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COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

ADJECTIVESCOMPARATIVE

We use Comparative when we compare two people or things. Lots of Comparative adjectives end in:-er

-Example:1. Small-Smaller 3.Old-Older

2. Warm-Warmer 4.Tall-Taller

If one-syllable adjective ends with an e, we just addr-Example:

1. Nice-Nicer,

2.Wide-Wider

We use more with the unchanged adjectives:

-Example:1. Boring-More Boring

2. Beautiful-More Beautiful

**Note: If the word ends: consonant-vowel-consonant, then the last consonant isusually doubled in the comparative.

Examples: big-bigger, fat-fatter, hot-hotter.

SUPERLATIVE Superlatives are used to compare more than two things.

Lots of Comparative adjectives end in: est

-Example:1. Short- Shortest 3.High-Highest

2. Smart-Smartest 4.Dark-Darkest

If one-syllable adjective ends with ane, we just addst-Examples:

1. Nice-Nicest,

2.Wide-Widest We use most with the unchanged adjective

-Example:

1. Boring-Most Boring

2. Beautiful-Most Beautiful Adjectives with one syllable + Y (Y changes to I)

-Example:Friendly-Friendliest

* I rr egular forms in the comparative and superl ative:

Adjective Comparative Superlative

Good Better The best

Little less least

Bad worse worst

Far farther farthest

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1) Complete the comparative and superlative adjective char t below.

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

Sweet

Long

Fast

Large

Tall

RichHard

Warm

Nice

Bad

Young

Old

Expensive

2) F il l i n the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or super lati ve).

1. This is the (interesting) _____________________book I have ever read.

2. She is ______________________ (happy) now than he was last year.

3.

I always tell the _______________________ (fun) jokes.

4.

They are not going to the__________________(bad) hotel.

5. He was the (clever) _______________________ boy of all.

6.

Sara is 13 years old. Ana is 5 years old. Sara is (old)__________________Ana.

7.

The weather is not good today - it's snowing. I hope the weather will be (good)

_______________ next week.

3. Fi ll the blanks with the ri ght form of the adjective in brackets:

Its ..... (difficult) exercise of all.

Thispen writes .......... (bad) than your pen.

This athlete is ................ (strong) than his competitor.

Thispupil is .... (tall) in the class.

This is .................. (old) castle in Britain.

Being healthy is ........... (important) .. having money.

My ..... (old) sister loves animals.

Saturn is 2nd .... (big) planet in our solar system.

This road is .... (wide) ..that road.

My dog .(fat) . your cat.

We live in ....... (small) country in the world.

My (good) friend lives in the countryside.