COMPARATIVEADJECTIVES

Areusedtocompare2things.Arealsousedtodescribethedifferencebetweentwothings(Aisbigger
thanB)

Form
Therearedifferentwaystoformacomparativeadjective
1. Shortadjectives:adder
2. Longadjectives:usemore
3. Negativeform:less/fewer+adjective
"Than"isusuallyusedafterthecomparativeadjective.

Shortadjectives:
1syllableadjectives(old,fast)&2syllableadjectivesendinginy(happy,easy)ADDER
(older,faster,happier,easier)
iftheadjectiveendsineaddR(latelater)
iftheadjectiveendsinconsonantvowelconsonant,doubletheconsonant(bigbigger)
iftheadjectiveandsinychangetheytoi(happyhappier)

Longadjectives:
2syllableadjectivesnotendinginy(modern,pleasant)&alladjectivesof3ormoresyllables
useMOREinfrontoftheadjective(modernmoremodern)
Withsome2syllableadjectives,eithererormoreiscorrect
quietquieter/morequiet
clevercleverer/moreclever
narrownarrower/morenarrow
simplesimpler/moresimple

Thefollowingadjectiveshaveirregularforms:
goodbetter
well(healthy)better
badworse
farfarther/further
littleless/smaller
much/manymore

SUPERLATIVEADJECTIVES
Thesuperlativeistheextremebetween3ormorethings.(Aisthebiggest.)
Therearetwowaystoformasuperlativeadjective.Thearticlethemustalsobeaddedinfrontofthe
adjective.

Form
Therearedifferentwaystoformthesuperlative:
1. the+adjective+est
2. the+most+adjective
3. negative:the+least/fewest+adjective
Shortadjectives:
1syllableadjectives&2syllableadjectivesendinginyaddthe....est(oldtheoldest)
iftheadjectiveendsineaddthest(latethelatest)
iftheadjectiveendsinconsonantvowelconsonantdoublethelastconsonant(bigthe
biggest)
iftheadjectiveendsinychangetheytoi(happythehappiest)

Longadjectives:
2syllableadjectivesnotendinginy&alladjectivesof3ormoresyllablesaddthemostin
frontoftheadjective(modernthemostmodern)

Withsome2syllableadjectives,eitherestormost
quietthequietest/themostquiet
cleverthecleverest/themostclever
narrowthenarrowest/themostnarrow
simplethesimplest/themostsimple

Thefollowingadjectiveshaveirregularforms
goodthebest
badtheworst
farthefurthest
littleleast/smallest
much/manymost

Exercise1.Writethecorrectcomparativeandsuperlativeformsneartheadjective
old
bad
angry
difficult
stupid
new
large
good
big
foggy
liberal
concrete
hopeful
northern
 honest
sure
easy
much
little
interesting
dirty
simple
shy
far
polite
nice

Exercise2.Putinthecorrectcomparativeorsuperlativeformsinthesentences
1. Thisisanicecat.It'smuch_____________________thanmyfriend'scat.
2. HereisEmily.She'ssixyearsold.Herbrotherisnine,soheis_________________.
3. Thisisadifficultexercise.Buttheexercisewiththeasterisk(*)isthe________________
exerciseontheworksheet.
4. Hehasaninterestinghobby,butmysisterhasthe___________________hobbyintheworld.
5. InthelastholidaysIreadagoodbook,butfathergavemeaneven_______________________
onelastweekend.
6. Schoolisboring,buthomeworkis_______________________thanschool.
7. Skateboardingisadangeroushobby.Bungeejumpingis____________________than
skateboarding.
8. Thismagazineischeap,butthatoneis______________________.
9. Weliveinasmallhouse,butmygrandparents'houseiseven___________________thanours.
10. YesterdayJohntoldmeafunnyjoke.Thisjokewas_________________jokeI'veeverheard.
11. Myfatherisheavy.Myuncleismuch_________________thanmyfather.
12. ThetestinGeographywaseasy,butthetestinBiologywas________________.
13. Floridaissunny.Doyouknowthe___________________________placeintheUSA?
14. Stanisasuccessfulsportsman,buthissisteris______________________thanStan.
15. Mymotherhasasoftvoice,butmyteacher'svoiceis_________________thanmymother's.
16. Amyhasabeautifulbaby,butmydaughterhas____________________babyonearth.
17. Iliveinalargefamily,butmygrandfatherlivedina_________________family.
18. Wehaveonlylittletimeforthisexercise,butintheexaminationwe'llhaveeven
_____________time.
19. Lucyisclever,butCarolis_________________________thanLucy.
20. Haveyouvisitedtheoldcastle?Itwasthe____________castlewevisitedduringourholidays.