 We use comparative adjectives to compare

two people,animals,things,places,etc:

 Londonis crowded,but New York is more

crowded.
 My brother is taller than my father.
Form

1.We add –er to an adjective that 2.We double the last letter and add –er to
has one syllable: some adjectives that end in
consonant+vowel+consomant:
Tall+er taller
Big+g+er bigger
Fast +er faster
Thin+n+er thinner

3.We add only –r to the 4.We remove y and add –ier to the
adjectives that end in e: adjectives that end in consonant+y:
Large+r larger Happy+ier happier
Late+r later Easy+ier easier

5.We use more before adjectives
taht have three or more syllables:
More beatiful,more comportable,
More cheerful,more
complicated,etc.
6.We usually use more before two-
syllable adjectives,but some two-
syllable and three-syllable adjectives
can take either more or –er:
Polite:politer or more polite
Clever:cleverer or more clever,etc.
 There are some irregular comparative
adjectives:
 Good better
 Bad worse
 Little less
 Far farther,further
 Much,many more
 We use superlative adjectives to compare
more than two people, animals, places, things,
etc.

 Tokyo is the most crowded city in Japan.

 Jack is the tallest boy in their class.
 This book is the best I have ever read.
FORM
1.We add –est to adjective that 2.We double the last letter and add –
has one syllable: est to some adjectives that end in
consonant+vowel+consonant:
Tall + est tallest
Big+g+est biggest
Fast +est fastest
Thin+n+est thinnest
3.We add only –st to the 4.We remove y and add –iest to the
adjectives that end in e: adjectives that end in consonant+y:
Large+st largest Happy+iest happiest
Late+st latest Easy+iest easiest

5.We use most before adjectives
that have three or more syllable:
Most beatiful,most
comportable,most cheerrful,most
comlicated,etc.
6.We usually use most before two-
syllable adjectives,but some two-
syllable and three-syllable
adjectives can take either most or
–est:
Polite:politest or most polite
Clever:cleverest or most clever,etc.
 There are some irregular comparative
adjectives:
 Good best
 Bad worse
 Little least
 Far farhest,furthest
 Much,many most
 We always use the before superlative
adjectives:the most beatiful girl, the
shortest tree,the best team,etc.
1)Catherine Zeta Jones is prettier (pretty)than Meg
Ryan.
2)Friends are ………….. (important)tajn family.
3)Pop music is …………. (popular) music of all.
4)Books are …………………. ( interesting) than films.
5)Japanese is ………………(easy)language in the world.
6)Kittens are ……………….(cute) than puppies.
7)A holiday by the sea is ……………….(good) than a
holiday in teh mountains.
8)Ronaldinh is ……………… (talented)footbaall player.
9)Crocodiles are………….(dangerous)animals of all.
10)Monkeys are …………….(intelligent) than dogs.
 1)prettier
 2)more important than
 3)the most popular
 4)more interesting
 5)the easiest
 6)cuter than
 7)better
 8)the most talented
 9)the most dangerous
 10)more intelligent
 Jim
I’m twenty years old.I’m not a
good basketball player.I’m 1,70
metre tall.I start school at 9.I’m
a careful driver.I’m not very
patient.I’m not a good
dancer.I’m intelligent.
Jack
I’m eighteen years old.I’m a
good basketball player.I’m 1.81
metre tall.I start school at 9.30.I
study hard.I have got a lot of
money.I’m a good dancer.I’m
nor very intelligent.

Write sentences about these people.Use a comparative +than:

1.Jim is older than Jack
2.Jack is a better basketball player than Jim.
3.Jack is……………………………………………………….
4.Jİm starts………………………………………………..
5.Jack studies…………………………………………………..
6.Jack has………………………………………………………
7.Jim is a………………………………………………………..
8.Jack is ………………………………………………..
9.Jack is a…………………………………………………….
10.Jim is……………………………………………………..
 1)Jim is older than Jack.
 2)Jack is a better basketball player than Jim.
 3)Jack is taller than Jim.
 4)Jİms starts school earlier than Jack.
 5)Jack studies harder than Jİm.
 6)Jack has more than Jim.
 7)Jİm is a more careful than Jack.
 8)Jack is more patient than Jim.
 9)Jack is a better dancer than Jim.
 10)Jim is more intelligent than Jack.
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