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COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

1.- ADJECTIVE + -ER /-EST

With adjectives of one syllable and adjectives of two syllables ending in -y /-er/ -ow.
(pretty, friendly – clever – narrow)

SPELLING

ADJECTIVE      COMPARATIVE      SUPERLATIVE
Long                           longer                    the longest
 Small                        smaller                    the smallest
Fast                             faster                     the fastest
 High                          higher                     the highest

DOUBLE CONSONANT
Big                            bigger                      the biggest
Thin                          thinner                     the thinnest
Slim                         slimmer                    the slimmest
Fat                              fatter                      the fattest

Y → ier /iest
Easy                         easier                         the easiest
Busy                         busier                        the busiest
Pretty                      prettier                       the prettiest
 Friendly                 friendlier                    the friendliest
 Lucky                     luckier                       the luckiest
 healthy                   healthier                     the healthiest

 E → r /st
Nice                      nicer                           the nicest
Large                   larger                           the largest
wide                     wider                            the widest


3.2.- MORE / MOST + ADJECTIVE

With adjectives of two or more syllables

ADJECTIVE            COMPARATIVE                 SUPERLATIVE

Interesting                more interesting                  the most interesting
Boring                       more boring                        the most boring
Intelligent                more intelligent                   the most intelligent
 Beautiful                  more beautiful                    the most beautiful
Famous                      more famous                      the most famous
Dangerous               more dangerous                    the most dangerous

4.- IRREGULAR FORMS ADJECTIVE

 *WORD             COMPARATIVE           SUPERLATIVE

 Good                             better                   The best
 Bad                                worse                   The worst
  Far                          farther /further          The farthest /furthest
*well (adv)                     better                   The best
*badly (adv)                   worse                  The worst
*much/many/a lot of         more                The most
*little                                 less                   The least
*few                                 fewer                 The fewest


EXERCISES



 1. WRITE THE CORRECT COMPARATIVE FOR THESE SENTENCES


1 The Mississippi's longer than the Thames. (long)
2 This hotel's more comfortable than the other one. (comfortable)
3 I think this shop is _________________ that one. (good)
4 The restaurant is _________________ the café. (expensive)
5 Simon's _________________ Mark. (old)
6 I think Scotland is _________________ England. (beautiful)
7 My brother's _________________ I am. (young)
8 1 like this school because it's _________________ the other one. (big)
9 Accommodation here is _________________ in my country. (expensive)
10 The weather here is _________________ at home. (cold)
11 I think you're _________________ your father now. (tall)
12 His homework was _________________ mine, (bad)
13 This film is _________________ the one you wanted to see. (interesting)
14 The journey is _________________ I thought. (long)
 15 This lesson is _________________ the last one. (difficult)



2. WRITE THE CORRECT COMPARATIVE FOR THESE SENTENCES

1 He is more helpful than he used to be. (helpful)
2 It was slowly getting hotter and hotter (hot)
3 I had _________________ time than T needed to finish the job.(little)
 4 Peter gets _________________ and _________________ all the time (selfish)
 5 You seem _________________ you were yesterday (happy)
6 My chair was getting _________________ and _________________ (uncomfortable)
 7 We need _________________ actors for this film (young)
8 I think that the new salesman is _________________ the last one. (honest)
 9 This road is _________________ and _________________the other one. (long/dangerous)
10 Is the new car _________________ the old one? (expensive)
 11 This system is _________________ the last one we had. (easy)
12 People here are _________________ they are at home (polite)
13 The man was getting _________________ and _________________ (angry)
14 The city is _________________ it used to be. (crowded)
15 She was feeling _____________________ she had been earlier. (miserable)
16 Computers are ______________________ nowadays (complicated)
 17 I think trains are _________________ and ___________________ cars (fast/comfortable)

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