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LESSON 18:
Comparative Adjective
&
Superlative Adjective
Comparative Adjectives
• Comparative adjectives are used to compare
differences between the two objects they modify
(larger, smaller, faster, higher).
• They are used in sentences where two nouns are
compared, in this pattern:

Noun (subject) + verb +

comparative adjective + than
+ noun (object).
 Example:
• “This box is smaller than the one I lost.”

• “Your dog runs faster than Jim's dog.”

Superlative Adjectives
• Superlative adjectives are used to compare three or
more nouns.
• They are used in sentences where a subject is
compared to a group of objects.

Noun (subject) + verb +

the + superlative adjective
+ noun (object).
 Example:
“My mother's cooking is the best in the family.”

• In this sentence, the superlative

adjective best compares my mother's cooking to
everyone else in the family. As it describes the highest
degree of difference, hers is the most delicious.
List of Commonly Use:
Comparative and
Superlative Adjective
Exercise:
1. She is the ______ ________ girl in the school.
(beautiful)
2. Summer is ______ than winter (hot).
3. My grandfather the the ________ member in our
family. (old)
4. Elephant is the ________ animal in the zoo.
(heavy)
5. Mice are ______ than cats. (small)
6. Today was the _________day of the week. (cold)
Answer:
1. She is the most beautiful girl in the school.
(beautiful)
2. Summer is hotter than winter (hot).
3. My grandfather the the oldest member in our
family. (old)
4. Elephant is the heaviest animal in the zoo.
(heavy)
5. Mice are smaller than cats. (small)
6. Today was the coldest day of the week. (cold)