one syllable tall + -er taller + -est tallest one syllable with the spelling consonant + single vowel + consonant: double the final consonant: fat fatter fattest big bigger biggest sad sadder saddest two syllables ending in: -y, -ly, + -er + -est happy happier/ more happy happiest/ most happy Note: Adjectives ending in '-y' like happy, pretty, busy, sunny, lucky etc: replace the -y with -ier or -iest in the comparative and superlative form busy busier busiest three syllables or more + adj most + adj more important more important most important expensive more expensive most expensive IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES These adjectives have completely irregular comparative and superlative forms: Adjective good bad little much far Comparative better worse less more further / farther Superlative best worst least most furthest / farthest Comparison Practice Sweden is (cold) Saudi Arabia An elephant is _(strong) a giraffe Math is _ (easy) Writing My brother runs _(fast) my sister My father is (old) my mother Pepper is _ (hot) salt The French teacher is _(good) the German teacher A computer is _ (expensive) a typewriter Hail is _ (bad) rain My city is _ (beautiful) city of all I’m _ (good) in math _ my sister Complete with the superlative The wale is _ (big) animal in the sea I’m (good) student in my class My friend is _ ( pretty) girl in this school Andy is _( old) member of the family My dad bought the (expensive) car My brother and I, we all have cars But mine is _(economic) Bill gates is one of (rich) man in the world I think that Michael Jackson isn’t (goo) singer Steve is (bad) liar I know Mary is (fat) person I've ever seen Of all the students in the class, Max is _(thin) Mary's house is _ (tall) of all the houses on the block Mont Everest is _( high) montain in the world This is the (sad) film I’ve ever seen Compare the animals How many sentences can you make? The words in the case can help you tall – heavy – dangerous – quick – pretty – thin – long – elegant – colourful – fierce - Fill in the blanks with comparative or superlative 1.The flat where I am living now isn’t _(large) the flat I had in Rio The bed-rooms are (small) the ones in the other flat The living-room is (big) the one in the other flat, but the kitchen is _ (dark) the other kitchen The bathroom is _ (clear) the one in the other flat But I like my flat in São Paulo very much, because it is in a _(good) district in town 2.Mr Paul Stevens has children Their names are Gregory, Nicholas, Glenda and Candice Gregory is _(old) of the four, but Nicholas is _ (tall) Gregory Candice is _(young) of the four, and Glenda is (pretty) Candice Gregory is (organized) Nicholas Nicholas and Gregory play football very well, but Nicholas is (good) Gregory, because he is (fast) Gregory Glenda is (funny) of the four and her marks are _(bad) Anyway, I think they are _ (nice) family in the city 3.Carol thinks Math’s is _ (easy) Portuguese, and she considers English _(good) subject at school She also thinks that History is _ (important) Geography, and, for her, _ (bad) subject is Sciences She believes that History isn't (important) Art History because it is a general knowledge subject Carol’s marks in Math’s are _(good) her marks in English Her (good) mark is in History and she has (bad) marks in Sciences She thinks Sciences is (difficult) subject at school Women think that _(bad) of the house chores is washing There are women that consider ironing (difficult) cleaning, but my wife believes ironing isn’t (boring) cleaning Dusting is _ _(easy) polishing, and cooking is really (nice) gardening Watering plants is also (funny) darning In fact, women think that sewing is (relaxing) knitting Many women believe that setting tables is not (tiring) making beds Some women also think that serving tables is (hard) preparing meals For the women, in general (good) thing about house-chores is seeing the house tidy and organized 5.England, Italy and France are nice countries Italy is _ (pretty)England, and France is _ (lovely) of the three Italian people are considered to be (nice) French, but they aren’t (traditional) the English people The French cuisine is (good) the Italian food, and the English cuisine is considered to be (bad) of the three Going shopping in London is a must The shops there are (big) the ones in Paris and Rome, and the clothes are (cheap) the others 6.What you prefer - reading a book or watching a film based on a book? Some people think the book is always _ (good) the film, because the book has got more details Some people think books aren’t _ (attractive) films, because you can’t see the characters and they aren’t _ (colorful) I think watching a film is (nice) because you go out of home, see people and have a good time