Grammar study Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Comparative
Regular
Adjective
Safe
Near
Long

Superiority
Safer (than)
Nearer (than)
Longer (than)

1 syllable

2 syllables
ending in -y
2 or more
syllables

Equality
As safe as
As near as
As long as

Big
Hot

Bigger (than)
Hotter (than)

As big as
As hot as

Not so/as big as

Not so/as hot as

Easy
Busy

Easier (than)
Busier (than)

As easy as
As busy as

Not so/as easy as

Not so/as busy as

Difficult
Crowded

More difficult
(than)
More crowded
(than)

As difficult as
As crowded as

Not so/as difficult as

Not so/as crowded as

Safe
Near
Long

Superlative
(The) safest
(The) nearest
(The) longest

1 syllable

2 or more
syllables

Not so/as safe as

Not so/as near as
Not so/as long as

Double consonant

Adjective

2 syllables
ending in -y

Inferiority

Double consonant
Big
Hot

(The) biggest
(The) hottest

Easy
Busy

(The) easiest
(The) busiest

Difficult
Crowded

(The) most difficult

(The most crowded

Irregular comparatives and superlatives

Adjective
Bad
Good
Little
Much/many
Autor: Lcia de Freitas Silva

Comparative
Worse (than)
Better (than)
Less (than)
More (than)

Superlative
The worst
The best
The least
The most
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Exercises

1. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with the comparative or the
superlative.
a. Joe is ____________________________________________________ (short) than Ed.
b. Ed is the __________________________________. (thin)
c. Joe is ______________________________ (thin) than Al.
d. Al has the _______________________ (colourful) clothes.
e. Al is ____________________________ (heavy) than Joe.
f. Ed is the __________________________________. (light)
g. Joe is ____________________________ (happy) than Ed.
h. Joe is ________________________________________________ (energetic) than Ed.

2. Choose the correct answer for each question.

a) Canada is big but Russia is __________________________ (biger/bigger/biggest).
b) Of all the sofas, this one is _____________________ (most nice/nicest/the nicest).
c) Diana was much taller _______________________________ Charles (so/as/than).
d) France is a long way away but Germany is even ____________________________
(farther/further/more far).
e) I'm not short. I'm just ____________________________ (that/than/as) tall as Hans.
f) This hamburger is bad, but that one is __________________ (worst/badder/worse).
g) She's beautiful, but her mother is ____________________________________
(most beautiful/beautifuller/more beautiful).
h) Andrew is just as rich ________________________________ (than/that/as) David.
i) The Hurt Locker was the ___________________ (better/best/worse) film this year.
j) This one is better ___________________________________ (to/than/as) that one.
Autor: Lcia de Freitas Silva

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