Comparison of adjectives

When you compare two people or things you have to add –ER to the adjective ONLY IF
IT IS A ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE

Strong  StrongER
Weak  WeakER
Tall  TallER
Short  ShortER
Long  LongER
Ugly  UgliER
Pretty  PrettiER
Happy  HappiER
Sad  SaddER
Slow  SlowER
Fast  FastER
Fat  FattER
Slim  SlimmER
Brave  BravER
Shy  ShiER
Old OldER
New  NewER

When the adjectives have TWO SYLLABLES OR MORE you have to use MORE to make
the comparison.

Beautiful  MORE Beautiful

Charming  MORE Charming
Cheerful  MORE Cheerful
Comfortable  MORE Comfortable
Delicious  MORE Delicious EXPENSIVE
Expensive  MORE Expensive
Famous  MORE Famous
Fortunate  MORE Fortunate
Intelligent  MORE Intelligent
Powerful  MORE Powerful
MORE EXPENSIVE

Note: It is important to remember that to make the comparison you have to use the
word THAN

1. My sister is SHORTER THAN me

2. My bed is MORE COMFORABLE THAN yours
Compare

 Ann is ___________ (happy) than her sister.

 My hair is ______________ (long) than my sister’s hair.

 John is ____________ (thin) than Bob.

 Our ice-cream is ________________ (delicious) than this one.

 Steve is _____________ (tall) today than he was yesterday.

 Mary’s car is ____________ (large) than Mark’s car.

 A car is __________________ (expensive) than a bike.

 My bed is __________________ (comfortable) than yours

 My cousin is ____________ (strong) than my brother.

 A flower is __________________ (beautiful) than a ball.

Note:

Some adjectives change entirely in their

comparative form.

good better
bad worse

much more
far farther
old elder (people) // older (things)

 I am ___________ (old) than my sister

 Karina is __________________ (good) at sports than Susana

 It is ___________(bad) to be bald than to be hairy

 This table is _______________(old) than that chair

 Today I will eat __________________(much) potatoes than you.

Note:
 My house is _____________(far) than yours.
Some adjectives have only one syllable, end with a consonant and have a single vowel
before the consonant. With this adjectives double the last letter before adding - ER

BIG  BIGGER

Some adjectives have two syllables and end in Y. Change the Y for I and then add –ER

DIRTY  DIRTIER
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 Carlos is __________________ (busy) than his boss

 I am ___________(pretty) than you

 My dog is _______________(happy) than your cat because I feed twice a day.

 Pigs are __________________(dirty) than rabbits.

Compare according to the picture

BIG

FAMOUS

NICE

BEAUTIFUL

HAPPY

OLD

Superlatives
The superlative form of an adjective is used to compare three or more of them. To
create a superlative you have to add –EST to the adjective.

Clean CleanER CleanEST

Easy EasiER EasiEST
Fat FattER FattEST
Heavy HeaviER HeaviEST
Flat FlattER FlattEST
Hot HottER HottEST
Narrow NarrowER NarrowEST
Noisy NoisiER NoisiEST
Simple SimplER SimplEST
Thin ThinnER ThinnEST
Wet WettER WettEST

When the adjectives have TWO SYLLABES OR MORE you have to use MOST to make
the superlative form.

Beautiful  MOST Beautiful

Charming  MOST Charming
Cheerful  MOST Cheerful
Comfortable  MOST Comfortable
Delicious  MOST Delicious
Expensive  MOST Expensive
Famous  MOST Famous
Fortunate  MOST Fortunate
Intelligent  MOST Intelligent
Powerful  MOST Powerful

Note: Don’t forget to add THE before the superlative form.

1. Florencia is THE OLDEST sister

2. This book is THE MOST EXPENSIVE of the store

Write the superlative form of each sentence

1) I am _____________________ (tall) in the class.

2) This is _____________________ (expensive) hotel I’ve ever stayed in.

3) This road is ___________________ (narrow) in all of California.

4) New York is one of the ____________________ (busy) cities in the USA.

5) Jack is _____________________ (good) football player on the team.

6) North Pole is _______________________ (cold) place on Earth.

7) My father is _______________________ (generous) person I know.

8) This is _____________________________(easy) way to do it.

Insert the comparative or superlative of the adjective depending on the case.

1) I think John is _____________ (happy) now than he was last year.

2) His _______________ (big) desire is to return home.

3) She is probably ________________ (angry) person I know.

4)Today’s weather is ____________ (bad) than yesterday’s.

5) My brother is ___________ (young) than me.

6) He drove _________ (fast) and __________ (fast) till we told him to stop.