Good, better, the best

Let us never rest

Till our good is better
And our better’s best!
Bad, worse, the worst
Try not to get lost
To make your bad worse
And your worse to be the worst!

COMPARATIVES
 Exercise 3
Complete the table with the right form of the adjective

Positive Comparative Superlative

famous more famous the most famous

favourite more favourite the most favourite
good better the best
important less important the least important
creepy creepier the creepiest
horrible more horrible the most horrible
easy easier the easiest
gloomy gloomier the gloomiest
interesting less interesting the least interesting
 Exercise 2
Put the adjectives in brackets in the right form

1. Ted is (tall)…
taller than Steve.

2. My dad is (old)…
older than my mum.
3. They are the (happy)…
happiestfamily in our town.

worse than her German.

4. Mary’s English is (bad)…

best football player in our class.

5. Nick is the (good)…

hottest day last year was 12 July.

6. The (hot)…
 Exercise 1
Compare

Model: Germany is big. China is bigger. Canada is the biggest.

1. The Dniester/the Dnipro/ the Danube (long)

2. Olives/crisps/prawns (salty)

3. Peaches/mangoes/kiwis (expensive)

4. Japan/Egypt/Spain (hot)
 EX.4 P.33 (LP)
1. A lemon is more bitter than an orange.
2. Olives are small. A kiwi fruit is bigger than an olive.
3. Apples are very common. Mangoes are more exotic
than apples.
4. Fruit is healthier than biscuits and cakes.
5. Pineapples are very expensive this year. Melons are
cheaper than pineapples.
6. Cheddar cheese isn’t very strong. It’s milder than
Parmesan or blue cheeses.