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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 MORE Expensive Famous MORE Famous Fortunate MORE Fortunate Intelligent MORE Intelligent Powerful MORE Powerful

EXPENSIVE

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

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Compare Ann is ___________ (happy) than her sister. My hair is ______________ (long) than my sisters hair. John is ____________ (thin) than Bob. Our ice-cream is ________________ (delicious) than this one. Steve is _____________ (tall) today than he was yesterday. Marys car is ____________ (large) than Marks 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 bad much far better worse more 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: 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

My house is _____________(far) than yours.

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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

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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 Easy Fat Heavy Flat Hot Narrow Noisy Simple Thin Wet

CleanER EasiER FattER HeaviER FlattER HottER NarrowER NoisiER SimplER ThinnER WettER

CleanEST EasiEST FattEST HeaviEST FlattEST HottEST NarrowEST NoisiEST SimplEST ThinnEST 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: Dont 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

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1) I am _____________________ (tall) in the class. 2) This is _____________________ (expensive) hotel Ive 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)Todays weather is ____________ (bad) than yesterdays. 5) My brother is ___________ (young) than me. 6) He drove _________ (fast) and __________ (fast) till we told him to stop.