Comparatives are used to Superlatives are used for comparing one

compare two people or things. person or thing with every other member
of their group.

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES : ARE ADJECTIVES OR ADVERBS WHICH EXPRESS MORE.

i.e. fast faster than the fastest.

Tobby Susie

Mary
tall taller than the tallest
SOME IMPORTANT RULES TO REMEMBER! Tim
❑ Short vowel – double the last letter. Gina
e.g. fat fatter than the fattest
wet wetter than the wettest

❑ Two vowels or two consonants together – the last letter is not doubled.
e.g. clear clearer than the clearest
dark darker than the darkest

❑ Words that end with a y – drop the y and change it to ie.

e.g. sticky stickier than the stickiest
Luke
ugly uglier than the ugliest
Look at the picture and write sentences using the adjectives from the
❑ Words that end with an e –drop the e and add –er and –est.
box.
e.g. wise wiser than the wisest
white whiter than the whitest
Example: Tobby is taller than Luke.
❑ Words that can be broken up into more than two syllables – use more and most.
e.g. hor/ri/ble more horrible than the most horrible 1. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
fan/tas/tic more fantastic than the most fantastic
2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
❑ Words that end with ful - use more and most.
e.g. delightful more delightful than the most delightful 3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
careful more careful than the most careful
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5. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
bad worse than the worst
6. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
good better than the best
far further than the furthest 7. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
little less than the least 8. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
little smaller than the smallest
9. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
many more than the most
10. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B-Complete with comparative or superlative. A-Complete the sentences with the adjectives in their
correct form.
1. A car is............................................than (expensive) a bicycle.
1. You look much.........................(good) than yesterday
2. Tokyo is............................................ (large) city in the world.
2. The ..............................(bad) thing you can do near a fierce
3. An elephant is ............................................ than (heavy)a horse.
dog is to be afraid.
4. Spain is ............................................ than (big) England.
3. She's the ....................(careful) girl in the class. She has
5. My car is............................................ than (bad)your car.
never broken anything.
6. Helen was ............................................ (beautiful) woman in Greece.
4. Indian cooking has some of the ...................................(hot)
7.An aeroplane is ............................................ (fast) than a plane.
dishes in the world.
8. This exam is ............................................ (difficult) of all
5. Who is...................................................... (beautiful) ,
9. Old people are ............................................than (intelligent) young people.
Madonna or Sophia Loren ?
10. Winter is ........................................... than (cold) autumn.
6. He is the..............................(extravagant) teacher I know.
11. The..............................(hot) dessert of all is the Shara and it's in Africa.
He wears his hat even in class.
12. Germany is ...........................................(far) from home than France.
7. Living in Paris is ................................................(expensive)
13. My health is...........................................(good) now than 5 years ago.
than living in Valencia.
14. I've got ..........................(little) money than you but I don't mind.
8. Anne is the................(clever) person I know. She learns
15. Chinese is ...........................................(difficult) language in the world.
everything immediately.
16. Valencia played ....................................(bad) yesterday than last week.
9. I feel ..................................(bad) than yesterday. I need a
17. Cats are not ........................................... (intelligent) as dogs.
rest.
18. I think you must tell me .................. (good) way to do it, or it will take me ages
10. They say she is...............................(kind) woman on earth.
to finish.
11. The temperature is...............................(low) than usual.
19. Who is..................................................... (talkative) person in class?