Degrees of comparison

REGULAR FORMS OF COMPARISON

One- and two- syllable adjectives : large-larger-the largest
Pretty-prettier-the prettiest
Three or more syllables: beautiful-more beautiful-the most beautiful
Comfortable- more comfortable- the most comfortable

We use -er and -est to form the comparative and superlative for short adjectives and more
and the most for longer adjectives.
1. Complete the table below:

Adjective Comparative Superlative

Popular
Hot
Difficult
Young
Slim
Interesting
Sad
Bad
Easy
Strong
Cold
Pretty
Intelligent
Good
Quiet
Narrow
Old
Far
Tall
High
Cheap
Dangerous
Poor
Clever
Happy
Delicious
Cheap
Big
Boring
 Lucky
Large
Enjoyable
Precious
Fast
Thin
Dangerous
Quick
Hard
Expensive
Wide
Beautiful
Rich
Deep
Fat
Modern
Silly
Small
Noisy
Amazing
Busy
Famous
Simple
Funny
Important
Short
Crazy
Nervous
Spicy
Handsome
Early
Nice
Generous
Weak
Ugly
Exciting
Slow
Dirty
Friendly
Useful
Dark
Wet
Heavy
warm
 2. Complete with a superlative adjective and all the necessary words.

1. London is ...................................... (large) city in England.

2. Cheetahs are ................................ (fast) animals in the world.
3. Whales are ..................................... (big) animals.
4. San Francisco is ......................................... (beautiful) city in the United States.
5. Summer is .......................................(good) season of the year.

3. Look at the table and write true sentences with the adjectives in the box.

James Anne Carol

Age 34 35 28
Height 1.80m 1.75m 1.72m
Weight 82kg 85kg 65kg
Savings 5350 euro 5500euro 6000 euro

Old young light heavy tall short rich poor

1. (age) Anne is the ..........

2. (age) Carol is the ..........
3. (height) James is the ..........
4. (height) Carol is the ..........
5. (weight) Anne is the ..........
6. (weight) Carol is the ..........
7. (savings) Carol is the ..........
8. (savings) James is the ..........

4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective in brackets:

a. Carol is as good (good) as you at sport.

b. We like wearing the …………………(late) fashion.
c. These trousers are ____________________ (comfortable) than those jeans.
d. She is ______________________ (happy) now than he was last year.
e. You are the ________________________ (pretty) girl in class.
f. My grandma is _______________________ (old) than my grandpa.
g. The red dress is the ______________________ (attractive) in the shop.
h. I always tell the _______________________ (funny) jokes.
i. Your hair is ____________________ (curly) than my hair.
j. My hair is ______________________ (short) than yours.
Comparatives: superiority, equality, inferiority

Superiority
Short adjectives: adjective- er + than – This pine tree is taller than (mai înalt
decât) this apple tree.
Long adjectives: more+ adjective + than – Food is more expensive (mai scumpă)
here than in the shop near our house.
Equality
As+ adjective + as—Your house is as big as ours. (Casa ta este la fel de mare ca a
noastră)
Inferiority
Less+ adjective+ than—English is less difficult than (mai puțin grea decât) Russian.
The least+ adjective—The second point is the least important. (cel mai puțin
important)

1. Complete the sentences with comparatives (+ superiority, = equality, -

inferiority).

Example:
Jane is __________ Ann. (+ intelligent)
Jane is more intelligent than Ann.

1. Cats are __________ dogs. (+independent)

2. Hilary is __________ her brother. (+ short)
3. The South of France is __________ the south of England. (+ sunny)
4. You are __________ him at math. (+ good)
5. The printer is __________ the copy machine. (= expensive)
6. This dessert is __________ the one I had yesterday. (= good)
7. The pyramids in Mexico are __________ the pyramids in Egypt. (= famous)
8. His second painting is __________ the first one. (- beautiful)
9. The movie was __________ I anticipated. (- bad)
10. Mr. Abbott is __________ his son. (- rich)

2. Complete the sentences with superlatives (+ superiority, - inferiority).

Example:
This is__________ meeting. (+ boring)
This is the most boring meeting.

1. Vince is __________ student in his class. (+ tall)

2. This project seems__________. (+ good)
3. They live in __________ city in the country. (+ polluted)
4. Our department has__________ manager in the company. (+ bad)
5. New York is __________ city in the world. (+ exciting)
6. Kansas is __________ state I have visited. (+ far)
7. Why did you chose__________ flowers? (- beautiful)
8. The first candidate was __________. (- motivated)
9. I don’t want to choose __________ solution. (- efficient)
10. I am __________ in the group. (- tired)