Comparative and Superlative

When we want to compare or mention superiority among an object, person or concept

compared to another object, person or concept that has a different attribute.
We will use adjectives to make the ideas of comparison and superiority. Following some rules:
Adjective Comparative “er” Superlative “est”
One syllable finer / faster / colder the finest / the fastest / the coldest
fine / fast / cold
Consonant + Vowel + Consonant hotter / bigger / fatter the hottest / the biggest / the fattest
hot / big / fat
Consonant + Y happier / sillier / lonelier the happiest / the silliest / the loneliest
happy / silly / lonely
more modern the most modern
Two syllable more interesting the most interesting
modern / interesting / beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful

Note: There are four adjectives that don´t follow any rule:
Adjective Comparative Superlative
Good better the best
Bad worse the worst
Fun more fun the most fun
Far further / farther the furthest / the farthest

Make the following adjectives into “comparative” and “superlative” form.

Adjective Comparative Superlative Adjective Comparative Superlative
Cheap New
Beautiful Dry
Pretty Happy
Easy Old
Big Nice
Light Compact
Heavy Tasty
Fast Bitter
Reliable Advanced
Slow Suitable
 Comparative and Superlative
Complete each sentences to make the correct COMPARISON (-er / more, than).
1. New cars are ____________ (quiet) than old cars.
2. Do you think money is ____________ (important) than good health?
3. This coat is ____________ (nice) than the red one.
4. My old laptop was ____________ (big) than my new one.
5. Gas is so expensive! I want a ____________ (efficient) car.
6. Many people think modern life is ____________ (good) than in the past.
7. Communication is ____________ (easy) than it was 50 years ago.
8. The pollution in my city is ____________ (bad) than it used to be.
9. I prefer ____________ (hot) temperatures. That’s why I love summer.
10. My new school is ____________ (far) than my old one.

Complete the story about Mount Everest using the correct SUPERLATIVE (the, -est / most).

1. ____________ (big) piles of trash on Mount Everest are on the lower areas.
2. Trash is one of ____________ (bad) problems on Mount Everest now.
3. Many climbers consider K2, a mountain between Pakistan and China, to be
____________ (difficult) mountain to climb, not Mount Everest.
4. Ted was ____________ (experienced) climber on the expedition.
5. Which climber is ____________ (far) from the top?
6. That was ____________ (easy) mountain I’ve ever climbed.
7. Danny was ____________ (quickly) climber of all of us.
8. Mount Everest is ____________ (high) mountain on Earth.
9. That company has ___________ (good) guides.
10. Climbing Mount Everest in a snowstorm is one of the ____________ (stupid) thing you can do.
It’s extremely dangerous!
 Comparative and Superlative
Let’s combine the two forms (COMPARISON (-er / more, than) / SUPERLATIVE (the, -est / most).
Complete the questions and answer them. Follow the “color code” to give the correct context.

1. A: What is the ______________________ place you know? (interesting)

B: ______________________ I know is ______________________.

2. A: What is ______________________ building you know? (tall)

B: ______________________ I know is ______________________.

3. A: Which is ______________________, the Sahara desert or the Gobi desert? (large)

B: The ______________________ is ______________________.

4. A: Who is ______________________, Lady Gaga or Madonna? (famous)

B: ______________________ is ______________________.

5. A: Which country has a ______________________ population, China or India? (large)

B: ______________________ has ______________________.

6. A: Which fruit has a ______________________ smell, bananas or a durians? (strong)

B: ______________________ have ______________________.

7. A: What is ______________________ problem in the world today? (big)

B: The ______________________ is ______________________.

8. A: Which is ______________________, Mount Everest or K2? (high)

B: ______________________ is ______________________.