Comparative and Superlative of Adjectives
Transcript of Comparative and Superlative of Adjectives
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 ______________________________________________________________