as + adjective + as

tall ___________________________

short ___________________________

nice ___________________________

big ___________________________

hot ___________________________

funny __________________________

expensive __________________________

not as/so + adjective + as

tall ___________________________

short ___________________________

nice ___________________________

big ___________________________

hot ___________________________

funny ___________________________

expensive ___________________________

one syllable adjective: add –er to the adjective

two syllable adjectives: also add –er when the

adjective has two syllables and ends in:

-er: clever _________________________

-y: happy _________________________

-le: gentle _________________________

-ow: narrow ________________________

other two syllable adjectives and adjectives of

more than two syllables: use more before the

adjective. The second term of comparison is

introduced by than

tall _____________________________

short _____________________________

nice _____________________________

big _____________________________

hot _____________________________

funny _____________________________

expensive ___________________________

interesting ___________________________

one syllable adjective: add –est to the adjective

two syllable adjectives: we also add –est when

the adjective has two syllables and ends in:

-er: clever _________________________

-y: happy _________________________

-le: gentle _________________________

-ow: narrow ________________________

other two syllable adjectives and adjectives of

more than two syllables: use most before the

adjective. Before the superlative adjective we

have to use the

tall _____________________________

short _____________________________

nice _____________________________

big _____________________________

hot _____________________________

funny _____________________________

expensive ___________________________

interesting ___________________________

good ______________ ______________ much _______________ ______________

bad _______________ ______________ far _______________ _______________

many _______________ ______________ _______________ _______________

- With one syllable adjectives ending in one consonant preceded by only one vowel, we double the

final consonant. BIG _______________ _______________

- With some common two-syllable adjectives and adverbs, you can either add -er or -est, or use

more and most: common; gentle; simple, pleasant; handsome; cruel; narrow; stupid; polite.

A) Fill in the blanks with the COMPARATIVE FORM of the adjectives in brackets.

1. Paul is ______________________________ his sister. (clever)

2. Laura is ______________________________ Lisa. (tall)

3. My friends are ______________________________ me. (extrovert)

4. Today I am ______________________________ I was yesterday. (happy)

5. Laura is ______________________________ her mother. (short)

6. Martin is much ______________________________ his father. (handsome)

7. This car is ______________________________ yours. (fast)

8. This dress is ______________________________ the one we saw yesterday. (expensive)

9. Mark lives ______________________________ me. (far)

10. Thomas is much ______________________________ his wife. (old)

11. Today it is ______________________________ it was yesterday. (hot)

12. Your house is ______________________________ mine. (big)

B) Fill in the blanks with the SUPERLATIVE FORM of the adjectives in brackets.

1. The elephant is ______________________________ land animal in the world. (big)

2. I don’t like my job. It is ______________________________ job one could ever have. (boring)

3. Who is ______________________________ student in your class? (intelligent)

4. It was a sad story. It was ______________________________ story I have ever heard. (sad)

5. What is ______________________________ thing you have ever bought? (expensive)

6. My father is always busy. He is ______________________________ person I know. (busy)

7. The film was really bad. It was ______________________________. film I have ever seen. (bad)

8. Phil is a very kind boy. I think he is _____________________________ boy I have ever met. (kind)

9. New York is one of ______________________________ cities in the world. (big)

10. Your room is so untidy. It is ______________________________ room I have ever seen. (untidy)

11. What is the temperature today? 45ºC It is ___________________________ day of the year. (hot)

12. This book is ______________________________ of the three. (cheap)

C) Complete the sentences with the COMPARATIVE or SUPERLATIVE of the adjectives in brackets.

Match the sentences to the pictures.

1. Sue is much ______________________________ her sister. (FAT)

2. Our cat is ______________________________ in the neighbourhood. (PRETTY)

3. Those jeans are ______________________________ in the shop. (EXPENSIVE)

4. Mark is not very good at tennis, but George is ______________________________ him. (BAD)

5. Alan is ______________________________ of all my friends. (SHORT)

6. After breaking up with his girlfriend he feels _______________________ man in the world. (SAD)

7. This armchair is not comfortable. Mine is much ______________________ this. (COMFORTABLE)

8. Now his suit is much ______________________________ it was before.. (DIRTY)

9. Your brother is much ______________________________ you. You never obey me. (OBEDIENT)

Andreia Mendes

D) Write sentences comparing the three boys, as in the example. Use the comparative, the

superlative or other forms of comparison.

Age: 9 years old

Height: 1.28 metres tall

Weight: 30 kilos

Marks: Very good

Sports: football

Age: 10 years old

Height: 1.35 metres tall

Weight: 33 kilos

Marks: Very good

Sports: skateboarding

judo

football

judo

Age: 11 years old

Height: 1. 35 metres tall

Weight: 38 kilos

Marks: Good

Sports: basketball

swimming

swimming

cycling

REPORT

Maths: Good

Science: Very good

English: Very good

REPORT

Maths: Very good

Science: Good

English: Very good

REPORT

Maths: Good

Science: Good

English: Good

1. Alex / young / Daniel Alex is younger than Daniel.

2. Alex / short / of all ______________________________________________________________

3. Daniel / intelligent / Max _________________________________________________________

4. Alex / tall /Max ________________________________________________________________

5. Max / heavy / of all ______________________________________________________________

6. Alex / good at English / Daniel _____________________________________________________

7. Daniel / tall / Alex _______________________________________________________________

8. Max / sporty / Daniel ____________________________________________________________

9. Daniel / heavy / Alex ____________________________________________________________

10. Max / intelligent / Alex _________________________________________________________

11. Alex / young / of all ____________________________________________________________

12. Daniel / tall / Max _____________________________________________________________

13. Max / sporty / Alex ____________________________________________________________

14. Daniel / good at science / of all ___________________________________________________

15. Daniel / intelligent / Alex ________________________________________________________

16. Max / bad at Maths / Alex _______________________________________________________

17. Max / old / Daniel ______________________________________________________________