COMPARATIVES and

SUPERLATIVES
 Comparative
Comparative of
of Adjectives
Adjectives
A. We use the comparative to compare two people, animals,things, etc .

Adjectives with ONE syllable and most TWO Adjective + -er + than
syllable adjectives.
old older… than
small smaller… than

B. What is the comparative of the following adjectives?

cheap cheap er... than

tall tall er... than

slow slow er... than

strong stronger... than

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 Comparative
Comparative of
of Adjectives
Adjectives
A. Read these spelling rules.

Adjectives ending in
Double the final consonant + er
consonant + vowel + consonant

fat fatter... than

B. Write the comparative of these adjectives.

big bigger... than

hot hotter... than

thin thinner... than

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 Comparative
Comparative of
of Adjectives
Adjectives
A. Read these spelling rules.

Adjectives ending in -y Change the –y into -i + er

happy happier... than

B. Write the comparative of these adjectives.

busy busier... than

pretty prett ier... than

easy eas ier... than

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 Comparative
Comparative of
of Adjectives
Adjectives
A. Read these rules.

Adjectives with more than TWO syllables and some TWO more + Adjective + than
syllable adjectives.

important more important… than

expensive more expensive… than

B. What is the comparative of the following adjectives?

beautiful more beautiful than

interesting more interesting than

intelligent more intelligent than

dangerous more dangerous than

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 Comparative
Comparative of
of Adjectives
Adjectives
A. Fill in the boxes.

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE

funny funnier than

______________

good better than

______________

bad ______________
worse than

comfortable more comfortable than

_______________

delicious more delicious than

_______________

B. Complete the sentences. Use the comparative of the adjectives in brackets .

more responsible than
1. My friend Jason is _____________________(responsible) my brother.
healthier
2. It is ________________ than
(healthy) to do gymnastics __________ to sit and watch TV.
tastier
3. The apple cake is ______________ than
(tasty) ___________ the orange pudding.
more dangerous than (dangerous) swimming.
4. Bungee jumping is ____________________
better than
5. Brian is a very good athlete but David is ___________________ him.
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 Comparative
Comparative of
of Adjectives
Adjectives
C. Make sentences using the comparative of adjectives.
1. riding / bike / easy / riding / horse
Riding a bike is easier than riding a horse.
_____________________________________________

2. riding / horse / challenging / ride / bike.

_____________________________________________
Riding a horse is more challenging than riding a bike.

3. Surfing / exciting / running

Surfing is more exciting than running.
_____________________________________________

4. For these boys / surfing / hard / running

For these boys surfing is harder than running.
_____________________________________________

5. Julia / be / bad / at boxing / at football

Julia is worse at boxing than at football.
_____________________________________________

6. But for Julia / boxing / make / her / happy

But for Julia boxing makes her happier.
_____________________________________________

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 Superlative
Superlative of
of Adjectives
Adjectives
A. We use the superlative to compare people, animals or things in general
to all of the same kind.
Adjectives with ONE syllable and most TWO the + adjective + -est
syllable adjectives.
cheap the cheapest
strong the strongest

B. What is the superlative of the following adjectives?

old the oldest

rich the richest

slow the slowest

short the shortest

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 Superlative
Superlative of
of Adjectives
Adjectives
A. Read these spelling rules.

Adjectives ending in Double the final consonant + er

consonant + vowel + consonant fat ------ the fattest

Adjectives ending in -y Change the –y into -i + est

funny ------- the funniest

B. Write the superlative of these adjectives.

big the biggest fat the fattest

busy the busiest busy the busiest

thin the thinnest pretty the prettiest

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 Superlative
Superlative of
of Adjectives
Adjectives
A. Read these rules.
Adjectives with more than TWO syllables and some the most + Adjective
TWO syllable adjectives.

interesting the most interesting

popular the most popular

Irregular good the best

Superlatives bad the worst

B. What is the superlative of the following adjectives?

beautiful the most beautiful

important the most important

intelligent the most intelligent

dangerous the most dangerous

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 Superlative
Superlative of
of Adjectives
Adjectives

C. Complete the sentences using the superlative.

1. The best
_____________________(good) sport for me is basketball.
2. the most expensive (expensive) roller skates in the shop and
These were ____________________
the coolest
_____________ (cool) too.
the tallest
3. Carol is ______________ (tall) among all the girls in her class.
the most difficult
4. Which is ____________________ (difficult) word to spell in English?
the worst
5. Jack is ___________________ (bad) football player in his school.
the lowest (low) score in her favourite video game.
6. Susan is sad because she had ________________
the most popular
7. What’s ____________________ (popular) game in your school?
the easiest
8. For me ___________________ (easy) thing about riding a horse, if you are learning, is to
The hardest
keep your body straight. ____________________ (hard) part is to get self-confident.

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 Superlative
Superlative of
of adjectives
adjectives
C. Make sentences using the comparative of adjectives.

1. Mr Hudson / good / football coach / at school

Mr Hudson is the best football coach at school.
________________________________________

2. He / be / also / nice / of all

He is also the nicest of all.
________________________________________

3. Joan / be / hardworking / athlete/ in our team

Joan is the most hardworking athlete in our team.
_____________________________________________

4. She / be / also / friendly / of all

She is also the friendliest of all.
_____________________________________________

5. My / young / brother / be / good at chess

My youngest brother is good at chess.
____________________________________________

6. I think / he / be / intelligent / boy / in the family

I think he is the most intelligent boy in the family.
_____________________________________________
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 Superlative
Superlative of
of Adjectives
Adjectives

D. Complete the sentences using the comparative or superlative .

the happiest
1. Judy feels the _____________________(happy) girl in the world when she is surfing.
stronger than
2. Miriam is ____________________ (strong) her brother.
the most beautiful (beautiful) island in the world.
3. Look at this photo! It’s the ___________________
heavier than Jamie’s schoolbag but it is _______________
4. My schoolbag is ______________ the prettiest (pretty) in
my class.
the worst
5. What’s _______________ (bad) hobby for you, Mary?
faster than
6. Jim was ___________________ (fast) the other boys so he won the race.
bigger than
7. My garden is ______________ better
(big) yours, so it is _____________ (good) to play football.
more comfortable
8. Which trainers are ___________________ (comfortable)? These or those blue ones?

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