Comparing adjectives

I am older than David.

Two things Alicia is more beautiful than Margarita.
My mother is less patient than my father.
I am the oldest boy in the class.
Three or more things Susan is the most beautiful girl for me.
(Group) My art teacher is the least patient person I
know.
Exercises:
1. Sandy is ________thinner________ than Tamara. (thin)
2. French is _______more difficult_____ than English. (difficult)
3. La Roca is ___________stronger______ actor in Hollywood. (strong)
4. Harry Potter books are _____more interesting ____ than The Jungle book. (interesting)
5. My friend is ______taller___________ than me. (tall)
6. The whale is _________bigger_______ animal in the world. (big)
7. Amelia is ___________cleverer______ student in the class. (clever)
8. Phineas and Ferb are _______more funny__________ than Garfield. (funny)
9. Margarita is _______ more intelligent_____ student in the school. (intelligent)
10. Love is ______more important ____ than money. (important)
11. John is ______ more generous_______ person of all the people. (generous)

Complete the chart:

Adjective Comparing 2 things Comparing 3 or more things
Hard Harder hardest
Busy busier the busiest
Noisy Noisier The noisiest
Difficult more difficult the most difficult
Comfortable more comfortable The most comfortable
Good better The best
Big bigger the biggest
Exciting More exciting The more exciting
Interesting more interesting the most interesting
Boring more boring the most boring
Friendly friendlier the friendliest
Comparing nouns
Edward has more video games Than George
Two things does.
I have fewer cousins than you do.
Three or more Mark has the most video games in the school.
things Jennifer had the fewest mistakes of all on the
(Group) test.
Exercises:
1. At one point, New York City had about 140 skycrapers, Chicago had about 68, and
Houston had about 36. Houston had __________________________ skycrapes of these cities
2. Ashrita Furman holds many world records, such as jumping the longest distance on a
pogo stick. In fact, he holds __________________________ Guinnes World Records of any one
person.
3. Pedro has __________________________ medals than Enrique.
4. Mandarin Chinese has about 500 million __________________________ native speakers than
English does.
5. Saturn has from 500 to 1,000 rings Uranus has 11 rings, and Jupiter has four. Jupiter has
__________________________ rings.
6. Mars has two moons. It has __________________________ moons than Neptune, which has 13.
7. The Spanish word with __________________________ letters is electroencefalografistas. It has
24 letters and is a type of medical worker.
8. Thailand export about 9 million tons of rice a year, Vietnam exports about 4.6 million
tons, and India exports about 4.5 million tons. Thailand exports __________________________
rice of the three countries.
9. Aswan, Egypt gets only .02 inches (.5 mm) of rain a year. It gets __________________________
inches of rain of any inhabited city.
10. The Hawaiian alphabet has 14 letters. It has __________________________ letters than Rotokas,
which has 11 letters.