COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

ADJECTIVE SUPERIORITY EQUALITY INFERIORITY

one syllable:
cheap cheaper (than) as cheap as not so / as cheap as
big bigger (than) as big as not so / as big as
nice nicer (than) as nice as not so / as nice as
two syllables ending in
Y:
funny funnier (than) as funny as not so / as funny as
healthy healthier (than as healthy as not so / as healthy as

two or more syllables:

common
expensive more common (than) as common as not so / as common as
more expensive (than) as expensive as not so / as expensive
as

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

ADJECTIVE SUPERIORITY
One syllable:
cheap (the) cheapest
big (the) biggest
nice (the) nicest
Two syllables, ending in Y:
funny (the) funniest
healthy (the) healthiest
Two or more syllables:
common (the) most common
expensive (the) most expensive

IRREGULAR FORMS

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

Good Better (than) The best
Bad Worse (than The worst
Much / Many more (than) The most
Little less(than) The least
1. Use the adjectives in brackets in the comparative form.

1. In this photo you look _______________ (old).

2. This coat is _______________(expensive) that one.
3. Portuguese food is _______________ (good) than English food.
4. Today is _______________ (cold) yesterday.
5. I´ve had a _______________(busy) life since I accepted this job.
6.
2. Use the adjectives in brackets in the superlative form.

1. Can you tell me _______________(short) way to the city?

2. This is _______________ (bad) film I´ve ever seen.
3. Which is _______________(high) mountain in the world?
4. That criminal is _______________(dangerous) in the country.
5. This exercise was _______________ (easy) of them all.

3. Choose the best form.

1. They say dogs are the most intelligent / more intelligent than many other animals.
2. He is more generous/ the most generous person I know.
3. Your house is the biggest / bigger than mine.
4. Our generation is moderner/ more modern than our parents´.
5. When I got the news, I felt happier / the happiest woman on Earth.
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

ADJECTIVE SUPERIORITY EQUALITY INFERIORITY

one syllable:
cheap cheaper (than) as cheap as not so / as cheap as
big bigger (than) as big as not so / as big as
nice nicer (than) as nice as not so / as nice as
two syllables ending in
Y:
funny funnier (than) as funny as not so / as funny as
healthy healthier (than as healthy as not so / as healthy as

two or more syllables:

common
expensive more common (than) as common as not so / as common as
more expensive (than) as expensive as not so / as expensive
as

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

ADJECTIVE SUPERIORITY
One syllable:
cheap (the) cheapest
big (the) biggest
nice (the) nicest
Two syllables, ending in Y:
funny (the) funniest
healthy (the) healthiest
Two or more syllables:
common (the) most common
expensive (the) most expensive

IRREGULAR FORMS

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

Good Better (than) The best
Bad Worse (than The worst
Much / Many more (than) The most
Little less(than) The least
1. Use the adjectives in brackets in the comparative form.

7. In this photo you look _______________ (old).

8. This coat is _______________(expensive) that one.
9. Portuguese food is _______________ (good) than English food.
10. Today is _______________ (cold) yesterday.
11. I´ve had a _______________(busy) life since I accepted this job.
12.
2. Use the adjectives in brackets in the superlative form.

6. Can you tell me _______________(short) way to the city?

7. This is _______________ (bad) film I´ve ever seen.
8. Which is _______________(high) mountain in the world?
9. That criminal is _______________(dangerous) in the country.
10. This exercise was _______________ (easy) of them all.

3. Choose the best form.

6. They say dogs are the most intelligent / more intelligent than many other animals.
7. He is more generous/ the most generous person I know.
8. Your house is the biggest / bigger than mine.
9. Our generation is moderner/ more modern than our parents´.
10. When I got the news, I felt happier / the happiest woman on Earth.
answer key:

1. older
2. more expensive than
3. better then
4. colder than
5. busier

2.

1. the shortest
2. the worst
3. the highest
4. the most dangerous
5. the easiest

3.

1. more intelligent than

2. the most generous
3. bigger than
4. more modern than
5. the happiest