comparative and superlative adjectives
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Prepared by: Jonida Tatazi Oldeta Cela Anxhela
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COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
Rules:
1. If an adjective has 1 syllable, we add –er in the comparative, and –est in the superlative
• E.g.: big- bigger- biggest
• Tom is bigger than Jerry.• Tom is the biggest.
2. If an adjective has 2 or more syllables, we add more in the comparative and most in superlative.
E.g.: beautiful- more beautiful- the most beautiful
Belle is more beautiful than Beast.Belle is the most beautiful.
There are a few exceptions:
Bad- worse- worst
Good- better- best
• Little (size) – smaller- smallest
• Far (place + time) – further- furthest
• Far ( place) – farther- farthest
• Late (time) – later- latest
• Late (order) – latter- lattest
• Near (place) – nearer- nearest
• Near (order) – next ( superlative)
• Old (people and things) – older- oldest
• Old ( people) – elder- eldest
• Much- more- most
• Little- less- least
• There is little milk left in the bottle.• We bought less milk yesterday.• The child refused to drink the
least milk.
Bad Worse Worst
Other adjectives
• Tall- taller- the tallest. • Ed is tall.• Ed is taller than Joe.• Joe is taller than Al.• Ed is the tallest.
fastfaster
fastest
large larger largest
Mount Snowdon is the lowest mountain.
Mount Fuji is higher than Mount Snowdon.
Mount Everest is the highest mountain.
The river Danube is the shortest river. The river Amazon is
longer than the river Danube.
The river Nile is the longest river.
John's car cost £15,000 Jane's car cost
£25,000 Bill's car cost £55,000
John's car is the least expensive car. It's the cheapest car.
John's car was less expensive than Jane's car. It's cheaper than Jane's car. Bill's car is the most
expensive car.
The bird’s voice was loud.The dog’s voice was louder than
the bird’s.Mark’s voice was the loudest of
them all.
sad sadder the saddest
Sad Sadder The saddest
Happy Happier The happiest
Choose the correct answer:
1. The children in the 1st picture are happier than the child in the 2nd picture. 2. The child in the 2nd picture is happier than the children in the 1st picture.
1. In the 1st picture it is colder than in the 2nd picture.
2. In the 2nd picture it is colder than in the 1st picture.
1. In the 1st picture it is hotter than in the 2nd picture.
2. In the 2nd picture it is hotter than in the 1st picture.
The comparative of lovely is:
• loveliest• lovelier• more lovely• most lovely
Which is the superlative of difficult:
• 1. more difficult• 2. difficult• 3. difficulty• 4. most difficult
Choose the best answer:
• Mary is __________ than Max.
• a.quicker• b.quickest• c.more quicker• d.most quicker
• Mike played __________ than any other player on the team.
• a.better• b.best• c.more better• d.most better
• Of all the students in the class, Max studied the __________.
• a.more hard• b.most hard• c.harder• d.hardest
• Mark walked __________ in one hour than Steve did in three hours.
• a.more far• b.most far• c.farther• d.farthest
• Of all the girls in my English class, Maria dances the __________.
• a.better• b.best• c.well• d.most bestest