Comparatives and Superlatives.

We use comparatives to compare two things.

e.g. Sofia is taller than Antonia

e.g. Children are happier than adults

e.g. A Mercedes is more expensive than a Suzuki

No. of Add -er Add -ier Add more/less

syllables + adjective
1 Syllable e.g. Tall(er)
2 Syllable e.g. Happ(ier)
ending in ‘y’
2 or more More/less
syllables expensive

If I want to say two things are different, I use a comparative like above.

If I want to say two things are the same, I could use the following structure.

Sofia is as tall as Antonia (Subject + am/are/is + AS + Adjective + AS + Object)

Superlatives;
We use superlatives to compare one thing with many things e.g.

e.g. Sofia is the tallest

e.g. Children are the happiest

e.g. A Mercedes is the most expensive.

No. of Add THE + Add THE + Add THE +.

syllables -est -iest most/least +
adjective
1 Syllable e.g. The
Tall(est)
2 Syllable e.g. The
ending in ‘y’ Happ(iest)
2 or more The most/least
syllables expensive

Complete the sentences using either a comparative or a superlative.

1. My sister thinks she's. . . .more intelligent . . . . . . . . (intelligent) than me, but I

don't agree!

2. Avatar is probably . .the worst . . . . . . . . . . (bad) film I've seen!

3. What is. . .the wettest . . . . . . . . . (wet) month of the year in England?

4. Do you think the Harry Potter films are. . better. . . . . . . . . . (good) than the

books?

5. Who is. . . . the most powerful. . . . . . . . (powerful) person in your country?

6. I think Men in Black 1 was. . .funnier . . . . . . . . . (funny) than Men in Black 3.

7. Is Angelina Jolie. . . older. . . . . . . . (old) than Sandra Bullock?

8. John is . . .the nicest . . . . . . . . (nice) person that I know.