Adjective

degrees
Adjective degrees

We use adjective degrees to describe someone or something in relation to

Adjective degrees
another person or thing or in relation to others of the same kind.

USE

COMPARATIVE FORM SUPERLATIVE FORM

Used to compare two people, Used to compare one person,
two things or two situations. one thing or one situation
with all the others.
Adjective degrees
Comparatives
FORMCOMPARATIVE
One syllable adjectives longer than
Most two syllable adjectives more careful than
Two syllable adjectives ending in -er,
cleverer than / more clever than
-le, -on, -ow – 2 forms adjectives
Two syllable adjectives ending in -y easier than
Three or more syllable adjectives more difficult than
good – better than
Irregular adjectives bad – worse than
far – farther / further than
• One-syllable adjectives that end in consonant, vowel, consonant (cvc),
double the consonant and add -er (e.g. fat - fatter)
• “than” can be omitted when the term of the comparison is implicit in the
sentence
Use the comparative form of the adjectives to complete
the sentences.

more popular (popular) than French ones.

1. English schools are ____________

easier (easy) than writing it.

2. Speaking a language is ________

thinner than (thin) she looks on TV.

3. Diana is ____________

more famous (famous) than Mike, who knows?

4. He may be ______________

longer than (long) her sister’s.

5. Kimberley’s hair is _____________

more careful (careful) with her looks than before.

6. She is ____________
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SUPERLATIVE

One syllable adjectives the longest

Most two syllable adjectives the most careful
Two syllable adjectives ending in -er,
the cleverest / the most clever
-le, -on, -ow – 2 forms adjectives
Two syllable adjectives ending in -y the easiest
Three or more syllable adjectives the most difficult
good – the best
Irregular adjectives bad – the worst
far – the farthest/ furthest
• One-syllable adjectives that end in consonant, vowel, consonant (cvc),
double the consonant and add -est (e.g. fat- fattest).
Write sentences with the words below. Use the superlative form
of the adjectives.

This///sister
That
Your
English
She be/ //be
be
be /young
great ///beautiful
expensive
/ /be world’s
commonNobel / /exchange
/ laptop girl
/ language
Prize / winner
in/ in
the programme
the
store
neighbourhood
spoken abroad

This is the world’s greatest exchange programme .

1.________________________________________
2._____________________________________.
That is the most expensive laptop in the store
3.______________________________________________.
Your sister is the most beautiful girl in the neighbourhood
She is the youngest Nobel Prize winner
4.__________________________________.
English is the most common language spoken abroad
5.______________________________________________.
Complete the sentences with the adjectives in the comparative
or superlative form.

good common bad cheap dangerous concerned

1. more common than one might think.

Many people study abroad. It is _____________

2. The cheapest place to stay is a hostel.

____________

3. more concerned about the food than about the accommodation.

She is ________________

4. _________
The worst problem one can have is to lose one’s luggage.

5. more dangerous than

Walking alone at night in a strange city can be ________________
during the day.

6. better than you might think.

Travelling alone can be ________