DEGREES

OF
ADJECTIVES
 DEGREES OF ADJECTIVES

“I tend to (…) move towards darker tones.”

THE ADJECTIVE IS IN THE COMPARATIVE.

“I always find the coolest pieces.”

THE ADJECTIVE IS IN THE SUPERLATIVE.

 DEGREES OF ADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVE

ADJECTIVE EXAMPL COMPARATIVE

E
1 syllable dark darker (than)
big bigger (than)
2 syllables ending in –y baggy baggier (than)
2 or more syllables original more original than
Irregular good better (than)
bad worse (than)
far farther/ further (than)
 DEGREES OF ADJECTIVES
SUPERLATIVE

ADJECTIVE EXAMPL COMPARATIVE

E
1 syllable dark The darkest
big The biggest
2 syllables ending in –y baggy The baggiest
2 or more syllables original The most original
Irregular good The best
bad The worst
far The farthest/ furthest
 DEGREES OF ADJECTIVES
EXCEPTIONS

ADJECTI COMPARATI SUPERLATI

VE VE VE

quiet quieter The quietest

clever cleverer The cleverest
simple
stupid
narrow -er or more -est or most
shallow
common
cruel
 DEGREES OF ADJECTIVES
DOUBLE COMPARATIVE

We can make the double comparative in two ways to show a

continual increase or decrease:

•We repeat the comparative of the adjective after the

conjunction and.
Chloe feels prettier and prettier every day.
It’s getting more and more difficult to find a job.

•Thetwo clauses start with the followed by an adjective in the

comparative and are separated by a comma.
The harder you practise, the better you become.
The faster the car is, the more dangerous it gets.
Choose the correct option.

1. Fashion magazines are __________________________________

more expensive
more expensive than expensive
than/ the most
craftwork magazines.

2. Nicole looks __________________________

thinnerthinner
and thinner/ the thinnest each day.
and thinner

3. Come on, more

Susan! the most
updated than/updated
Those
the most updated
are
_______________________________ trousers I’ve ever seen!
Choose the correct option.

4. Buying second hand items is _________________

best than way to save
the better
the best/
money.

5. The more the most expensive/

exclusive the more expensive
the moreclothes
expensive are,
_________________________________ they get.

6. You should go to that shop. It has got ____________________

the coolest
the coolest/ cooler than
pieces of clothing of the season.
Put the adjective in brackets into the correct form.

1. She is one of ____________

the highest (high) paid models in the world.

2. If you want to get into shape, you have to eat ____________

healthier
(healthy) food and do some exercise.

the worst
3. Don’t forget! Sweets are ____________ (bad) thing for your teeth.
Put the adjective in brackets into the correct form.

4. ____________________
The best (good) exercise for models is a full-body
circuit training workout.

5. Sometimes accessories are ____________________

more important than (important)
clothing.

6. ____________________
The most sophisticated (sophisticated) fashion items come from
Milan.