COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES ADJECTIVE one syllable: cheap big nice two syllables ending in Y: funny healthy two or more

syllables: common expensive SUPERIORITY cheaper (than) bigger (than) nicer (than) EQUALITY as cheap as as big as as nice as INFERIORITY not so / as cheap as not so / as big as not so / as nice as

funnier (than) healthier (than

as funny as as healthy as

not so / as funny as not so / as healthy as

more common (than) more expensive (than)

as common as as expensive as

not so / as common as not so / as expensive as

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES ADJECTIVE One syllable: cheap big nice Two syllables, ending in Y: funny healthy Two or more syllables: common expensive SUPERIORITY (the) cheapest (the) biggest (the) nicest (the) funniest (the) healthiest (the) most common (the) most expensive

IRREGULAR FORMS

ADJECTIVE Good Bad Much / Many Little

COMPARATIVE Better (than) Worse (than more (than) less(than)

SUPERLATIVE The best The worst The most The least

1. Use the adjectives in brackets in the comparative form.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

In this photo you look _______________ (old). This coat is _______________(expensive) that one. Portuguese food is _______________ (good) than English food. Today is _______________ (cold) yesterday. Ive had a _______________(busy) life since I accepted this job.

2. Use the adjectives in brackets in the superlative form.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Can you tell me _______________(short) way to the city? This is _______________ (bad) film Ive ever seen. Which is _______________(high) mountain in the world? That criminal is _______________(dangerous) in the country. This exercise was _______________ (easy) of them all.

3. Choose the best form.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

They say dogs are the most intelligent / more intelligent than many other animals. He is more generous/ the most generous person I know. Your house is the biggest / bigger than mine. Our generation is moderner/ more modern than our parents. When I got the news, I felt happier / the happiest woman on Earth.

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES ADJECTIVE one syllable: cheap big nice two syllables ending in Y: funny healthy two or more syllables: common expensive SUPERIORITY cheaper (than) bigger (than) nicer (than) EQUALITY as cheap as as big as as nice as INFERIORITY not so / as cheap as not so / as big as not so / as nice as

funnier (than) healthier (than

as funny as as healthy as

not so / as funny as not so / as healthy as

more common (than) more expensive (than)

as common as as expensive as

not so / as common as not so / as expensive as

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

ADJECTIVE One syllable: cheap big nice Two syllables, ending in Y: funny healthy Two or more syllables: common expensive IRREGULAR FORMS ADJECTIVE Good Bad Much / Many Little

SUPERIORITY (the) cheapest (the) biggest (the) nicest (the) funniest (the) healthiest (the) most common (the) most expensive

COMPARATIVE Better (than) Worse (than more (than) less(than)

SUPERLATIVE The best The worst The most The least

1. Use the adjectives in brackets in the comparative form.

7. In this photo you look _______________ (old). 8. This coat is _______________(expensive) that one. 9. Portuguese food is _______________ (good) than English food. 10. Today is _______________ (cold) yesterday. 11. Ive had a _______________(busy) life since I accepted this job. 12.
2. Use the adjectives in brackets in the superlative form.

6. Can you tell me _______________(short) way to the city? 7. This is _______________ (bad) film Ive ever seen. 8. Which is _______________(high) mountain in the world? 9. That criminal is _______________(dangerous) in the country. 10. This exercise was _______________ (easy) of them all.

3. Choose the best form.

6. They say dogs are the most intelligent / more intelligent than many other animals. 7. He is more generous/ the most generous person I know. 8. Your house is the biggest / bigger than mine. 9. Our generation is moderner/ more modern than our parents. 10. When I got the news, I felt happier / the happiest woman on Earth.

answer key: .

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
2.

older more expensive than better then colder than busier

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
3.

the shortest the worst the highest the most dangerous the easiest

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

more intelligent than the most generous bigger than more modern than the happiest