJECTIVES My sister is more sociable than me.
Chinese is more difficult than English.
What is the most difficult school subject for you?
What is the most exciting film you have ever seen?

8. helpless boring careful dangerous reasonable complicated positive
comparative
more + adjective
superlative
the most +adjective
helpless
boring
careful
dangerous
reasonable
complicated
EXCEPTION
fun
more helpless
more boring
more careful
more dangerous
more complicated
more fun
the most helpless
the most boring
the most careful
the most dangerous
the most complicated
the most fun

9. Comparison of equals as….as / not as….as
My brother is as tall as my father.
My sister is not as fast as me.

10. light Wood is ……….than stone. Paper is ……………… material. lighter
the lightest

11. fat An elephant is ……… than a bear.
A whale is ……....animal in the world.
fatter
the fattest

12. happy John is …..than Peter. Mary is ………of them all. happy – happier –
the happiest

13. Make sentences.

14. the sun / the moon
hot
big

15. The sun is hotter and bigger than the moon.
The sun is the hottest and the biggest star in the Solar System.

16. Italian / Japanese
easy
simple

17. Italian is easier than Japanese.
Italian is simpler than Japanese.

18. a cheetah / a lion
fast
strong
light

19. A cheetah is faster and lighter than a lion.
A cheetah is the fastest mammal in the world.
A lion is stronger than a cheetah.

20. Chocolate /ice-cream
sweet
cold
tasty

21. Chocolate is sweeter and than ice-cream.
Chocolate is tastier than ice-cream.
Chocolate is the sweetest dessert.

22. Fruit and vegetables / sweets
healthy
rich in vitamins and minerals
good for your health

23. Fruit and vegetables are healthier than sweets.
Fruit and vegetables are richer in vitamins and minerals than sweets.
Fruit and vegetables are better for you than sweets.
Fruit and vitamins are the best food for you.

24. Compare the adjectives in brackets.
1. The sun is (big) than the moon.
2. The Sahara is (hot) than the Himalayas.
3. Dogs are (friendly) than cats.
4. Cheetahs are (fast) animals in the world.
5. Blue whales are (heavy) than killer whales.
bigger
hotter
friendlier
the fastest
heavier

25. the biggest
the longest
the busiest
my best
better
worse
6. Alaska is (big) state in the USA.
7. The Nile is (long) river in Africa.
8. In my job, Friday is (busy) day of the week.
9. My sister is my (good) friend.
10. I am a (good) swimmer than my younger brother.
He sings badly, but I am (bad) than him.

26. exercises