ADJETIVES COMPARATIVE DEGREE:

We form the superlative degree of most adjectives by adding est to the positive
degree. If the adjective has more than two syllables, we generally form the
superlative with most. The definite article the always precedes the superlative
degree.

Positive Comparative Superlative

tall Taller the tallest
cold colder the coldest
interesting more interesting the most interesting

In the blanks at the right, write the superlative degree of the adjectives in
parentheses. Include the definite article the.

1. John is ………………(tall) boy in our class. (the tallest)

2. She is ………(beautiful) girl in the school. (the most beautiful)
3. New York City is……………(large) city in the United States. (the largest)
4. Helen is …………………(intelligent) girl in our class. (the most intelligent)
5. William is ................... (good) student in our class. (the best)
6. The Mississippi River is ………(long) river in the United States. (the longest)
7. August is ……………(hot) month of the year in the United States. (the hottest)
8. This exercise is…………. (difficult) one in the whole book. (the most difficult)
9. Park Avenue is…………. (wide) street in New York City. (the widest)
10. Mr. Smith is……………. (busy) teacher in our school. (the busiest)
11. Grace is………………... (pretty) girl in our group. (the prettiest)
12. Miss Reese is………. (good) teacher of English in our
school. (the best)
13. That store is…………… (large) store in town. (the largest)
14. He is……………. (bad) * student in our class. (the worst)
15. December is ....... (cold) month of the year in the United
States. (the coldest)
16. He is……………… (young) boy in our class. (the youngest)
17. We visited ............. (expensive) night-clubs in town. (the most expensive)
18. The Pacific Ocean is.......... (large) ocean in the world. (the largest)
19. These exercises are………… (easy) of all. (the easiest)
20. This is……………… (comfortable) chair in the room. (the most comfortable)
ADJECTTVES; COMPARATIVE DEGREE: We form degree of most adjectives by
adding er to the positive he comparative degree (Examples; tall------------taller;
cold-------colder, etc.). It the adjective has more than two syllables, we generally
form the comparative with more (Examples: difficult; beautiful; more beautiful, etc.).
The comparative form of adjectives is generally followed by than.
John is taller than his sister.
This lesson is more difficult than that one.

In the blanks at the right, write the comparative form of the adjectives in parentheses.
Include the word than.
1. Helen is. ……. (young)………. Mary. (younger than)
2. This book is…… (interesting)……… that one. (more interesting than)
3. Oranges are………. (Sweet)………lemons. (sweeter than)
4. The weather today is……(warm)……. It was yesterday (warmer than)
5. This exercise is…... (easy) the last one. (easier than)
6. Helen is……. (intelligent).........her sister. (more intelligent than)
7. The month of February is…………(Cold)…...the
month of March. (colder than)
8. I am ……...(tired)………I was last night. (more tired than)
9. Our classroom is……...(large)........your classroom. (larger than)
10. This lesson is……. (long)……the next one. (longer than)
11. You seem to be…...(busy) today……. you were
Yesterday (busier than)
12. To me New York City is…… (interesting)……….
Washington. (more interesting than)
13. Park Avenue is ... (wide)….... Fifth Avenue. (wider than)
14. This book is ......(good)* ........ the last one I read (better than)
15. The month of February is....... (short) the
month of March. (shorter than)
16. The sea looks……... (peaceful) today...... it looked
yesterday. (more peaceful than)
17. Your pronunciation is.......(good) …...... John's. (better than)
18. Prices are........ (high) this year .... they were last
year. (higher than)
19. The Mississippi River is much .... (deep) in some
places……. in others. (deeper than)
20. These flowers are …..... (beautiful) ....... those in
your garden. (more beautiful than)