COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

*The comparative form of adjectives is used in comparing two people or two things. *The superlative form of adjectives is used in comparing three or more people/things.

FORM
With adjectives of one or two syllables we form the comparative by adding er and the superlative by adding est. Big bigger biggest

With adjectives of more than two syllables, we form the comparative with more and the superlative with the most.
expensive more expensive the most expensive

Note: We use (not)as + adjective + as to show that two people / things, etc are (not) similar.
Ramona is as happy as Raphael.

The man is not as happy as the girl.

as happy as

not as happy as

*Adjectives of one syllable that end in vowel + consonant, double the final consonant and add er/-est.

Fat

Fatter

Fattest

*Adjectives of two syllables that end in ly or y, change y to I and add er, -est.
Happy
Happier

Happiest

IRREGULAR FORMS
Adjective good bad little many Much/a lot of Comparative better worse less more more Superlative The best The worst The least The most The most

Ex.1 -Put in the adjective in bold from the first sentence into the second sentence in its correct form (comparative or superlative).
Example: I have a fast car, but my friend has a ______ car. Answer: I have a fast car, but my friend has a faster car.

1) This is a nice cat. It's much _____than my friend's cat. This is a nice cat. It's much nicer than my friend's cat. 2) Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is_______. Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is older . 3) This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is _______ exercise on the worksheet. This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is the most difficult exercise on the worksheet. 4) He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has ________hobby in the world. He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the most interesting hobby in the world 5) In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even_______ one last weekend. In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even better one last weekend.

6) School is boring, but homework is _________ than school. School is boring, but homework is more boring than school. 7) Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is ________ than skateboarding. Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is more dangerous than skateboarding. 8) This magazine is cheap, but that one is _________ . This magazine is cheap, but that one is cheaper.

9) We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even _________than ours. We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even smaller than ours.
10) Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the _______ joke I've ever heard. Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the funniest joke I've ever heard.

Ex.2 -Choose whether each sentence requires the comparative or superlative form:
1. There are 10 houses on our street. Our house is the ________ one. biggest bigger 2. My brother sings better than I do, but I play guitar ________ than he does. the best better 3. This is ________ song I have ever heard! better the best 4. Tom is ________ than I am. stronger the strongest 5. Out of all the students in our class, I am ________. the shortest shorter 6. Everyone says that my sister is ________ than I am. the best looking better looking 7. This is boring. Let's do something ________. the most interesting more interesting

Worked by: 1.SUADA MALIQATI 2.SILVANA ALIU 3.MALVINA TRESHNIKU