C OM P A R IS O N O F

AD J E C TIV E S
ES A ND SUP ERL AT IVES
COMPARATIV
 COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES COMPARE ONE PERSON OR
THING WITH ANOTHER AND ENABLE US TO SAY WHETHER A SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES DESCRIBE ONE PERSON OR THING AS
HAVING MORE OF A QUALITY THAN ALL OTHER PEOPLE OR THINGS
PERSON OR THING HAS MORE OR LESS OF A PARTICULAR
IN A GROUP:
QUALITY:
EXAMPLES:
EXAMPLES:
• THE ‘SILVER ARROW’ WILL BE THE FASTEST TRAIN IN THE
• JOSH IS TALLER THAN HIS SISTER. WORLD WHEN IT IS BUILT.

• I’M MORE INTERESTED IN MUSIC THAN SPORT. • THE MOST FRIGHTENING FILM I’VE EVER SEEN WAS ALFRED
HITCHCOCK’S ‘PSYCHO’.
• BIG CARS THAT USE A LOT OF PETROL ARE LESS POPULAR • WHAT IS THE LEAST EXPENSIVE WAY OF TRAVELLING IN JAPAN?
NOW THAN TWENTY YEARS AGO.
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COMPLETE 5
SENTENCES USING
COMPARATIVES
AND 5 USING
SUPERLATIVES