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What is comparison?
Adjectives and adverbs can be used to make comparisons. The
comparative form is used to compare two people, ideas, or things. The
superlative form with the word "the" is used to compare three or more.
Comparatives and superlatives are often used in writing to hedge or boost
language.
Here are some rules and examples of how to form the
comparatives and superlatives:
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Comparati
ve and
superlative
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form
To form comparative form of an
adjective we add ending –er to
the words. To form superlative
we add the –est, but there are
some rules:
 One-syllable
adjectives
1. If the word ends in two consonants, we add –er
(comparative) and the …-est (superlative) :
Long- - longer – the longest
Straight – straighter – the straightest
Small – smaller – the smallest
2. If the word ends in –e, we add –r :
Large – larger – the largest
Wide – wider – the widest
3. If the word ends in a short vowel + one consonant, we
double the consonant and add –er:
Big – bigger – the biggest
Hot – hotter – the hottest
Wet – wetter – the wettest
 Two-syllables
adjective
1. If the word ends in consonants + -y, we drop the –y and add –ier
(comparative), and add the …-iest (superlative):
Friendly- friendlier – the friendliest
Sunny – sunnier – the sunniest
Sleepy – sleepier – the sleepiest
2. If words ending in –er, -le, -or, -ow, we add –er or the … -est:
Narrow – narrower – the narrowest
Simple – simpler – the simplest
Gentle – gentler – the gentlest
3. For most two-syllables adjectives and adjectives with three or
more syllables, we use the words more to form comparison and
most the form superlative
Boring – more boring – the most boring
Difficult – more difficult – the most difficult
Useful – more useful – the most useful
Some irregular forms
A number of adjectives Some quantities have
have irregular comparative irregular form:
and superlative forms: Few – fewer – the fewest
Good – better – the best Little – less – the least
Bad – worse – the worst
Far – further – the furthest
Much/many – more – the
most
Than
We can use THAN to compare 2 things or people:
Horror films are scarier than comedy.
We usually use object pronouns (me, you, he, him, us, them
etc) after THAN:
Lane is better then me.
We can make the comparison stronger by adding far or
much before the comparative form:
Dogs are far more friendly than cats.
 1. Make the correct
form of comparison
1. I (tall) _____________________________________ my sister.
2. Sarah (busy) _____________________________________ Mary.
3. The sun (hot) _____________________________________ the earth.
4. The earth (large) _____________________________________ the moon.
5. Elephants (big) _____________________________________ horses.
6. Action movies (exciting) _____________________________________ comedies. 7.
This restaurant (good) _____________________________________ that
restaurant.
8. Salads (healthy) _____________________________________ hamburgers.
9. I think weekends (nice) _____________________________________ weekdays. 10.
Lions (dangerous) _____________________________________ rabbits.
11. The sun (far) _____________________________________ the moon.
12. That hotel (bad) _____________________________________ this hotel.
13. Cars (fast) _____________________________________ bicycles.
14. Comedies (funny) _____________________________________ action movies. 15.
I (nervous) _____________________________________ my friend.
 2. Make the correct
form of comparison
1. Yesterday was _____________________ day of the year. I almost froze to death walking home
from school!
2. That was ________________________ movie I’ve ever seen. I almost walked out in the middle.
3. Please give me your recipe. That is _________________________ cake I’ve ever eaten.
4. Jerry is _____________________ student in our class. He gets the top grades in every
course.
5. Bob told _______________________________________ story last night. I couldn’t stop laughing.
6. Whales are ____________________________________________ animals in the world.
7. The Nile is _________________________________________ river in the world.
8. Marie is ___________________________ person I know. She has won the lottery four times!
9. He is _________________________ speaker I have ever heard. Half the audience fell asleep
during his speech.
10. Mount Everest is __________________________________ mountain in the world.
11. That is ___________________________ painting in the art gallery. It’s worth a million dollars.
12. Bill Gates is one of ________________________________________ men in the world.
13. I finished the exercise in five minutes. It was _______________________________ homework the
teacher has ever given us.
14. Arthur hates to clean. He has __________________________________ apartment I’ve ever seen.
15. My dinner only cost $6.00. That must be ______________________________ restaurant in town.
 3. Make the correct
form of comparison
1. This is ___________________________ (fancy) dress I own.
2. In my opinion, a deer moves ____________________ (graceful) of all the animals.
3. The politician spoke ________________ (loud) than was necessary.
4. When we travel, my suitcase is always _______________ (heavy) than my husband’s.
5. January is _____________________ (cold) month of the year.
6. Mrs. Pedrido speaks _______________________(fluent) than her husband, but her
daughter speaks _______________________ (fluent) of the whole family.
7. December 21 is the ________________(short) day of the year. It is ______________ (short)
than any other.
8. Andrew is __________________ (fast) runner on the team.
9. This apartment is __________________(convenient) of all the apartments I have
seen.
10. Annie usually gets up ________________(early) than her sister.
11. Max finished the homework _________________ (fast) than anyone else in the class.
12. A turtle moves _____________________(slow) than a rabbit.
13. Bonnie works ___________________(hard) of all the employees in the office.
14. This book is _____________________ (interesting) than the one I read last week.
15. Daniel drives ____________________________ (careful) than his father.
(not) as … as
We use (not) as … as to compare two things or people.
NOT AS … AS means ‘less … than’.
Jack is 180cm, Leo is 168cm. Leo is not as tall as Jack.

AS … AS means ‘equally …’.

We usually use object pronoun (me, you, he, him, us, them) after
(not) as … as, not a subject pronounce.
We aren’t as rich as them.
 4. Make sentences using
(not) as … as
1. biology/ interesting/ history ________________________________________________
2. train/ fast/ airplane _________________________________________________________
3. algebra/ difficult/ geometry ___________________________________________________
4. Batman / popular/ Superman ________________________________________________
5. lemon/ sweet/ orange ________________________________________________________ 6.
morning/ warm/ afternoon ___________________________________________________ 7.
robin / big/ eagle _____________________________________________________________ 8.
my neighbor/ friendly/ yours _________________________________________________ 9.
tiger/ dangerous/ lion ________________________________________________________ 10.
bicycle/ expensive/ motorcycle _____________________________________________ 11.
house/ tall/ skyscraper ________________________________________________________ 12.
France/ beautiful/ Switzerland _______________________________________________ 13.
my old shoes/ comfortable/ new shoes ______________________________________ 14.
grammar/ difficult / spelling _________________________________________________ 15.
Beethoven/ famous / Mozart _________________________________________________
Too and
enoughToo means ‘занадто’, enough means ‘недостатньо’.
He is too small to reach the top shelf.
He isn’t tall enough to rich the top shelf.
Too comes before the adjective. Enough comes after the adjective.
This jacket is too small for him.
This jacket isn’t nig enough for him.
Enough comes before the noun.
He can’t buy it. He hasn’t got enough money.
We often use an infinitive with to after too + adjective or adjective +
enough.
He’s too young to join the army.
He isn’t old enough to join the army.
 5. Make sentences using
too or enough
1.- This glass isn’t (big) ......................... Give me another one
2.- We haven’t got ................... chairs. Go and get another one
3.- The wine was (cold) ................................. . I couldn’t drink it
4.- That cheese is very expensive. I haven’t got .......................... money to buy it.
5.- I didn’t find an empty seat. There were .............................. people on the bus
6.- There’s a lot of food. It’s ................................. food for two people
7.- This coat isn’t (warm) ....................................... I need a thicker one
8.- We haven’t got .................................... tables for fifty people to have dinner
9.- This tea is (hot) ............................. . I can’t drink it
10.- This floor is (dirty) ............................................. . I can’t clean it
11.- It was (cold) .................................... . We couldn’t go out
12.- Our teacher asks us to do .................................. exercises
13.- We’ve got ............................... homework everyday. We’ve got no free time
14.- You are (old) ............................. to learn English.
15.- The books were (heavy) .................................. for me to carry
16.- His words are (clear) ................................ for everybody to understand
17.- The bedroom was (small) ............................... for five people
18.- He’s (clever) ................................ to do that exercise
19.- Our house is small. You mustn’t invite ............................... people
20.- You have to drive. You mustn’t drink .......................... whisky
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