Comparatives and Superlatives

Assignment 3.2 (Points: 24)

Gabriela C. Pérez Salvá

Instructions:

1. In this assignment, you will use the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and
adverbs to write about two or more objects, places, people or actions. Write a sentence
for each adjective or adverb from the table below in the following form:
a. The basic form of the word.
b. The comparative form of the word.
c. The superlative form of the word.
2. You may use the following examples as a guide. Notice the underlined and bold words in
each of the examples:
Ex: The weather is nice today. (basic)
The weather was nicer yesterday than it is today. (comparative)
Last week, we had the nicest weather. (superlative)

Comparative Superlative
Adjective or Basic Form
Form (1 pt. Form (1 pt.
Adverb (1pt. each)
each) each)

Good
Good Better Best

Better
Best
Bad Bad
Worse
Worst
Happy
Happy
Happier
Happiest
Big Big
Bigger
Biggest
Clearly
Clearly
More
clearly
Most
Clearly
Expensive
 Expensive
More
Expensive
Most
Expensive
Quickly
Quickly
More
Quickly
Most
Quickly
Far Far
Further
Furthes
Good
Bad Bad Worse Worst

Happy Happy Happier Happiest

 Big Big Bigger Biggest

Clearly Clearly More Clearly Most Clearly

Expensive Expensive More Expensive Most Expensive

Quickly Quickly More Quickly Most Quickly

Far Far Further Furthest

1)
a) Breakfast was good.
b) Lunch was better than
breakfast.
c) Dinner was the best of all
three meals.
2)
a) The first match was bad.
b) The second game was worse
than the first.
c) The third match was the
worst of all.
3)
a) Parents are happy.
b) Grandparents are happier
than parents.
c) Children are the happiest in
the world.
4)
a) The first apple is big.
b) The second apple is bigger
than the first apple.
c) The third apple is the biggest
of the three.
5)
a) I listen to music clearly.
b) I can hear the music more
clearly than my friends.
c) Of all my friends, I can hear
the music most clearly.
6)
a) My car is more expensive
b) My mom's carriage is more
expensive than mine.
c) My dad's bus is the most
expensive of them all.
7)
a) Luis writes quickly.
b) I am the one who does it
more quickly.
c) Whoever does it most
quickly is the winner.
8)
a) My ball goes far.
b) Luis's ball went farther.
c) The one that came the
farthest was Lehias's
1)
a) Breakfast was good.
b) Lunch was better than breakfast.
c) Dinner was the best of all three meals.

2)
a) The first match was bad.
b) The second game was worse than the first.
c) The third match was the worst of all.

3)
a) Parents are happy.
b) Grandparents are happier than parents.
c) Children are the happiest in the world.

4)
a) The first apple is big.
b) The second apple is bigger than the first apple.
c) The third apple is the biggest of the three.

5)
a) I listen to music clearly.
b) I can hear the music more clearly than my friends.
c) Of all my friends, I can hear the music most clearly.

6)
a) My car is more expensive
b) My mom's carriage is more expensive than mine.
c) My dad's bus is the most expensive of them all.

7)
a) Luis writes quickly.
b) I am the one who does it more quickly.
c) Whoever does it most quickly is the winner.

8)
a) My ball goes far.
b) Luis's ball went farther.
c) The one that came the farthest was Karina’s