Comparing with Adjectives: Positive - Comparative - Superlative

There are three types of adjectives: Positive, Comparative, and Superlative. Comparatives are forms of adjectives or adverbs used to compare two different things. With adjectives you add er to the end to make a comparative. If the adjective ends in y, drop the y and add ier. Examples: Adjective - Comparative tall - taller easy - easier Adverb - Comparative quickly - more quickly softly - more softly Superlative form is used to compare three or more people or objects. Examples: better - best worse - worst Regular Comparative and Superlative Forms Positive Comparative Superlative rich richer richest lovely lovelier loveliest big bigger biggest bright less bright least bright beautiful more beautiful most beautiful kind kinder kindest sad sadder saddest low lower lowest delicious more delicious most delicious strong stronger strongest tall taller tallest hard harder hardest clean cleaner cleanest loud louder loudest

Irregular Comparative and Superlative Forms Positive Comparative Superlative good better best bad worse worst little less least far further furthest Directions: Fill in the blanks with the missing adjective forms. Write five example sentences for each of positive, comparative, and superlative adjectives. As a homework, read a book and write sentences containing adjectives and identify the forms of the adjectives. Q 1: attractive, ______________, most attractive Answer:

Q 2: bumpy, ___________ , bumpiest Answer:

Q 3: happy, happier, ______________ Answer:

Q 4: little, less, ____________ Answer:

Q 5: _____________, rainier, rainiest Answer:

Q 6: bad, _____________, worst Answer:

Q 7: good, ___________, best Answer:

Q 8: __________, prettier, prettiest Answer:

Fill in the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives. Example: new - _____ - _______ Answer: new - newer - newest 1) old 2) bad

3) difficult 4) large 5) good 6) big 7) easy 8) much 9) little

10) interesting -

Fill in all the gaps with the correct forms of the adjectives. Example: ____ - newer - _______ Answer: new - newer - newest 1) 2)

- longer

- worst

3) modern 4) 5) 6)

- nicest - nearest - flattest

7) popular 8)

- happier

9) many 10)

- cleverest

Fill in the missing words into the gaps. Mind the first two words in each task. 1) strong - stronger; good

2) coldest - colder; happiest 3) nice - nicer; bad -

4) angry - angrier; much -

5) more boring - boring; sunnier

6) more interesting - most interesting; worse 7) hard - hardest; new

8) most expensive - expensive; cleanest 9) fast - fastest; old -

10) shortest - short; most difficult -

Put in the adjective in bold from the first sentence into the second sentence in its correct form (comparative or superlative). Example: I have a fast car, but my friend has a ______ car. Answer: I have a fast car, but my friend has a faster car. 1) This is a nice cat. It's much

than my friend's cat.

2) Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is

3) This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is the exercise on the worksheet. 4) He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the

hobby in the world. one

5) In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even last weekend. 6) School is boring, but homework is

than school.

7) Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is skateboarding. 8) This magazine is cheap, but that one is

than

9) We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even 10) Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the heard.

than ours. joke I've ever

Put in the adjective from the first sentences into the second sentence in its correct form (comparative or superlative). Example: I have a fast car, but my friend has a ______ car. Answer: I have a fast car, but my friend has a faster car. 1) My father is heavy. My uncle is much

than my father.

2) The test in Geography was easy, but the test in Biology was 3) Florida is sunny. Do you know the

place in the USA? than Stan. than my mother's. baby on earth.

4) Stan is a successful sportsman, but his sister is

5) My mother has a soft voice, but my teacher's voice is 6) Amy has a beautiful baby, but my daughter has the

7) I live in a large family, but my grandfather lived in a family. 8) We have only little time for this exercise, but in the examination we'll have even

time.

9) Lucy is clever, but Carol is

than Lucy.

10) Have you visited the old castle? It was the holidays.

castle we visited during our

Fill in the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives. Use the endings -er and -est.

1) young 2) short 3) cheap 4) small 5) dark 6) long 7) warm 8) sweet 9) big

10) nice

Fill in the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives. Use the endings -er and -est. Watch the spelling. 1) cold 2) fast 3) hot 4) easy 5) tall 6) low

7) pretty 8) strange 9) quiet 10) spicy

Fill in the missing words into the gaps. Positive new wild Comparative

Superlative

lazy bad brave bitter cool different funny popular

Fill in the missing words into the gaps. Positive wise fast honest stupid delightful new excited punctual deep Comparative

Superlative

near Form adverbs to the given adjectives.

Example: slow - ______ Answer: slow - slowly 1) perfect 2) quiet

3) careful 4) regular 5) nice

6) terrible 7) heavy 8) good 9) hard

10) fantastic -

Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb in brackets in its correct position. Example: I play tennis on Sundays. (often) Answer: I often play tennis on Sundays. 1) He listens to the radio. (often)

2) They read a book. (sometimes)

3) Pete gets angry. (never)

4) Tom is very friendly. (usually)

5) I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes)

6) Ramon and Frank are hungry. (often)

7) My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always)

8) Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually)

9) They watch TV in the afternoon. (never)

10) Christine smokes. (never)

Compare the following adverbs. Example: newly - __________ - __________ Answer: newly - more newly - most newly 1) fast 2) well

3) carefully 4) often 5) badly 6) hard

7) clearly 8) little 9) much 10) early