adjectives: comparative and superlative
- Complete the chart with the comparatives and superlatives:
Adjective Comparative Superlative
long longer than the longest
fast – faster than- the fastest
pretty- prettier- the prettiest
beautiful more beautiful than- the most beautiful
ugly- uglier than-the ugliest
thin- thinner- the thinnest
fashionable -more fashionable than-the most fashionable - Write the comparative:
a. old -older f. good-better
b. strong -stronger g. large-larger
c. happy -happier h. serious-more serious
d. modern- moderner i. pretty-prettier
e. important-more important j. bad-worse - Complete the sentences with a superlative:
a. This building is very old. It’s the oldest building in the town.
b. It was a very happy day. It was the happiest day of my life.
c. It’s a very good film. It’s the best film I’ve seen.
d. It was a very bad mistake. It was the worst mistake in my life.
e. It was a very cold day. It was the coldest day of the year.
f. She’s a popular singer. She’s the most popular singer the country.
g. He’s a very boring person. He’s the most boring person I know.
h. This house is very big. It is the biggest house I’ve lived in.
i. My cousin is very tall. He is the tallest cousin I have.
j. Laura is a very pretty girl. She is the prettiest girl I know. - Choose the correct answer:
a. Tom’s car is as big as his friend’s.
b. Who is the shortest person in your family?
c. Who is the most independent person you know?
d. These sofas are more comfortable than ours.
e. My brother is the tallest in the class.
f. Is Jason’s dog older than yours?
g. Who is the best singer in the world?
h. We are younger than the rest of the class.
i. My hair is straighter than your hair.
j. He is the most popular singer in the world.
- Write the sentences in the correct order:
a. taller / than / Gary / Rick / is.
Gary is taller than Rick.
b. trousers / John / got / has / new / light.
John has got new light trousers.
c. Mary / clothes / likes / bigger
Mary like bigger clothes.
d. an / expensive / Rick / wearing / coat / is
Rick is wearing an expensive coat.
e. the / Carol / has / scarf / got / shortest
Carol has got the shortest scarf.
f. the / student / he / tallest / is
He is the tallest student.
g. actress / Mary / the / was / popular / most
Mary was the most popular actress.
h. He / the / was / footballer / best
He was the best footballer.
i. plays / than / better / you / Mary
Mary plays better than you.
j. father / is / your / than / stronger / mine
Your father is stronger than mine.
- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective in brackets:
a. Carol is as good as you at sport.
b. We like wearing the latest fashion.
c. These trousers are more comfortable than those jeans.
d. She is happier now than he was last year.
e. You are the prettiest girl in class.
f. My grandma is older than my grandpa.
g. The red dress is the most attractive in the shop.
h. I always tell the funnest jokes.
i. Your hair is curlier than my hair.
j. My hair is shorter than yours.