Comparative and Superlative Adjectives / Adverbs

Adjective Comparative Superlative

Сравнительная Превосходная

One-syllable old old er/ eld er the old est /the elde st

adjectives safe saf er the saf est

big big ger the bigg est

hot hot ter the hott est

Adjectives ending noisy nois ier the nois iest

in -y dirty dirt ier the dirt iest

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Adjectives with two boring more boring the most boring

or more syllables. beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful

Irregular good /well better the best

adjectives bad /badly worse the worst

and adverbs far farther/ further the farthest/ furthest

little less the least

much/many/(a)lot of more the most

Exercise 1. Write the comparative and superlative forms of the following adjectives and adverbs.

1. long longer the longest

2. expensive _______________ _________________

3. strong _______________ _________________

4. difficult _______________ _________________

5.intelligent ________________ _________________

6. close ________________ _________________

7. popular ________________ _________________

8. safe ________________ _________________

9. important ________________ _________________

10. loud ________________ _________________

Exercise 2. Write the comparative and superlative forms of the following adjectives and adverbs.

1. weak ________________ _________________

2. tasty ________________ _________________

3. comfortable ________________ _________________

4.delicious ________________ _________________

5. responsibly ________________ _________________

6. hard ________________ _________________

7. fast ________________ __________________

8. noisily ________________ __________________

9. early ________________ __________________

10. satisfactory ________________ __________________

Exercise 3. Fill in the gaps with the comparative form of the adverbs or adjectives in brackets.

Example: My motorbike goes faster (fast) than yours.

1. I work ______ (hard) than Paul. 2. Today it is _____ (hot) than yesterday. 3. I’m _______ (old) than you. 4. English is _______ (little) difficult than Japanese. 5. The last bus was _______________ (crowded) than the first bus. 6. I need a _______ (big) bag than this. 7. Travelling by train is _______________ (expensive) than travelling by bus. 8. Vegetables are _______ (good) for your health than crisps.

Exercise 4. Fill in the gaps with the superlative form of the adverbs or adjectives in brackets.

Example: Sarah is the youngest (young) person in my family.

1. That is __________________ (horrible) dress I have ever seen.

2. Roses are the flowers which have ______________ (nice) smell.

3. January is ____________ (cold) month of the year. 4. She is ____________________ (beautiful) woman I’ve ever met. 5. Mrs Green is _______________________ (interesting) person I know.6.This is ____________ (bad) song I’ve ever heard.

Exercise 5. Translate into English.

1. Том выше Ричарда. 2. Россия больше Австралии. 3. Мои часы дороже твоих. 4. Это самое высокое здание в центре нашего города. 5. Я на 5 лет младше моего брата. 6. Это самая хорошая телевизионная программа. 7. Мой друг – самый умный студент в группе. 8. У меня намного меньше денег, чем у моей сестры.

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