One-syllable & two-syllable adjectives (ending in –er, -le, -y, -ow, -some) Comparative of superiority: adjective+er Jane is fatter than me Mark is faster than Jim Relative superlative: adjective+est Lily is the prettiest girl I’ve ever met Spelling rules consonant+vowel+consonan t  double the last consonant E.g fat fatter thinthinner consonant+y Complete the chart: good careful bad far little Adjectives of two or more syllables, -ed and –ing adjectives form their comparative and superlative with more and (the) most E.g awaremore awarethe most aware afraidmore afraidthe most afraid interestingmore interestingthe most interesting Alike, real, right, wrong and adjectives beginning with a- (afraid, ajar, alone, aware, ashamed, aghast, alert) take more and most When comparing two people, things, etc we use the better the best the most careful worse the worse farther the farthest less the least higher careful more tired musical stupid more expensive the lowest the most common ugly the nicest alert eager Complete the sentences with as or than: My sister is more beautiful ……………………… his Your dog is exactly the same age ………………………… mine, right? I always thought that Janet is far more intelligent ……………………… her brother I am younger ………………………… you, aren’t I? No, actually you are the same age …………………… I am And you are the same height ………………………… me Write the required information about the people below: Nobody is older than James James is 25 cm shorter than Mike Nobody is taller than Mike Angela is years older than Norma Nobody is younger than Norma Norma is years older than Mike Norma has just turned 20 Norma is 15 cm shorter than Mike Angela is forty years younger than James Angela is cm shorter than Norma Mike is 1m 90 tall Age: Name: Height: Age: Name: Height: Age: Name: Height: Age: Name: Height: ANSWERS High higher highest Ugly uglier ugliest Nice nicer nicest Narrow narrower narrowest Tired more tired most tired Musical more musical most musical Stupid more stupid most stupid Expensive more expensive Most expensive Alert more alert most alert Eager more eager most eager Abrupt more abrupt most abrupt Wanted more wanted most wanted Than As Than Than As As First person: Mike age 18 height 1m 90 Second person: Angela age 23 height 1m 75 Third person: James age 63 height 1m65 Fourth person: Norma age 20 height 1m75