1. Comparatives and Superlatives

2. Long Adjective (more than one syllable)
Comparative ++
More + adjective
More beautiful
Superlative ++++
The most + adjective
The most beautiful
1. I was happier before.
2. He wrote the most beautiful poems.
3. She was more cheerful before.
4. They were the noisiest people in the room.
Short Adjective (one syllable)
Comparative ++
Adjective + er
warmer
Superlative ++++
The + adjective + est
The warmest

3. Less + adjective (+than) Less sunny
It was less sunny today.
He was the least friendly man I ever met.
It is less rainy here than in Germany.
All Adjectives
Comparative - -
Less + adjective (+than)
Less sunny
Superlative
The least + adjective
The least sunny

4. 1. It was as cloudy as Lille 2. It was as cold as Alaska
All Adjectives
cloudy
As + adjective + as
As cloudy as
1. It was as cloudy as Lille 2. It was as cold as Alaska

5. Adjectives ending in y: the y becomes an i Dry – drier - driest Short adjectives ending in vowel (o) + consonant (t) : the consonant is doubled Hot – hotter - hottest Short adjectives ending in e : you don’t double the e Large – larger - largest

6. Examples…
Quiet – quieter- quietest
Sunny- sunnier- sunniest
Clever – cleverer – cleverest
Gentle – gentler – gentlest
Irregular
Far : further – the furthest
Good : better – the best.
Bad : worse – the worst

7. Make these adjectives the superiority comparative
1) Hard
2) Clever
3) Big
4) Unaffordable

8. Fill in the gaps with the comparative form of the adjectives given.
Exercise :
Fill in the gaps with the comparative form of the adjectives given.
1.  A rock is  ______ than a leaf. (heavy)
2. Our house is _____ than yours. (big)
3. The princess is ________ than the witch. (beautiful)
4. Tom is a _____ student than Mary. (good)
5. Bicycles are ______ than motorbikes. (safe)
6. July is ______ than January. (hot)
7. A lion is _______ than a cat. (dangerous)
8. Helen is _____ than Mary. (happy)
9. Computers are _____ than telephones. (expensive)
10. I think golf is _____ than football. (boring)
Exercise :
Fill in the gaps with the comparative form of the adjectives given.
1.  A rock is  than a leaf. (heavier)
2. Our house is than yours. (bigger)
3. The princess is than the witch. (more beautiful)
4. Tom is a student than Mary. (better)
5. Bicycles are than motorbikes. (safer)
6. July is than January. (hotter)
7. A lion is than a cat. (more dangerous)
8. Helen is than Mary. (happier)
9. Computers are than telephones. (more expensive)
10. I think golf is than football. (more boring)

9. Fill in the gaps with the superlative form of the adjectives given.
1. It is the _____ shop in town. (large)
2. Monday is the ______ day of the week. (bad)
3. Ben was the ______ person in his family. (noisy)
4. Sam is the _____ student in the class. (popular)
5. Which is the ______ subject at school? (difficult)
6. Jim is the ______ player in the football team. (good)
7. Elephants are the ______ animals. (heavy)
8. Let's pick the ______ apple of the tree. (big)
9. Mary is the _____ girl in the class. (thin)
10. That is the ______ sofa in our house. (comfortable)
Fill in the gaps with the superlative form of the adjectives given.
1. It is the shop in town. (largest)
2. Monday is the day of the week. (worst)
3. Ben was the person in his family. (noisiest)
4. Sam is the in the class. (most popular)
5. Which is the subject at school? (most difficult)
6. Jim is the player in the football team. (best)
7. Elephants are the animals. (heaviest)
8. Let's pick the apple of the tree. (biggest)
9. Mary is the girl in the class. (thinnest)
10. That is the sofa in our house. (most comfortable)

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Ruchika
11/09/2015 ok