Comparison of adjectives

When you compare two people or things you have to add –ERto 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  MORECheerful

Comfortable  MOREComfortable

Delicious  MOREDelicious

Expensive  MOREExpensive

Famous  MOREFamous

Fortunate MOREFortunate

Intelligent  MOREIntelligent

Powerful  MOREPowerful

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.

  • 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.
  • My house is ______(far) than yours.

  • 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 –ESTto the adjective.

CleanCleanERCleanEST

EasyEasiEREasiEST

FatFattERFattEST

HeavyHeaviERHeaviEST

FlatFlattERFlattEST

HotHottER HottEST

NarrowNarrowERNarrowEST

NoisyNoisiERNoisiEST

SimpleSimplERSimplEST

ThinThinnERThinnEST

WetWettERWettEST

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  MOSTExpensive

Famous  MOSTFamous

Fortunate MOSTFortunate

Intelligent  MOST Intelligent

Powerful  MOSTPowerful

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.