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Comparison of adjectives

SHORT adjectives positive tall big comparative taller bigger superlative the tallest the biggest

LONG adjectives (pridjevi koji imaju 3 ili vie slogova) positive comparative beautiful dangerous IZNIMKE positive GOOD BAD LITTLE MANY more beautiful more dangerous

superlative the most beautiful the most dangerous

comparative BETTER WORSE LESS MORE

superlative THE BEST THE WORST THE LEAST THE MOST

SPELLING -KOD NEKIH PRIDJEVA TREBA POSEBNO PAZITI KAKO SE PIU NPR. 1) happy happier the happiest (-y prelazi u i) 2) fat fatter the fattest (ponekad se dupla suglasnik) 3) nice nicer the nicest (izostavlja se zadnje slovo e koje se ne uje) Komparacija je zapravo usporeivanje, dakle, gleda se je li netko/neto bolji/vei/manji od nekoga/neega drugog. A mogu biti i jednaki. Jill is happy. Monica is happy.

Jill is happier THAN Monica. Jill is AS happy AS Monica. Jill is the happiest girl in the world.

EXERCISES positive comparative superlative

dirty smart pretty nice funny kind big

positive beautiful difficult important boring interesting hard-working patient

comparative

superlative

positive small hungry strong old thirsty wonderful short bad good

comparative

superlative

Put the adjectve in the comparative or superlative form. 1. My house is (big) than yours.

2.

This flower is (beautiful)

than that one. book I have ever read. than smokers. animal in the world? than a holiday in the mountains. than a beer. woman on earth? than last summer. t hief of all.

3. This is the (interesting) 4. Non-smokers usually live (long) 5. Which is the (dangerous) 6. A holiday by the sea is (good) 7. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) 8. Who is the (rich) 9. The weather this summer is even (bad) 10. He was the (clever)

Bob 28 years old 55 kilos 1.50 mt Bob is Homer is Alice is Bob is Homer is Alice is Homer is Homer is (YOUNG) than Homer. (OLD) than Alice. (SKINNY) than Bob. (SHORT)than Homer. (FAT) than Bob. (SHORT) than Homer. (UGLY) than Alice. (SLOW) than Bob.

Homer 39 years old 80 kilos 1.55 mt

Alice 9 years old 33 kilos 1.20 mt

Bob is Alice is than Bob. Alice has got than Bob. Homer can play the guitar Alice. Alice can run Alice draws Bob's than Homer. Homer is a person than Bob.

(TIDY) than Homer. (BEAUTIFUL) (LONG) hair (GOOD) than (FAST) than Homer. (BAD) than Bob. (INTELLIGENT)

(INTERESTING)

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES - comparative 1. Apples are than chips. (healthy) 11. The weather is than

yesterday . (hot) 2. Elephants are 3. Gold is silver. (expensive) 4. Bikes are 5. I am brother .(good) 6. My friend is 7. Sandy is 8. My father is 9. Harry Potter is Twilight (interesting). 10. The tiger is than a fox .(heavy) (big) than bears. 12. The girls are than 13. Berta is than cars. (slow) at English than my 14.French is English. (difficult) than Debby.(beautiful) than than the boys. (happy)

15. Tina is 5 years old. Sandra is 10 years old. Sandra is than Tina.(old) than France. (large) at maths than my best

than me. (tall) 16. Russia is than Tamara. (thin) than Tom's father. (strong) than 17. I am friend (bad) 18. Love is money.(important) 19. His car is

than

than mine. (cheap) than the

20. The first movie is second.I don't recommend it. (boring) - superlative 1. Peter is school. (intelligent) pupil of the 6. I am
the best

(good) pupil in the class.


I am * (good) pup

the most intelligen Peter is * (intellig

2. The Grand Canyon is canyon in the world.


the longest The Grand Canyo

(long)

7. He is school.
the worst

(bad) pupil in the


He is * (bad) pup

8. He is 3. But
the deepest

(fast) boy in the world.


He is * (fast) boy

(deep) is Hell's Canyon.


But * (deep) is He

the fastest

4. John Wayne was cowboy in Hollywood.


the most famous John Wayne was

(famous)

9. This dog is country.


the nicest This dog is * (nice

(nice) in the

5. Marie is
the tallest

(tall) in the town.


Marie is * (tall) in

10. You are world.

(funny) boy in the

1.

Write the adjectives in brackets in the Comparative form. a) John Lennon was (OLD) ________________than Paul McCartney. b) Some people think the Met is (GOOD) ________________ than the Louvre. c) Eric was (ANGRY) ______________ in Harlem _________than in the Subway. d) Cats are (NICE) ___________than dogs.

e) Cartoons are (GOOD) _____________than music programmes. f) The Empire State is (BIG) _____________ than the Chrysler Building. g) Barcelona is (SMALL) ________________ than Madrid, but (BIG) ___________ than Valencia. 2. Write the adjectives in brackets in the Superlative form. a) Samantha is the (PRETTY) ______________ girl that Paul has ever met. b) I think that King Kong was the (BAD) _____________ film ever! c) Mount Everest is the (HIGH) ____________ mountain in the world. d) Our English teacher is the (GOOD) _____________ teacher ever! e) My room is the (CLEAN) ______________ room in my house. f) Ron is the (CLEVER) __________________ person Ive ever met. g) The Millenium Star is one of the (EXPENSIVE) _______________ diamonds in the world. 3. Write the sentences in the correct order. a) are / than / faster / Cars / bikes. ________________________________________ b) interesting / is / than /more / History / Maths. ________________________________________ c) than / is / exciting / New York / Albany. _______________________________________ d) than / funnier / Comics / magazines / are _______________________________________________ e) Japan / expensive / the / country. / is /most ________________________________________________ 4. Complete the table. Pay attention . POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE Good Nicer The most patient Cheaper Expensive Bad Bigger The tallest Prettier Fast Happier The smallest Sadder Boring positive comparative superlative

hungry strong old thirsty wonderful short bad

good

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