COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

ADJECTIVES

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 COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

We use the comparative to compare two people, places or things.

small smaller
 HOW DO WE BUILT?
Tính từ 2 âm tiết (trở lên)
Tính từ 1 âm tiết MORE + long adjective
+ ER. exciting  more exciting
old  older beautiful  more beautiful
young  younger
- kết thúc = –Y  -IER
easy  easier
- Nguyên âm + Phụ âm
heavy  heavier
(gấp đôi phụ âm) + ER
big  bigger - tận cùng là -er, -le, -ow + er
hot  hotter
narrow narrower
gentle gentler

Irregular adjectives
good  better
bad  worse THAN
far  farther than Mary.
John is ...... taller ..........
little  less than a Fiat.
A Ferrari is ....... more expensive ........
many /much  more
 I’m 50. I’m 75.

(young –younger) Older

older
The man is …………than the woman.
younger than
The woman is …………………the man.
tasty

tastier

tastier than
Yogurt is tasty, but ice cream is ………………….. yogurt.
 Complete the following
sentences. Use the comparative
form of the adjectives in brackets.

taller
1. Tiny is ..................... (tall) than Sky.
better
2. Sky is ...................(good) at basketball than Tiny.
faster
3. Tiny is .......................(fast) than Sky.
More popular
4. Sky is .......................(popular) than Tiny.
bigger
5. Sky’s feet are ..................... (big) than Tiny’s feet.
 SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

We use the superlative to compare more than

two people, places or things.

big – bigger – the biggest

 HOW DO WE BUILT?
Tính từ 1 âm tiết
+ EST
old  THE oldest
young  The youngest
- Nguyên âm + Phụ âm
(gấp đôi phụ âm) + EST
big  the biggest
hot  The hottest
Irregular adjectives
good better  the best
bad  worse  the worst
far  farther  the farthest
little  less  the least
many  more  the most
Tính từ 2 âm tiết (trở lên)
The Most + long adjective
exciting  the most exciting
beautiful  The most beautiful
- kết thúc = –Y  -IER
easy  the easiest
heavy  The heaviest
- tận cùng là -er, -le, -ow
 The narrowest
narrow
gentle  The gentlest
THE
the tallest in class.
John is ......
the most expensive
Roll-Royce Phantom is .......
car in the world.
old – older- the oldest
 Complete the following sentences. Use the
superlative form of the adjectives in brackets

1. Al is (short).
2. Ed is (thin).
3. Al is wearing (colourful) clothes.
4. Ed is (tall).
5. Joe is (smart).
1. Al is THE SHORTEST.
2. Ed is (thin).
3. Al is wearing (colourful) clothes.
4. Ed is (tall).
5. Joe is (smart).
1. Al is THE SHORTEST.
2. Ed is THE THINNEST.
3. Al is wearing (colourful) clothes.
4. Ed is (tall).
5. Joe is (smart).
1. Al is THE SHORTEST.
2. Ed is THE THINNEST.
3. Al is wearing THE MOST
COLOURFUL clothes.
4. Ed is (tall).
5. Joe is (smart).
1. Al is THE SHORTEST.
2. Ed is THE THINNEST.
3. Al is wearing THE MOST
COLOURFUL clothes.
4. Ed is THE TALLEST.
5. Joe is (smart).
1. Al is THE SHORTEST.
2. Ed is THE THINNEST.
3. Al is wearing THE MOST
COLOURFUL clothes.
4. Ed is THE TALLEST.
5. Joe is THE SMARTEST.
 Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets
(comparative or superlative).
1. My house is (big) bigger_ than yours.
2. This flower is (beautiful) __more beautiful_____ than that
one.
3. This is the (good) _best__ book I have ever read.
4. Non-smokers usually live (long) __longer__ than smokers.
5. Which is the (dangerous) ___most dangerous____ animal
in the world?
6. A holiday by the sea is (good) __better____ than a holiday
in the mountains.
7. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) ___more
expensive_____ than a beer.
8. Who is the (rich) __richest___ woman on earth?
9. The weather this summer is even (bad) __worse__ than
last summer.
10. He was the (intelligent) ___most intelligent____ thief of
Use the words given to compare the
following pictures.
 FRUIT

HEALTHY
EXPENSIVE
SWEET
TASTY
 ELECTRIC CAR

CAR
CHEAP
SLOW
SMALL
ECO-FRIENDLY
COMFORTABLE