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domingo, 24 de junio de 2012

COMPARISON COMPARATIVE & SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES


9th  COURSE

 

COMPARISON COMPARATIVE & SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES 
Comparative degree –     comparing two things or persons.   

Superlative degree –     comparing three or more things or persons. 

Positive 
 Comparative 
 Superlative 
large 
 larger 
 largest 
horrible 
 more horrible 
 most horrible 

How to compare adjectives 

1.       Add er and est to short adjectives of one syllable (sometimes two syllables) 

Positive 
 Comparative 
 Superlative 
short 
 shorter 
 shortest 
great 
 greater 
 greatest 
small 
 smaller 
 smallest 
old 
 older 
 oldest 

2. If a short adjective ends with consonant and y, change the y to i and add er and est
Positive 
 Comparative 
 Superlative 
lucky 
 luckier 
 luckiest 
heavy 
 heavier 
 heaviest 
happy 
 happier 
 happiest 
silly 
 sillier 
 silliest 
ugly 
 uglier 
 ugliest 

3. If a short adjective ends with e, add er and st
Positive 
 Comparative 
 Superlative 
little 
 littler 
 littlest 
fine 
 finer 
 finest 

4. Put more(less) and most(least) in front of longer adjectives (with two or more syllables) to show comparison. 
Positive 
 Comparative 
 Superlative 
appealing 
 less appealing 
 least appealing 
remarkable 
 more remarkable 
 most remarkable 
beautiful 
 more beautiful 
 most beautiful 
alert 
 more alert 
 most alert 
Some adjectives are irregular adjectives and don't follow thee rules. They change form considerably from one degree to the next. You need to study these changes carefully in order to recognize them easily. 
LIST OF IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES.

Positive 
 Comparative 
 Superlative 


bad 
 worse 
 worst 


far 
 further 
 furthest 


far 
 farther 
 farthest 


good 
 better 
 best 


many 
 more 
 most 


little 
 less 
 least 


old 
 elder 
 eldest 


well (healthy) 
 better 
 best 


Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Table 
Tall Small
Large
Slow
Fast
Old
Cheap
Long
Short
Safe
High
 
Taller
Smaller
Larger
Slower
Faster
Older
Cheaper
Longer
Shorter
Safer
Higher
 
The tallest
The smallest
The largest
The slowest
The fastest
The oldest
The cheapest
The longest
The shortest
The safest
The highest
 
Big
Hot
Wet
Sad
Thin 

Fat 
Bigger
Hotter
Wetter
Sadder
Thinner 

Fatter 
The biggest
The hottest
The wettest
The saddest
The thinnest 

The  fattest 
Pretty
Easy
Early
Healthy
Friendly
Busy
Sunny
Dirty
Dry
Hungry
 
Prettier
Easier
Earlier
Healthier
Friendlier
Busier
Sunnier
Dirtier
Drier
Hungrier
 
The prettiest
The easiest
The earliest
The healthiest
The friendliest
The busiest
The sunniest
The dirtiest
The driest
The hungriest
 
Comfortable
Boring
Interesting
Expensive
Dangerous
Popular
Common
Generous
Difficult
 
More comfortable
More boring
More interesting
More expensive
More dangerous
More popular
More common
More generous
More difficult
 
The most comfortable
The most boring
The most interesting
The most expensive
The most dangerous
The most popular
The most common
The most generous
The most difficult
 
EXERCISE  1: 
Fill in the gaps with the comparative form of the adjectives given. 
1.  A rock is    than a leaf. (heavy)
2. Our house is than yours. (big)
3. The princess is than the witch. (beautiful)
4. Tom is a student than Mary. (good)
5. Bicycles are than motorbikes. (safe)
6. July is than January. (hot)
7. A lion is than a cat. (dangerous)
8. Helen is than Mary. (happy) 
9. Computers are than telephones. (expensive)
10. I think golf is than football. (boring) 
EXERCISE  2: 
Complete the following sentences. Use the COMPARATIVE FORM of one of these adjectives. Use each word only once. Add 'than' if necessary. 
GOOD 
INTERESTING
IMPORTANT
FAT 
HIGH 
LAZY 
INTERESTED 
EASY 
OLD 
DIFFICULT
1.   My exam results are good. They are  last year. 
I think that speaking is  writing. I don't find speaking difficult. 
3.  It is  to be healthy than wealthy. 
4.  Mount Everest is    than Mont Blanc. 
5.  I am eating too much. I am much  I was last month. 
6.  This exercise is very easy. Can you give me something 
7.  My mother is 42 but my father is much . He's 73. 
8.  Julietta never goes out. She's  in studying for university. 
9.  His first book was boring but this one is 
10. Robert is  anyone I know. He never lifts a finger to work. 
EXERCISE  3 
Fill in the gaps with the superlative form of the adjectives given. 
 1. It is the shop in town. (large)
2. Monday is the day of the week. (bad)
3. Ben was the     person in his family. (noisy)
4. Sam is the in the     class. (popular)
5. Which is the     subject at school? (difficult)
6. Jim is the    player in the football team. (good)
7. Elephants are the animals. (heavy)
8. Let's pick the     apple of the tree. (big)
9. Mary is the    girl in the class. (thin)
10. That is the    sofa in our house. (comfortable) 
EXERCISE  4 

The City and the Country 
David: How do you like living in the big city? 

Maria: There are many things that are__________ better than living in the country! 

                                                                  GOOD 
David: Can you give me some examples? 

Maria: Well, it certainly is __________________ than the country. There is so much more to do and see! 

                                                  INTERESTING 

David: Yes, but the city is________________________ than the country. 
                                          DANGEROUS 

Maria: That's true. People in the city aren't as open and friendly as those in the countryside. 


David: I'm sure that the country is  _____________________, too! 
                                                                 RELAXED 

Maria: Yes, the city is _____________than the country. However, the country is much slower than the city. 

                                              BUSY 

David: I think that's a good thing! 

Maria: Oh, I don't. The country is so slow and boring! It's much __________________ than the city. 

                                                                                                                 BORING 
David: How about the cost of living? Is the country cheaper than the city? 

Maria: Oh, yes. The city is more expensive than the country. 


David: Life in the country is also much healthier than in the city. 

Maria: Yes, it's cleaner and less dangerous in the country.    But, the    city is so much more   exciting. It's    


faster,  ______________  and _________________ than the country. 
                     CRAZY                                 FUN 

David: I think YOU are crazy for moving to the city. 

Maria: Well, I'm young now. Maybe when I'm married and have children I'll move back to the country.


EXERCISE  5 

READING EXERCISE FOR COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES 
Yesterday my brother and I went to see a football game.  We  watched our two favorite teams, the Eagles and the Hawks.   It was the second week of the season and the day was much ____________ (COLD)  than the week before.  We were excited because I love  the Hawks and he loves the Eagles.  
The seats were good, but I wanted something _____________ (CLOSE) to the  field.  However, we sat and enjoyed the game.  Well, we  enjoyed it until we started arguing.  The problem with my brother and I is that we both think our team is _________(GOOD)  than the  other team.  He always says to me that the Eagles are ______(FAST),  ___________(STRONG), and _____________(SMART) than the Hawks.  I never agree.  On this  day, he was wrong.  The Hawks played a lot ________(GOOD) than the  Eagles.  They looked __________( STRONG) and __________(TOUGH ) than the Eagles.  
One thing I didn’t like was that the food and drinks were much  ______________________(EXPENSIVE)  than other places, and tasted much _______________(BAD).  I  was surprised that a hotdog and a drink cost $7.  Also, the  hotdog was _______________(SMALL) than normal hotdogs.  So I was a little sad  about my meal, and hoped to get something _______________(TASTY)  after the  game.  But I was happy because the Hawks beat the Eagles by  15 points. 
Driving home I talked about how much ___________(GOOD) my team was  than the Eagles.  My brother was getting angry and I noticed  he was driving a lot __________(FAST) than usual.  We were lucky he didn’t  crash.  Finally he saw a police car so he started to drive ______________ (SLOW).  So we made it home safe and overall it was a great day.  Although we fight, it is a lot _______________ (FUN) going to games  with my brother than anyone else.     
EXERCISE 6:


Write the superlatives 

OLD 

SHORT 

SMART 

BIG 

LONG 

SAD 

LARGE 

RED 

CUTE 

SMALL 

FAST 

WET 

LAZY 

HAPPY 

EASY 

SILLY 

PRETTY 

DIRTY 

NOISY 

HEAVY 

FUNNY 

BEAUTIFUL

STUPID 

INTELLIGENT 

BORING 

FAMOUS 

CAREFUL 

DELICIOUS 

MODERN 

DANGEROUS 


EXERCISE 7: 

MIXED   COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE. 

1. A car is ____________________than (expensive) a bicycle. 
2. Tokyo is________________________(large) city in the world. 
3. An elephant is __________________ than (heavy)a horse. 
4. Spain is __________________ than (big) England. 
5. My car is_________________ than (bad)your car. 
6. Helen was the  ___________________(beautiful) woman in Greece. 
7.An aeroplane is__________________ (fast) than a plane. 
8. This exam is the __________________(difficult) of all 
9. Old people are _________________ than (intelligent) young people. 
10. Winter is than________________________ (cold) autumn. 
11. The_________________(hot) dessert of all is the Shara and it's in Africa. 
12. Germany is  _____________________(far) from home than France. 
13. My health is___________________(good) now than 5 years ago. 
14. I've got  _______________________(little) money than you but I don't mind. 
15. Chinese is the _______________(difficult) language in the world. 
16. Valencia played _____________(bad) yesterday than last week. 
17. Cats are not ____________________ (intelligent) as dogs. 
18. I think you must tell me the ___________(good) way to do it, or it will take me ages to finish. 
19.- I feel _______________(bad) than yesterday. I need a rest. 
20. Who is _____________________(talkative) person in class? 
21. You look much____________________(good) than yesterday 
22. The ____________(bad) thing you can do near a fierce dog is to be afraid. 
23. She's the ______________(careful) girl in the class. She has never broken anything. 
24. Indian cooking has some of the ________________(hot) dishes in the world. 
25. Who is _______________(beautiful) , Madonna or Sophia Loren ?. 
27. Living in Paris is ___________________(expensive) than living in Valencia. 
28. Anne is the_______________(clever) person I know. She learns everything immediately. 
EXERCISE  8 

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVE 

Use the adjectives in the box once only to fill the gaps. ("X2" means you use it twice.) 

BAD    CLEAN    FAR    BIG X2 DANGEROUS    GOOD    CHEAP   EXPENSIVE    LUXURIOU

1 The distance from Sydney to Madrid is ________________ than the distance from New 
York to London. 
2 David's kitchen is very dirty. Mine is much ________________ . 
3 That film was terrible. In fact, it's ________________ film I've ever seen. 
4 Generally speaking, the coffee in Spain and Italy is ________________ than the coffee 
you get in Britain. 
5 Riding a motorbike is ________________ than driving a car. 
6 Clare's apartment is just as ________________ as Michael's. 
7 One night at The Ritz is ________________ than a week in The Holiday Inn. 
8 Rolls Royce make some of ________________ cars in the world. 
9 If you buy ________________, you won't get the best. 
10 The aquarium in Valencia is ________________ in Europe. 
EXERCISE  9 

ADJECTIVES – WORKSHEET ON COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS

Adjective 
Comparative 
Superlative 
Adjective 
Comparative 
Superlative 
Light (1) 
Lighter (than…) 
the lightest 
important 


scary 


interesting 


amazed 


large 


bad 


late 


thin 


low 


bored 


narrow 


boring 


nervous 


brave 


nice 


busy 


deep 


carefully 


old 


cheap 


orange 


greyish 


outraged 


close 


political 


good 


simple 


dangerous 


sleepy 


dark 


small 


difficult 


surprising 


dirty 


hungry 


early 


sweet 


easy 


tall 


enjoyable 


terrible 


friendly 


tired 


funny 


wide 


good 


thin 


hard 


useful 


heavy 


useful 


honest 


useless 


hot 


white 



EXERCISE 10: 
(Ex 3.) 
Choose the correct form in the following sentences. 
  Yester Yesterday we played our (worse, worst) concert. 
2.
I am (more hungrier, hungrier) now. 
3.  Who is the (shorter, more shorter, most short, shortest) of the four sisters? 
4.  Is this the (best, better, more better, most best ) value that you have? 
5.  John is the (most happiest, happiest) kid I know. 
EXERCISE 11: 


e.g.    She can swim faster than me. (fast)                  
We all went to bed very late, but Kathy went to bed the latest. (late)  
1.  It was  driving I have ever seen. (good) 
2.  Peter sang than all the others. (loud) 
3.  The holiday wasn't the one we had last year. (expensive) 
4.  She's a good student. She works  than the others. (carefully) 
5.  Would you play  please? I'm trying to sleep. (quietly) 
6.  My mother wakes up  than me. (early) 
7.  I tried  than last time, but still I didnft manage to pass the exam. (hard) 
8.  They are all good singers, but Aliki can sing the . (well) 
9.  We all swam very far, but Manuel swam the . (far) 
10. I can jump  than you. (high) 
EXERCISE 12: 

Comparative and Superlative Adjective Exercise 

Use the adjectives in the box once only to fill the gaps. ("X2" means you use it twice.) 
bad                  clean                            far                    expensive 
big X2             dangerous                     good                 cheap 
                       luxurious 

The distance from Sydney to Madrid is ________________ than the distance from New York to London. 
David's kitchen is very dirty. Mine is much ________________ . 
That film was terrible. In fact, it's ________________  film I've ever seen. 
Generally speaking, the coffee in Spain and Italy is ________________  than the coffee you get in Britain. 
Riding a motorbike is ________________  than driving a car. 
Clare's apartment is just as ________________ as Michael's. 
One night at The Ritz is ________________ than a week in The Holiday Inn. 
Rolls Royce make some of ________________ cars in the world. 
If you buy ________________, you won't get the best. 
The aquarium in Valencia is ________________ in Europe. 
EXERCISE 13: 
Now, choose the correct answer: 
 a) I think Hanna is .................. Laura. 
 a best student 
 a better student than 
 best student 

b) I think that Greta ........................Rachel. 
 isn't as attractive as 
 is most attractive as 
 is the most attractive 

c) In my opinion, Laura is ........................of the girls. 
 the most clever 
 the cleverest 
 more clever than 

d) As I see it, Greta's job must be ................. 
 the more difficult 
 as difficult as 
 the most difficult 

e) I think Hanna must be ........................the rest of the girls. 
 funnier than 
 the funniest 
 more funny 
 EXERCISE 14: 

Let's Learn Comparatives  Listening to this Song 
Deeper Than The Holler
Well I've heard those city singers singin 'bout how they can love 
the oceans  the stars above 
Well I come from the country and I know I ain't seen it all 
But I heard that ocean salty and the stars they sometimes fall 
But that would not do justice to the way I feel for you 
So I have to sing this song about all the things I knew 
My love is  the holler,  the river 
 the pine trees growin' tall upon the hill 
My love is  the snowflakes that fall in late December 
And honest as a robin on a springtime window sill 
And  the song of a whippoorwill 
From the backroads to the broadway shows there's a million miles between 
There's a least a million love songs that people love to sing 
And every one is different and every one's the same 
This is just another way of sayin' the same thing 
My love is  the holler,  the river 
 the pine trees growin' tall upon the hill 
My love is  the snowflakes that fall in late December 
And honest as a robin on a springtime window sill 
And  the song of a whippoorwill 
My love is  the holler,  the river 
 the pine trees growin' tall upon the hill 
My love is  the snowflakes that fall in late December 
And honest as a robin on a springtime window sill 
And  the song of a whippoorwill 
A whippoorwill 

EXERCISE N. 15 
CHOOSE  THE RIGHT COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES 
Q1 - It's better ____ I thought. 
as  then          than          like 
            
Q2 - Brazil is _____ England. 
biger than                        bigger as bigger than          biger as 

Q3 - She is _____ in the class 
the best                best                      better than          as good as 

Q4 - I'm not as successful ___ she is. 
as                         like                       than          then 

Q5 - It was ______ expensive restaurant I've ever been to
more                    the more              most         the most 

Q6 - I'd like some ____ information
farther                 further                 Either could be used here. 

Q7 - It's ____ art collection in Europe. 
finer                     finest                    the finer               the finest 

Q8 - It was ____ than I was expecting. 
cheaper               cheapest              Either could be used here. 

Q9 - This is the ______ kitchen I've ever seen. 
dirtiest                        dirtiest                        Either could be used here. 

Q10 - Which is ____ of the two? 
more difficult           most difficult           Either could be used here. 

Q11 - She finished ____ than everyone else. 
more quickly            quicker                       Either could be used here. 

Q12 - The underground is ____ buses. 
more expensivemost expensive           the most expensive more expensive than 

Q13 - The plane would be _____ than the coach. 
more quickly            quicker                       Either could be used here. 

Q14 It was ____ test I have ever done. 
the most hard      the hardest          Either could be used here. 

Q15 - There were ____ people at the game than expected. 
most                            more                           many 
                
Q16 - The _____ difficult thing was communication. 
more           most            It depends on how many things there were. 
Q17  The blue car is ______ than the red car. 
a.- more fast              b.-more faster                        c.-faster          d-fast 
Q18.- This is _______ than that one. 
a.- more interesting   b.-interestinger          c.-more interest    d. interesting 
Q19.- Mt. Everest is _____ than Mt Fuji. 
a.-more high              b- highest                   c.-higher                     d.-  more higher 
Q20.- This is the ______ shirt in the store. 
a.- expensivest           b.- most expensive     c. most expensiver   d.-more expensiver 
Q21.- The Mona Lisa is one of the ______ paintings in this museum
a.-more beautifuler   b. most beautiful        c.-beautifuler             d.- most beauty 
Q22.- The Lut Desert in Iran is the ______ place in the world as of 2005. 
a.- hottest                   b.- hotter                    c.- most hot                d.-more hottest 
Q23.- Antarctica is the _______ place on earth. 
a.-coldest                    b.- more colder          c.- most coldest          d.-most colder 
Q24.- Bob is ______ than Mike
a.- most knowledgeable        b. more knowledgeable         c. more knowledge 
Q25.- Michael Jordan is the  _______ basketball player. 
a.- most best              b.- best                       c.- most better                       d.- more better 
Q26.-This soup is _______ than that soup
a.- most delicious       b.-more deliciouser    c.- deliciouser             d.-more delicious 
Q27.- A tiger is _________ than a cat. 
a.- more strong          b .- strongest              c.- more stronger       d.-stronger 
Q28.- A cow is ______ than a puppy
a.- hungrier                b.- more hungrier      c.- hungriest               d,- more hungry 
Q29.- Albert Einstein was _______ than me
a.- intelligenter          b.- intelligent              c.- most intelligent     d.- more intelligent 
Q30.- This is the ______ movie I've ever seen. 
a.- more bore             b.-  most boring          c.- boring                    d.- boringest 
Q31.- A kitten is _______ than a puppy
a.- cuter                      b.- more cuter                        c.- most cuter             d.- cute 
Q32.- This is the ______ book in the store. 
a.- worse                    b.-most bad                c.- baddest                  d.- worst 
Q33.- A mouse is _________ than a lion
a.- weaker                  b.- weakest                 c.- more weak                        d.- more weaker 
Q34.- Some governments are ________ than others. 
a.- most bad               b.- more worse           c.- more bad               d.- worse 
Q35.- Sugar is ________  than salt. 
a.- more sweet                       b.- sweeter                 c.- more sweeter        d.- sweetest 
Q36.- That was the __________ exam I had all semester
a.- more difficult        b.- difficultest             c.- most difficult         d.-most difficultest 
Q37.- Some sports are ________ than others
a.-  more excite          b.- most exciting        c.- more exciting        d.-excitinger 
Q39.- Water is _______ than tequila
a.- healthier               b.- more healthier      c.- most healthy         d.-healthiest 
Q40.- Oxygen is the __________ natural resource
a.- cheapest                b.- most cheap                       c.- more cheapest      d.- more cheaper 
Q41.- Elvis Presley is ______ than me. 
a.- more popular        b.- popularer              c.- more popularer     d.- most popular 
Q42.- This is the ________ meal on the menu
a.-most nutritiousest  b.-nutritiousest           c.- more nutritious     d.- most nutritious 
Q43.- Some children are __________ than others
a.-more louder                       b.- most loud              c.- louder                    d.- loudest 
Q44.- I live in the ________ city in the world
a.- comfortablest       b.- most comfortablest    c. most comfortable     d.-more comfortable 
Q45.- A desert is ________ than a jungle
a.- more drier            b.- more driest                       c.- drier                      d.- more dry 
Q46.- A blue whale is the ________ animal in the world
a.- heaviest                 b.-  most heavy           c.- most heaviest        d.- heaver 
Q47.- Sometimes email is ______ than a telephone
a.- most convenient          b.- more convenientest   c.- more convenient        d.-                convenienter 
EXERCISE N. 16 
EXERCISE   IN  CONTEXT 
EXERCISE FOR PRACTISING COMPARATIVE  AND SUPERLATIVE 
INSTRUCTIONS:  Use the above rules and examples to complete the following exercise 
SOLDIER:  Hi, mate!  Can't wait to get home.  I haven't been home for six months. 
SAILOR:     Well, I have been away from home much ________ than that. (long – Comp) 
SOLDIER:   Where do you live?  I live in Scotland. 
SAILOR:      Well, I live in Kent; it is a bit _____ than Scotland.( warm) 
SOLDIER:    Have you got a girlfriend or wife?  
SAILOR:       Yes, I have a girlfriend who wants to marry me, but she's ______ than me. (tall) 
SOLDIER:     Is she a lot ________ than you?   (tall) 
SAILOR:        Oh, yes.  10 centimeters. 
SOLDIER:     Well my girlfriend is much ________ than that  (taller) .  In fact she is ______ woman I know. (lanky) 
SAILOR:      My girlfriend's very tall, too.  Have you got a photo of your one?    
SOLDIER:         Yes, here it is.   My girlfriend is  ________ girl in the world  ( pretty- sup), but she is so lanky. 
SAILOR:        She reminds me of my girlfriend, but this woman has________ hair (curly).  Let me look _________(close)with my glasses.   Hmmmm!   This woman is definitely as pretty as my girlfriend!   Just a minute!  She is MY girlfriend, not YOUR girlfriend!  You're _______(mean- Super) scumbag I have ever met.  Get a girlfriend of your own! 
SOLDIER:    Are you sure she's your girlfriend?  Is her hair as dark as your girlfriend's?   
SAILOR:   Well, no, but she must have dyed it.  It's usually much _________ than that.   I have always preferred blondes. (blonder) 
SOLDIER:   Well, there you are, then.  She can't be your girlfriend - her hair's the wrong colour. 
SAILOR:    Maybe you're right, but she does look just like my Meg.  Sorry, mate.  Didn't mean to turn on you like that.  I'm not usually as touchy as that.  Look, here's a photo of Meg. 
SOLDIER:   Yes, she does resemble my Margaret a bit, but her hair is much ________(lighter –Comp) and she also looks_______ in the face (chubby).    (Thinks:  You must be __________(stupid) than you look!) 
SAILOR:  Yes.  You're right.  Well then, bye mate.  Nice to have met you. 
SOLDIER:  Bye, mate.  

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