COMPARISONS

C O M PA R AT I V E A N D S U P E R L AT I V E
 ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE EXCEPTION
thick thicker thickest
1
neat neater neatest
brave braver bravest
2
ripe riper ripest
rusty
3 rustier rustiest shyer
itchy
itchier itchiest shyest
tan
4 tanner tannest grayer
fit
fitter fittest slower
careless
5
handsome more careless most careless
more handsome most handsome
good
6 bad better best
far worse worst
farther farthest
 thick 5

1 pretty 6 2

neat 1

3
handsome 2
4

naughty 3

5 bloody 4 6
 raw 2

1 chubby 6 2

tan 5

3
slim 4
4

itchy 3

5 rusty 1 6
 Who is more handsome?

Jose Michael

Jose is more handsome than Michael.

 Who is prettier?

YENIFER

ASHLEY

Yenifer is prettier than Ashley.

 Which is the best university in Peru?

San Marcos is better than UNCP university.

UNI is the best university in Peru.
 Who is the best soccer player?

Neymar is better soccer player than Cristiano.

Messi is the best soccer player in the world.

 Which car is the most expensive?
NISSAN HYUNDAI FERRARI
$28.000 $18.000 $246.000

Nissan is more expensive than Hyundai.

Ferrari is the most expensive car.

1 3 1. thirsty
2. dangerous
2 4 3. cloudy
4. expensive
5. quiet
6. thick
7. strong
5 6 7 8 8. clever
9. rusty
9 12 10. ripe
11. thin
10 11
12. classy
Adjective Comparative Superlative
thick thicker thickest
 
rusty rustier
  rustiest
careless more careless
  most careless
 
tan tanner tannest
 
lovely lovelier
  loveliest
bossy bossier
  bossiest
 
naughty
  naughtier naughtiest
 
raw rawer
  rawest
 
cloudy
  cloudier cloudiest
 
clever
  more clever
  most clever
 richer than his neighbors. (rich)
1. He is __________
younger than the grooms. (young)
2. The brides were much __________
intelligent to be taught. (intelligent)
3. He is too ___________
more clever than I thought him to be. (clever)
4. He is _____________
stronger she began to move about.
5. When the old woman became ___________
(strong)
better now. (good)
6. He is much ________
good to be true. (good)
7. The offer was too ________
greater success than I do. (great)
8. He fishes with _________
greatest playwright in English. (great)
9. Shakespeare is the __________
more than he could bear. (much)
10. The pain was ________
worst thing of all was that his son was rude to him. (bad)
11. The ________
best player of the two. (good)
12. Jane was the _______