Prepared by: Jonida Tatazi Oldeta Cela Anxhela

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COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

Rules:

1. If an adjective has 1 syllable, we add –er in the comparative, and –est in the superlative

• E.g.: big- bigger- biggest

• Tom is bigger than Jerry.• Tom is the biggest.

2. If an adjective has 2 or more syllables, we add more in the comparative and most in superlative.

E.g.: beautiful- more beautiful- the most beautiful

Belle is more beautiful than Beast.Belle is the most beautiful.

There are a few exceptions:

Bad- worse- worst

Good- better- best

• Little (size) – smaller- smallest

• Far (place + time) – further- furthest

• Far ( place) – farther- farthest

• Late (time) – later- latest

• Late (order) – latter- lattest

• Near (place) – nearer- nearest

• Near (order) – next ( superlative)

• Old (people and things) – older- oldest

• Old ( people) – elder- eldest

• Much- more- most

• Little- less- least

• There is little milk left in the bottle.• We bought less milk yesterday.• The child refused to drink the

least milk.

Bad Worse Worst

Other adjectives

• Tall- taller- the tallest. • Ed is tall.• Ed is taller than Joe.• Joe is taller than Al.• Ed is the tallest.

fastfaster

fastest

large larger largest

Mount Snowdon is the lowest mountain.

Mount Fuji is higher than Mount Snowdon.

Mount Everest is the highest mountain.

The river Danube is the shortest river. The river Amazon is

longer than the river Danube.

The river Nile is the longest river.

John's car cost £15,000 Jane's car cost

£25,000 Bill's car cost £55,000

John's car is the least expensive car. It's the cheapest car.

John's car was less expensive than Jane's car. It's cheaper than Jane's car. Bill's car is the most

expensive car.

The bird’s voice was loud.The dog’s voice was louder than

the bird’s.Mark’s voice was the loudest of

them all.

sad sadder the saddest

Sad Sadder The saddest

Happy Happier The happiest

Choose the correct answer:

1. The children in the 1st picture are happier than the child in the 2nd picture. 2. The child in the 2nd picture is happier than the children in the 1st picture.

1. In the 1st picture it is colder than in the 2nd picture.

2. In the 2nd picture it is colder than in the 1st picture.

1. In the 1st picture it is hotter than in the 2nd picture.

2. In the 2nd picture it is hotter than in the 1st picture.

The comparative of lovely is:

• loveliest• lovelier• more lovely• most lovely

Which is the superlative of difficult:

• 1. more difficult• 2. difficult• 3. difficulty• 4. most difficult

Choose the best answer:

• Mary is __________ than Max.

• a.quicker• b.quickest• c.more quicker• d.most quicker

• Mike played __________ than any other player on the team.

• a.better• b.best• c.more better• d.most better

• Of all the students in the class, Max studied the __________.

• a.more hard• b.most hard• c.harder• d.hardest

• Mark walked __________ in one hour than Steve did in three hours.

• a.more far• b.most far• c.farther• d.farthest

• Of all the girls in my English class, Maria dances the __________.

• a.better• b.best• c.well• d.most bestest