COM PARES TWO PEOPLE OR

THINGS
RULES
1_ Adj. + -er + than
Marge
EX: Bar t is t aller t h an M aggie.

2_ Adj. (-y) Adj. (-ier) than

+

Bart
EX: Hom er is lazier t h an Lisa.
Lisa
3_ f a t
fatter
CVC

EX: Hom er is f at t er t h an M ar ge.

Homer
Maggie 4_ More + adj. (2 or more
syllables) + than

EX: M aggie is m or e beau t if u l

t h an M r . Bu r n s.
Krusty
COM PARES M ORE THAN TWO
PEOPLE OR THING
RULES
1_ The + adj. + -est
EX: M r . Bu r n s is t h e r ich est in t ow n .

2_ Adj. (-y) The + adj. (-iest)

EX: Kr u st y is t h e f u n n iest clow n in Spr in gf ield.
fat
3_ CVC The fattest EX: Hom er is t h e f at t est in t h e Sim pson's f am ily.

The + most + adj. (2 or EX: M r . Bu r n s is m ost in t elligen t in t h e com pan y.

4_ more syllables)
 Ir r egu lar
adject ives
Good Bet t er t h an Th e Best

Bad Wor se t h an Th e w or se
Far Far t h er t h an Th e Fat h er
Lit t le Less t h an Th e Less

" Lisa found Bart in the

most ordinary restaurant
in Springfield"
Lisa: You sh ou ldn't eat a lot of f r ies Bar t .
You sh ou ld eat m or e veget able salad.
-Bar t : Wh y?
-Lisa: Becau se veget able salad is h ealt h ier t h an f r ies.
-Bar t : Bu t Lisa, f r ies ar e t ast ier t h an veget able salad.
-Lisa: Tast e is n ot m or e im por t an t t h an ou r h ealt h .
-Bar t : Bu t f r ies ar e ch eaper t h an veget able salad.
-Lisa: Yes bu t h ealt h is ver y expen sive.
It is t h e m ost expen sive of ever yt h in g.
Ou r h ealt h is t h e m ost im por t an t of ever yt h in g.
So you sh ou ld be m or e car ef u l w h en you ch oose you r m eal.
-Bar t : You 'r e r igh t , lif e an d h ealt h is t h e m ost im por t an t .
-Lisa: An ot h er of t h e m ost im por t an t t h in gs is t o do a lot of exer cise, t o
st ay h ealt h ier an d st r on ger .
-Bar t : Righ t n ow I'm goin g t o go r u n n in g.