Comparative and Superlative of Adjectives

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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.

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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)

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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 ______________________________________________________________