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Comparison of adjectives
Adjectives - Comparison - Exercise 1  Exercise 2  Exercise 3
Adjectives - Comparison in sentences - Exercise 1  Exercise 2
Adjectives - Words randomly selected - Exercise 1  Exercise 2  Exercise 3
There are three forms of comparison:
- positive
- comparative
- superlative
A - Comparison with -er/-est
clean - cleaner - (the) cleanest
We use -er/-est with thefollowing adjectives:
1) adjectives with one syllable
clean | cleaner | cleanest |
new | newer | newest |
cheap | cheaper | cheapest |
2) adjectives with two syllables and the following endings:
2 - 1) adjectives with two syllables, ending in -y
dirty | dirtier | dirtiest |
easy | easier | easiest |
happy | happier | happiest |
pretty | prettier | prettiest |
2 - 2) adjectiveswith two syllables, ending in -er
clever | cleverer | cleverest |
2 - 3) adjectives with two syllables, ending in -le
simple | simpler | simplest |
2 - 4) adjectives with two syllables, ending in -ow
narrow | narrower | narrowest |

Spelling of the adjectives using the endings -er/-est
large | larger | largest | leave out the silent -e |
big | bigger | biggest | Double the consonantafter short vowel |
sad | sadder | saddest | |
dirty | dirtier | dirtiest | Change -y to -i (consonant before -y) |
shy | shyer | shyest | Here -y is not changed to -i.
(although consonant before -y) |

B - Comparison with more - most
difficult - more difficult - (the) most difficult
all adjectives with more than one syllable (except some adjectives with two syllables - see
2 - 1 to 2- 4)
C - Irregular adjectives
good | better | best |   |
bad | worse | worst |   |
much | more | most | uncountable nouns |
many | more | most | countable nouns |
little | less | least |   |
little | smaller | smallest |   |
D - Special adjectives
Some ajdectives have two possible forms of comparison.
common | commoner / more common | commonest / most common |
likely | likelier/ more likely | likeliest / most likely |
pleasant | pleasanter / more pleasant | pleasantest / most pleasant |
polite | politer / more polite | politest / most polite |
simple | simpler / more simple | simplest / most simple |
stupid | stupider / more stupid | stupidest / most stupid |
subtle | subtler / more subtle | subtlest |
sure | surer / more sure | surest / most sure |Difference in meaning with adjectives:
far | farther | farthest | distance |
| further | furthest | distance or
time |
late | later | latest |   |
| latter | x |   |
| x | last |   |
old | older | oldest | people and things |
| elder | eldest | people (family) |
near | nearer | nearest | distance |
| x | next | order |

Fill in the comparative and superlative forms of theadjectives.

Example: new - _____ - _______

Answer: new - newer - newest |
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1) old - - |
2) bad - - |
3) difficult - - |
4) large - - |
5) good - - |
6) big - - |
7) easy - - |
8) much - - |
9) little - - |
10) interesting - - |
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Put in the adjective in bold from the first sentence into the second sentence in its correct form (comparative orsuperlative).

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. |
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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 aninteresting hobby, but my sister has the hobby in the world. |
5) In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even one last weekend. |
6) School is boring, but homework is than school. |
7) Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is than skateboarding. |
8) This magazine is cheap, but that one is . |
9) We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is...