tall  taller tall  the tallest Good  better  the best

short  shorter short  the shortest Bad  worse  the worst

nice  nicer nice  the nicest
many more the most
big  bigger big  the biggest
much more  the most
hot  hotter hot  the hottest
funny  funnier funny  the funniest far farther the farthest
expensive  more expensive expensive  the most expensive  further  the furthest
interesting  more interesting interesting  the most interesting

ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES:

We add –er or -est to the adjective.
TWO SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES:
We also add –er or -est when the adjective has two
syllables and ends in:
er- clever  cleverer the cleverest
-y – happy  happierthe happiest
-le – gentle  gentlerthe gentlest
-ow – narrow  narrowerthe narrowest
For the rest of two syllable adjectives and adjectives of
more than two syllables, we use more before the
adjective: more intelligent.
The second term of comparison is introduced by “than”
DON’T FORGET THAT …
With one syllable adjectives ending in only one consonant
and preceded the final consonant by only one vowel, we
double the final consonant. BIG-BIGGER-BIGGEST
In the comparative of superiority the second term of
comparison is introduced by “than”:
He is taller than my brother.
1 Fill in the blanks with comparative form of the
adjectives in brackets.
1. Paul is cleverer than his sister. (clever)
2. Laura is taller aller than Lisa. (tall)
3. My friends are more extrovert than me.
(extrovert)
4. I am happier today than I was
yesterday.
5. Laura is better at maths than me.
(good)
6. Martin is much more handsome than his father.
(handsome)
7. This car is faster than yours. (fast)
8. This dress is more expensive than the one we
saw yesterday. (expensive)
9. Mark lives farther from the school than
me. (far)
10. Thomas is much older than his wife. (old)
11. It is hotter today than it was
yesterday. (hot)

2 Fill in the blanks with the superlative form of the 3 Complete the sentences with the comparative or
adjectives in brackets. superlative of the adjectives in brackets. Remember to
1. The elephant is The biggets land animal in use ”than” before the comparative and “the” before the
the world. (big) superlative. Match the sentences to the pictures.
2. I don’t like my job. It is the most boring job one
could ever have. (boring) 1. Sue is much fatter than her sister. (FAT)
3. Who is the most intelligent student in your 2. Our cat is the most preaty in the neighbourhood.
class? (intelligent)
4. It was a sad story. It was the saddest story I (PRETTY)
have ever heard. (sad) 3. Those jeans are the most expensive in the shop.
5. What is the more expensive thing you have (EXPENSIVE)
ever bought? (expensive)
4. Mark is not very good at tennis, but George is worse than him.
6. My father is always busy. He is the busier
(BAD)
person I know. (busy)
7. The film was really bad. It was the the worst Film I 5. Alan is the shortest of all my friends. (SHORT)
have ever seen. (bad) 6. After breaking up with his girlfriend he feels the saddest. man in
8. Phil is a very kind boy. I think he is the kinder boy I the world. (SAD)
have ever met. (kind) 7. This armchair is not very comfortable. Mine is much more
9. New York is one of the biggets cities in the comfortable than this. (COMFORTABLE)
world. (big)
10. Your room is so untidy. It is the untidier 8. Now his suit is much dirtier that it was before.
Room I have ever seen. (untidy) (DIRTY)
11. What is the temperature today? 45ºC It is the hottest 9. Your brother is much more obedient that you. You
day of the year. (hot)
12. This book is the cheapear of the three. (cheap) never obey me. (OBEDIENT)