d or contrasted with another or others in respect of a certain attribute, we use a comparison that can express equality,

Positive Comparative Superlative

cold colder than the coldest
Short adjectives pretty prettier than the prettiest
hot hotter than the hottest

Long adjectives ínteresting more interesting than the most interesting

As you can see the way we form the comparative and the superlative depends on the size of the
adjective. However, there are some adjectives that don’t follow this rule. They are exceptions.

Positive Comparative Superlative

good better (than) the best
bad worse (than) the worst
little less (than) the least
much
more (than) the most
many
farther (than) the farthest
far
further (than) the furthest
later (than) the latest
late
latter the last
older (than) the oldest
old
elder (than) the eldest

This film is less interesting than that one.

Inferiority
Today is less cold than yesterday.
Comparative Equality This film is as interesting as the one I watched yesterday.
That film is more interesting than that one.
Superiority
Yesterday was colder than today.

This film is the least interesting one I have ever seen.

Inferiority
Today is the least cold day of this week.
Superlative That film is the most interesting one I have ever seen.
Superiority
Yesterday was the coldest day of this week.
s with the right degree of comparison of the given adjective.
___ (good) than the one you baked last week.
_____________ (easy) than we expected.
____________________ (expensive) than the train.
– No, I am ____________________ (bad). I have a terrible headache.
______________ (far) news from John?
s _____________________ (far) than I thought.
_______ (kind) woman I have ever met.
___________ (old), you or your brother?
_______ (cheap) than that one. They cost the same.
____________________ (early) than my sister. She stayed up till 2 a.m.
____________ (thrilling) holidays we have ever had.
______ (young) nephew married my cousin Alice.
________________ (tasty) as my mother’s.
________________ (late) news about the hurricane.
_________________________(patient) than my father. She never loses control of herself.
pected it to be _______________________ (small).
ring. I would like to have a __________________ (exciting) one.
_________________ (frightening) it used to be. There is so much criminality!
in the fridge? - ____________________ (little) than we need for the cake.
go to somewhere _____________________ (quiet).
e is ________________________ (handsome) than the other.
_______ (dirty) street we have ever lived. It seems everybody throws their garbage on the ground.
_ (little) you can do is to apologise for being so inconvenient.
re difficult subjects for me, but ___________________ (late) is ___________________ (difficult) one. I hate those ch
_______________ (thin) than yours! That’s not fair.

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