Comparison of Adjectives

Private Moldo-Turkish Lycee

Kishinev
November 2000

Forming
the Comparative

We add er
to one syllable adjectives.
Cold
Old
Tall
Fast

Colder
Older
Taller
Faster

We add er after
a vowel+consonant,
we double the final consonant.
Hot
Big
Fat

Hotter
Bigger
Fatter

We add er to one-syllable
adjectives ending in e.

Wide
Late
Large

Wider
Later
Larger

We add ier to
two-syllable adjectives after
a consonant+ -y.
Easy
Early
Happy

Easier
Earlier
Happier

We use more with two or

more syllable adjectives.
Beautiful
Famous
Useful
Comfortable

More beautiful
More famous
More useful
More comfortable

We can use er or more with

some two-syllable adjectives
Quieter
or
Cleverer or
Narrower or
Simpler
or
Commoner or

More quiet
More clever
More narrow
More simple
More common

A few adjectives have

irregular comparative forms.
Good
Bad
Far
Little
Many

Better
Worse
Farther/Further
Less
More

We use the comparative

form of adjectives to compare
one person, thing, etc. with another.

comparative + than
we use than after the
comparative

Red house is bigger than

blue house

He is taller
than me

Forming
the Superlative

We use est, -st or iest

to form the superlative of
one-syllable adjectives.
old
large
happy
wet
late

older
larger
happier
wetter
later

the oldest
the largest
the happiest
the wettest
the latest

We use most to form the

superlative of adjectives that
have two or more syllables
comfortable
interesting
important
beautiful
famous

the most comfortable

the most interesting
the most important
the most beautiful
the most famous

A few adjectives have

irregular superlative forms.
Good
Bad
Little
Many
Far

better
worse
less
more
farther
(further

the best
the worst
the least
the most
the farthest
the furthest)

We use the superlative form

of the adjective to compare three
or more people, things, etc.

the + superlative
we use the before the superlative

He is the happiest man in

the world.

This is the biggest animal.

as + comparative + as

We use as+comparative+as
to compare places, people,
events or things, when
there is no difference.

Tom is 14 years old.

Marry is also 14 years old.

Marry is as old as Tom.

We can show differences

by using not as+.+as.

A dog is
not as dangerous as a tiger.

Examples

Robert is young.

Richard is younger than Robert

Bob is the youngest.

This car is expensive

This is more expensive than

the first one.

This is the most expensive

The moon is as happy as the sun.

A strawberry is smaller
than a pumpkin.

Exercises

Which one is more beautiful?

Which one is faster?

Which one is the most

dangerous?

Which man is busier?

Complete the sentences using the

comparative form of the verbs.

A plane is(fast) than a car.

A bike is (cheap) than a motorbike.
A city is (big) than a village.
Winter is .(cold) than Spring.
A motorbike ..(expensive) than a
bike.
Tv is (good) than radio.

Complete the sentences using the

superlative form of the verbs.

A plane is(fast)
A bike is (cheap)
A city is (big) place
Winter is .(cold) season
A motorbike ..(expensive)
TV is (good) to watch

Choose the correct word or phrase

underlined in each sentence.
Our journey took longer than/the
longest we expected.
The fish was so tasty as/as tasty as the
meat.
This is the taller/tallest building in the
world.
Reading is more interesting/the most
interesting than walking

The End
prepared by AHMET YILDIZ
November 2000
Kishinev