one syllable

tall

+ -er
taller

+ -est
tallest

one syllable with the spelling consonant + single vowel +

consonant: double the final consonant:
fat
fatter
fattest
big
bigger
biggest
sad
sadder
saddest
two syllables
ending in: -y, -ly,

+ -er

+ -est

happy
happier/ more happy
happiest/ most happy
Note: Adjectives ending in '-y' like happy, pretty, busy, sunny, lucky
etc:. replace the -y with -ier or -iest in the comparative and superlative
form
busy
busier
busiest
three syllables or
more + adj
most + adj
more
important
more important
most important
expensive
more expensive
most expensive
IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
These adjectives have completely irregular comparative and superlative forms:
Adjective
good
bad
little
much
far

Comparative
better
worse
less
more
further / farther

Superlative
best
worst
least
most
furthest / farthest

Comparison Practice
Sweden is ____________________________ (cold) Saudi Arabia.
An elephant is _________________________(strong) a giraffe
Math is _______________________________ (easy) Writing.
My brother runs _________________________(fast) my sister
My father is __________________________ (old) my mother.
Pepper is _____________________________ (hot) salt.
The French teacher is ___________________(good) the German teacher
A computer is _________________________ (expensive) a typewriter.
Hail is _______________________________ (bad) rain.
My city is _____________________________ (beautiful) city of all.
Im _______________________________ (good) in math _____ my sister.
Complete with the superlative
The wale is _________________ (big) animal in the sea.
Im ________________________ (good) student in my class.
My friend is _________________ ( pretty) girl in this school.
Andy is _____________________( old) member of the family.
My dad bought the ____________________ (expensive) car.
My brother and I, we all have cars. But mine is _________________________(economic)
Bill gates is one of __________________ (rich) man in the world.
I think that Michael Jackson isnt ________________________ (goo) singer.
Steve is ______________________________(bad) liar I know.
Mary is __________________________________(fat) person I've ever seen.
Of all the students in the class, Max is _________________________(thin).
Mary's house is ___________________________ (tall) of all the houses on the block.
Mont Everest is _______________________________( high) montain in the world.
This is the ______________________________(sad) film Ive ever seen.
Compare the animals. How many sentences can you make? The words in the case can help
you. tall heavy dangerous quick pretty thin long elegant colourful fierce -

Fill in the blanks with comparative or superlative

1.The flat where I am living now isnt _______________________(large) the flat I had in Rio. The
bed-rooms are____________________(small) the ones in the other flat. The living-room is
____________________
(big) the one in the other flat, but the kitchen is _________________
(dark) the other kitchen. The bathroom is _______________ (clear) the one in the other flat. But I
like my flat in So Paulo very much, because it is in a ___________________(good) district in
town.
2.Mr. Paul Stevens has 4 children. Their names are Gregory, Nicholas, Glenda and Candice.
Gregory is___________________(old) of the four, but Nicholas is _______________________
(tall) Gregory. Candice is _____________________(young) of the four, and Glenda is
______________________ (pretty) Candice. Gregory is ________________________
(organized) Nicholas. Nicholas and Gregory play football very well, but Nicholas is
______________________(good) Gregory, because he is ________________
(fast)
Gregory. Glenda is ____________________________ (funny) of the four and her marks are
_______________(bad). Anyway, I think they are _____________________ (nice) family in the
city
3.Carol thinks Maths is _________________ (easy) Portuguese, and she considers English
_____________________(good) subject at school. She also thinks that History is
_______________________________ (important) Geography, and, for her, ___________ (bad)
subject is Sciences. She believes that History isn't ________________________
(important) Art
History because it is a general knowledge subject. Carols marks in Maths are
_____________________(good) her marks in English. Her ____________________ (good) mark
is in History and she has______________________(bad) marks in Sciences. She thinks Sciences
is ________________________(difficult) subject at school.
4. Women think that ___________________(bad) of the house chores is washing. There are
women that consider ironing ________________________(difficult) cleaning, but my wife
believes ironing isnt ________________________(boring) cleaning. Dusting is _
_________________________(easy) polishing, and cooking is really ______________ (nice)
gardening. Watering plants is also ____________________
(funny) darning. In fact, women
think that sewing is ____________________________ (relaxing) knitting. Many women believe
that setting tables is not
________________________(tiring) making beds. Some women also
think that serving tables is ________________________(hard) preparing meals. For the women, in
general ________________________ (good) thing about house-chores is seeing the house tidy
and organized.
5.England, Italy and France are nice countries. Italy is _________________________
(pretty)England, and France is _______________________
(lovely) of the three. Italian
people are considered to be __________________________ (nice) French, but they arent
____________________________ (traditional) the English people. The French cuisine is
____________________________ (good) the Italian food, and the English cuisine is considered
to be ____________________________ (bad) of the three. Going shopping in London is a must.
The shops there are ____________________ (big) the ones in Paris and Rome, and the clothes
are ________________________
(cheap) the others.
6.What do you prefer - reading a book or watching a film based on a book? Some people think the
book is always _______________________ (good) the film, because the book has got more
details. Some people think books arent
_________________________
(attractive) films,
because you cant see the characters and they arent _______________________________
(colorful). I think watching a film is ________________________________(nice) because you go
out of home, see people and have a good time.