One-syllable adjectives: use adjective + er + than ●

Adjective Comparative

tall + -er taller (than)

nice + -r nicer (than)

hot double the hotter (than)

consonant +er

Two-syllable adjectives ending in –er, -le, -y, -ly, -ow: use adjective + er + than ●

Adjective Comparative

clever + -er cleverer

narrow narrower
gentle + -r gentler
happy -y + -ier happier
friendly friendlier

Other two–syllable adjectives: use more +adjective +than ●

careful —> more careful worried —>more worried

Adjectives of three or more syllables: use more +adjective +than ●

ex-pen-sive (three syllables) - in-tell-i-gent (four syllables)

Adjective Comparative
expensive more expensive
intelligent more + adjective more intelligent
beautiful more beautiful

:Irregular comparatives ●

good —> better ; bad —>worse ; far —> farther / further

.Write the comparatives

_______________ warm _______________ thin
_______________ wide _______________ dangerous
_______________ good _______________ rich
_______________ fat _______________ old
_______________ exciting _______________ poor
_______________ young _______________ lovely
_______________ interesting _______________ bad
_______________ pretty _______________ small
_______________ clean _______________ cold
_______________ dry _______________ famous
.Complete the sentences using the words below and is or are

big - exciting - dangerous - heavy - healthy - hot - difficult

.Algeria ________ is bigger ______________ than Tunisia .1

.Gold _______________________________ than paper .2
.Sharks ______________________________than dolphins .3
.Chinese _____________________________ than English .4
.June and July________________________ than April and May .5
.A funfair ____________________________ than school .6
.Vegetables ___________________________ than sweets .7

.Write sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives

E.g. Mumbai (population: 14 million) Bangkok (population: 7 million) (big)
Mumbai is bigger than Bangkok
The Yangtze River (6,300 km) / The Nile (6,695 km) (long) 1
.………………………………………………………………
Mount K2 (8,611 m) / Mount Everest (8,850 m) (high) 2
.………………………………………………………………
The Pacific Ocean (4,300m) / The Atlantic Ocean (3,600m) (deep) 3
.………………………………………………………………
The Empire State Building (381 m)/ Willis Tower (442 m) (tall) 4
.………………………………………………………………
Alaska (average winter temperature -20°C / -30° C Hawaii (average winter temperature 25°C) (hot) 5
.………………………………………………………………

.Write sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives

E.g. geography/ history (interesting) —> Geography is more interesting than history
…….…………………………………………… skateboarding/skiing (exciting) 1

…….…………………………………………… trains/airplanes (slow) 2

….……………………………………………… chimpanzees/dogs (intelligent) 3

………….……………………………………… the library / the gym (quiet) 4

……….………………………………………… cell phones / MP3 players (expensive) 5

……….………………………………………… Ronaldo Christiano / Brahimi (famous) 6

……….………………………………………… cars / motorcycles (safe) 7

…….…………………………………………… cats/dogs (independent) 8

Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives

.E.g. I think that action films are better (good) than comedies
Last week's science test was bad, but this week's test was ________________. (bad) 1
?Which city is ________________ (pretty) - Oran or Algiers 2
.Biskra is ________________ (far) from Algiers than Batna 3
.English is ________________ (easy) than Chinese 4
Summer in Algeria is ________________ (hot) than summer in the U.K 5
Small towns are ________________ (safe) than big cities 6
.Movies are ________________ (interesting) than cartoons 7
Comparative of equality: as…as

.Omar is as old as Samir

.The Harry Potter movies aren’t as good as the books
?Is Brahimi as popular as Christiano Ronaldo

Exercise1: Write sentences with as... as and the adjectives in the box
big - cheap - cold - expensive - good - heavy - old - tall

I'm 13 years old. My friend is 13 years old 1

I'm as old as my friend
The red T-shirt is $12. The blue T-shirt is $10 2
…….……………………………………………The red T-shirt
Hong Kong (7 million people). Dhaka (7 million people) 3
…….…………………………………………… Dhaka
Elephants weigh about 5,000 kg. Giraffes weigh about 1,300 kg 4
……….…………………………………………… Giraffes
.It's -6°C in Moscow. It's -6°C in Chicago 5
…….……………………………………………… Moscow
Koji got a B in his test. Emi got an A in her test 6
…….…………………………………………… Koji's test
Lucas is 1m 68 cm. Mili is 1m 68 cm 7
…………….…………………………………………… Mili
A burger is $4. A pizza is $6 8
……….…………………………………………… A burger

.Exercise 2: Complete with the correct form of the adjectives given

Dangerous 1
.Motorbikes are ……………………….…… than cars ●

.Cars aren’t as……………………….…… as motorbikes ●

Bad 2
.The air pollution in my town isn’t as……………………….…… as the water pollution ●

.The water pollution in my town is ……………………….…… than the air pollution ●

Cheap .3
.Train tickets are ……………………….…… than plane tickets ●

.Plane tickets aren’t as ……………………….…… as train tickets ●

.Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences using as ... as

.Skiing is more difficult than swimming
.Swimming isn't as difficult as skiing
Reality shows are worse than talent shows 1
.……….………………………….………………………
Will Smith is funnier than Jim Carrey 2
…….…………………………….………………………
.History is more interesting than math 3
.……….………………………….………………………
.The climate in Algeria is hotter than the climate in France 4
.……….………………………….………………………
Taking the bus is cheaper than taking the subway 5
.……….………………………….………………………
Cats are cleaner than dogs 6
.……….………………………….………………………

.Exercise 4: look at the chart. Write sentences comparing the two activities

skiing running
.
difficult 1  . 
.
tiring 2  . 
.
exciting 3  . 
.
cheap 4  . 
.
popular 5  . 
.
.Running isn’t as difficult as skiing .1
.Skiing …………….…………… running .2
.Running …………….…………… skiing .3
.Skiing …………….…………… running .4
.Running …………….……………skiing .5

.A Fiat car is less expensive than a Ferrari

.Cats are less intelligent than dogs

.Exercise: Write sentences giving your opinion. Use less... than

Daniel Radcliffe/ Robert Patterson (talented) 1
.……….………………………….………………………
buses / trains (expensive) 2
.……….………………………….………………………
MP3 players / cell phones (useful) 3
.……….………………………….………………………
Cheb Mami / Cheb Khaled (famous) 4
.……….………………………….………………………
horror movies /action movies (exciting) 5
.……….………………………….………………………
Kirsten Stewart / Emma Watson (attractive) 6
.……….………………………….………………………
Constantine / Algiers (populated) 7
.……….………………………….………………………
geography/science (interesting) 8
.……….………………………….………………………
Adjective Superlative I think that San Francisco is______________ 1
.tall + -est the tallest city in the U.S. (beautiful)
Japanese is __________________ language 2
nice + -st the nicest
to learn (difficult)
hot the + the hottest The crocodile is one of ______________ 3
adjective animals in Australia (dangerous)
I think snowboarding is ______________ 4
happy -y + -iest the happiest
sport (exciting)
Messi is ______________ football player in 5
.Write the superlative form of these adjectives 1
the world. (famous)
.……….………… small the smallest new
Moscow is one of _________________ cities in 6
large ………….………. crazy ……….…………
.……….…………old ………….………. close the world (expensive)

………….…………hot ………….………. red

noisy ………….………. busy .…….………… Complete the sentences with the superlative 2
.forms of the adjectives in the list

Write sentences with the superlative form of 2 cold - expensive - tall - fast - heavy - populated
the adjectives
The Burj Khalifa building in Dubai is ______ 1
Mrs. Thompson / nice / teacher in my school
.Mrs. Thompson is the nicest teacher in my school ____________ building in the world. It's 818
.meters tall
the living room / big / room in the house 1
……….………………………….………………………The Bugatti Veyron is __________________ 2
Uncle Richard/funny/person in my family 2 !car in the world. It costs $1.7 million
……….………………………….………………………African elephants are ________________ land 3
fall / pretty / season of the year 3
animals in the world. They can weigh up to 6,000
……….………………………….………………………
Mark/tall/boy in the class 4 .kg
……….………………………….………………………Tokyo is __________________ city in the 4
today / happy / day of my life 5 world. About 35 million people live in or around
……….………………………….………………………
.the city
Birds are__________________ animals in 5
.the world. Peregrine falcons can fly 170 km/h
Adjective Superlative
Antarctica is__________________ place in 6
.
boring the most boring
.the world. It can be -90°C in winter
important the most + the most important
adjective

interesting the most interesting

Bugatti Veyron
Complete the sentences with the superlative 1
form of the adjectives
Luke is the most popular boy in the class popular Peregrine falcon
)popular( Burj Khalifa

Adjective Superlative
. ….………………………….………………………
good the best
bad the worst
far the farthest
Complete the sentences with the superlative
.form of the adjectives
Friday is _____________day of the week. (good) 1 ….………………………….………………………
This song is_____________song on the CD. (bad) 2
Which is __________pizzeria in your city? (busy) 3
Which American city is__________________from 4
New York? (far)
The Air and Space Museum is one of 5
.museums in Arizona ________________
)interesting(
.Mrs. Santos is____________teacher in our school 6
)good(
Read the sentences and the rules, then do
the exercise that follows
.The Amazon is longer than the Yangtze
.The Nile is the longest river in the world
We use the Comparative to compare ● transportation in the U.S
.two people or things
We use the superlative to compare ●
more than two people or things
Write sentences with the comparative and
superlative forms of the adjectives
Louise (11)/ Emma (14) / Serena (15) (old)
.Emma is older than Louise. Serena is the oldest
Venezuela (912,050 km2)/ Ecuador 1
Peru (1,285,220 km2) (big) / )km2 283,560(
…….………………………….………………………
…….………………………….………………………
/ A Fiat (€19,170) / A Volkswagen (€34,906) 2
A Ferrari (€229,150) (expensive)
…….………………………….………………………
…….………………………….………………………
/ Mont Blanc (4,810m) / Aconcagua (6,962 m) 3
Mount Everest (8,850 m) (high)
….………………………….………………………
Tom (1.68 m) / Caroline (1.62 m) / John 4
)tall( )m 1.57(
….………………………….………………………
….………………………….………………………
London (18°C) / Athens (34°C) / Boston 5
(26°C) (hot)
….………………………….………………………
Adjective Superlative
.
boring the least boring
important the least important
interesting the least interesting
Rewrite the sentences with the least and one of
.the adjectives in the list
confident - dangerous - difficult - expensive
interesting - noisy
Buses are the cheapest form of public
.transportation in the U.S
Buses are the least expensive form of public
.Jack is the most nervous boy in the class 1
.Jack is________________ boy in the class
.He is the most boring host on TV 2
.He is ________________ host on TV
.History is the easiest subject at school 3
.History is ________________ subject at school
The library is the quietest place in the 4
.school
The library is________________ place in the
school
.This is the safest area in the city 5
.This is ________________ area in the city
Complete the sentences with the comparative or the superlative form of the adjectives in parentheses. Are
?the sentences true or false
A kilometer is longer than a mile, (long) T
Sao Paulo is. (big) 1
.Uruguay is 2
.New York
T F
America, (small)
Tine Pacific Ocean is in the world, (deep) 3
_______Bill Gates is 4
)rich(
________A Ferrari is 5
)expensive(
________A giraffe is 6
)fast(
country in South T F.
ocean T F ________
man in the U.S. T F
a Rolls-Royce. T F . an elephant. T F.
?Finished
.Write three more sentences for the quiz. Ask your classmates if they are true or false
.Seoul is the biggest city in South Korea
CD-ROM ^Workbook pp.W46-W47
 A Fiat car is

less

expensive

than

The Harry Potter movies aren't a Ferrari

.monkeys than intelligent less Dogs are
1
.

Rules p.W39
)

Same! Think of two words for each category. Then ask your partner to say a comparative sentence
.about each of them. Give your partner one point for each correct sentence
cities countries drink food jobs movies music sports transportation
A Countries: The U.S. and Japan. 8 The U.S. is bigger than Japan. (/ = 1 point) The U.S. is more big
than Japan. (X = 0 points)
?Finished
.Write your opinions about the places and things in exercise 4
CD-ROM J Workbook p.W41
V

?Finished

To say two things / people that are equal, use as +adjective +as ◙

.My son is as tall as you

To say two things / people that are not the same or equal, use: not as +adjective +as ◙

.Life in a small town is not as exciting as life in a big city