COMPARISON

DEGREES (1) POSITIVE - ADJECTIVE (ADJECTIVE)+ER Hes as tall as his brother A car isnt as fast as a plane This is more expensive He is older Its the most wonderful place Were the youngest

(2) COMPARATIVE - MORE (ADJECTIVE)

(3) SUPERLATIVE - MOST (ADJECTIVE) (ADJECTIVE)+MOST

Irregular Comparative and Superlative Forms Positive good bad little far Comparative better worse less farther further Superlative best worst least farthest furthest

TRANSFORM THE SENTENCES AS IN THE EXAMPLE:

1.- Susan is not as pretty as her sister. Her sister is prettier than Susan. 2.- Dogs arent as aggressive as cats. 3.- Peter doesnt sing as well as Tom. 4.- My house is not as far as yours. 5.- Tests arent as difficult as exams. 6.- I dont work as hard as you. 7.- You arent as intelligent as your brother 8.- A chair isnt as comfortable as a sofa. 9.- Cats arent as noisy as dogs. 10.- A bag of feathers isnt as heavy as a bag of lead. 11.- Buses arent as fast as cars. 12.- The film wasnt as interesting as the book. 13.- Turtles arent as slow as snails. 14.- On the road, snow isnt as dangerous as ice. 15.- Todays exercise wasnt as difficult as yesterdays. 16.- A horse isnt as strong as an ox. 17.- Villages arent as big as towns. 18.- Towns arent as quiet as villages. 19.- The others werent as tired as we were. 20.- You arent as pessimistic as your friend. 21.- Your hair isnt as curly as mine. 22.- Water isnt as thick as oil. 23.- Norway isnt as warm as Italy. 24.- Susan isnt as shy as her sister.

SUPERLATIVES

1.- The car I am driving is very fast. Its the fastest car I have ever driven. 2.- In this museum there is a very valuable painting. Its the most valuable painting in the museum. 3.- In the orchestra, the other musicians arent as good as he is. Hes the best musician of the orchestra.

4.- In the periodic table, the rest of metals arent as heavy as this is. 5.- These exercises I am doing are extremely difficult. 6.- I have never met such a shy person as Tom. 7.- In the market you cant find a material as flexible as this. 8.- The book I am reading is very interesting. 9.- This is the first time I have seen such a big animal. 10.- In my family, nobody sings as bad as me. 11.- John is a very reliable friend. 12.- I have never eaten such a delicious dish. 13.- A washing machine is a very good invention. (all times) 14.- Pluto is very far in the Solar System. 15.- My last holiday wasnt enjoyable at all. (my life)

REMEMBER: HALF/TWICE/THREE TIMES, ETC

AS MUCH/MANY AS

FILL THE GAPS WITH THE RIGHT FORM OF THE ADJECTIVE: 1.- My house is much (small) .................................... yours. So I dont have (much) ........................ room ....................... you have to invite friends. 2.- If I had ( many) ............................... problems ....................... he has, I would go mad. 3.- This is (good) ................................... car Ive ever had. Perhaps it was (expensive) ............................. my previous car, but it uses (little) ............................. petrol and breaks down on (few) ........................ occasions .......................... most other cars. 4.- If you want to get (thin) ........................... , you should eat (few) ............................. calories. For example vegetables. They are (little) ..................................... fattening food. 5.- I finished my homework (soon) ........................... I expected, so I had (much) ............................ free time ....................... other days. 6.- The weather is much (cold) ......................... these days. But (bad) ..................................... is to come. February is usually (cold) ............................ month of the year. 7.- (good) ............................. way to improve your English is to read (much) .................................. you can. 8.- Oranges are usually (cheap) ............................... fruit in winter. However, they are rather (expensive) .................................. in other seasons. 9.- My phone bill is usually 100. This month I have paid 198. It was nearly twice (much) ................................................. as the rest of the times. 10.- Your dictation is quite good this time. In fact, youve had half (many) .......................... mistakes .........you usually have. 11.- People should be (careful) ............................ when driving in the rain. There would be (few) ............................. accidents. 12.- According to the latest news, this year has had (low) .............................. rate of unemployment in recent years. 13.- I cant understand. If she is (hard-working) ...................................... person in the firm, why does she get (less) .................................. money? 14.- In December, our firm has (high) ............................. increase in sales. Other months arent (good) .................................... In fact, summer is (bad) ................................ seasons as far as sales are concerned. 15.- I had to drive my car along (narrow) ........................... country road in the region. 16.- Id like to travel to (far) .................................... remote place in the world and forget about all my worries.

17.- (little) ...................................... important problem may turn out a disaster for you. 18.- If these scissors were (sharp) ....................................., Id cut out all these pictures (quickly) .................................................

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Cars are more aggressive than dogs Tom sings better than Tom Your house is farther than mine Exams are more difficult than tests You work harder than me Your brother is more intelligent than you A sofa is more comfortable than a chair Dogs are noisier than cats A bad of lead is heavier than a bag of feather Cars are faster than buses The book was more interesting than the film snails are slower than turtles On the road, ice is more dangerous than snow Yesterdays exercise was more difficult than todays An ox is stronger than a horse Towns are bigger than villages Villages are quieter than towns We were more tired than the others Your friend is more pessimistic than you My hair is curlier than yours Oil is thicker than water Italy is warmer than Norway Her sister is shyer than Susan

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