These adjectives are exceptions to the rule.

What are their comparative and

superlative forms?
Good: better, best

Bad: worse, worst

Fun: more fun, most fun

Practice 1: Write the comparative and superlative forms

adjective comparative superlative
cheap cheaper cheapest
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
pretty Prettier Prettiest
easy easier Easiest
Big bigger Biggest
light Lighter Lightest
heavy heavier Heaviest
fast tester Testiest
reliable More reliable Most reliable
Slow slowed Slowest
new newer Newest
dry drier Driest
happy happier Happiest
old older Oldest
nice nicer Nicest
compact More compact Most compact
tasty Tastier Tastiest
bitter More bitter Most advanced
advanced More advanced Most suitable
suitable More suitable most
warm warmer warmest
Practice 2: Comparative and Superlative Q & A
Complete the questions and answers
A: What is the most interesting place you have been to? (interesting)
B: The most interesting I have been to is
A: What is the tallest building you have been in? (tall)
B: The tallest bustling I have been in is the Torre Latin-American
A: Which is larger the Sahara Desert or the Gobi Desert? (large)
B: The Sahara Desert is larger than the Gobi Desert
A: Who is more famous Lady Gaga or Madonna? (famous)
B: Madonna is more famous than lady gaga
A: Which country has higher population China or Japan? (high)
B: china has higher population than japan
A: Which fruit has a stronger smell a banana or a durian? (strong)
B: durian smells stronger than banana
A: What is the greatest problem in the word today? (great)
B: the population is the greatest problem.
A: Which is higher Everest or K2? (high)
B: Everest is higher than K2
Practice 3: Which one do you prefer? Explain your answers using
comparative sentences.
Which house would you choose and why?

1 2

The 1 option because is bigger the 2 option and my

family stay are comfortable there.

1 2

The better is the 2 cause a better software than 1 option and I like 1.

I like the option B in funnier than A then I don´t like watches.

Practice 4: In pairs, follow the prompts and make a conversation.
You are shopping with a friend. Your friend is looking for a new phone.
A: sees two phones and asks for their friend’s opinion on the colour
B: says which they prefer and why
A: sees three more phones and asks which one is the most up to date
B: says which one is the most up to date and why
A: prefers another one because it’s pretty
B: agrees, but says that it is more expensive

A: The red phone is attractive, and the black is nice.

B: I like the black phone because it doesn´t get dirty fast.
A: What is the most up to date? This Huawei the Samsung or the apple.
B: The best is apple because it has the best operating system.
A: The camera is very beautiful and very useful.
B: No matter the price that phone is worth a lot for the operating system.