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COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVEADJECTIVES

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*The comparative form of

adjectives is used in comparingtwo people or two things.

*The superlative form of adjectives is used in comparingthree or more people/things.

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FORMWith adjectives of one or twosyllables we form the comparativeby adding er and the superlativeby adding est .Big bigger biggest

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With adjectives of more thantwo syllables, we form the

comparative with more andthe superlative with the most .

expensive more expensive the most expensive

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Note:We use (not) as + adjective + as to show thattwo people / things, etc are (not) similar.

Ramona is as happy as Raphael.

as happy as The man is not as happy as the girl.

not as happy as

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*Adjectives of one syllable that end in vowel +

consonant, double the final consonant and add er /- est .

Fat Fatter Fattest

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*Adjectives of two syllables that end in ly

or

y, change

y to I and add

er, -est.Happy

Happier

Happiest

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Adjective Comparative Superlativegood better The bestbad worse The worstlittle less The leastmany more The mostMuch/a lot of more The most

IRREGULAR FORMS

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Ex.1 -Put in the adjective in bold from the first sentence into the secondsentence in its correct form (comparative or superlative).

Example: I have a fast car, but my friend has a ______ car.

Answer: I have a fast car, but my friend has a faster car.

1) This is a nice cat. It's much _____than my friend's cat.This is a nice cat. It's much nicer than my friend's cat.

2) Here is Emily. She's six years old . Her brother is nine, so he is_______.Here is Emily. She's six years old . Her brother is nine, so he is older .

3) This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is _______ exercise onthe worksheet.

This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is the most difficultexercise on the worksheet.4) He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has ________hobby in the world.

He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the most interesting hobby in theworld5) In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even_______ one lastweekend.

In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even better one lastweekend.

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6) School is boring , but homework is _________ than school.School is boring , but homework is more boring than school.

7) Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is ________ thanskateboarding.

Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is more dangerousthan skateboarding.

8) This magazine is cheap , but that one is _________ .This magazine is cheap , but that one is cheaper .

9) We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even _________thanours.

We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even smaller thanours.

10) Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the _______ joke I'veever heard.

Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the funniest joke I've everheard.

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Ex.2 -Choose whether each sentence requires the comparative orsuperlative form:

1. There are 10 houses on our street. Our house is the ________ one.biggest

bigger2. My brother sings better than I do, but I play guitar ________ than he does.

the bestbetter

3. This is ________ song I have ever heard!better

the best4. Tom is ________ than I am.

strongerthe strongest

5. Out of all the students in our class, I am ________.the shortestshorter

6. Everyone says that my sister is ________ than I am.the best lookingbetter looking

7. This is boring. Let's do something ________.the most interestingmore interesting

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