COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

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Remember these types

A one-syllable adjectives

B irregular adjectives

C more-syllable adjectives

PART 1

ONE-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES

/-er -est

Grammar rules

1 –er, -estsmall – smaller – smallest, tall – taller - tallest2 adjectives ending in – elarge – larger – largest, nice - nicer - nicest3 -ier, - iest for adjectives ending in –yheavy – heavier – heaviest4 double consonantbig – bigger - biggest, thin – thinner - thinnest

How to compare

as … as1. He is as tall as my friend.

Comparatives 2. He is taller than my friend.

Superlatives3. He is the tallest.

Practise

1 Peter is 2 years old and Paul is two too. Peter is as old as Paul.

2 Kate is 13 and Susan is 10 years old.Susan is younger than Kate.Kate is older than Susan.

3 I am 150 cm tall, my mum is 170 and dad is 180 cm tall.My mum is taller than me and smaller than dad.My dad is the tallest.I am the smallest.

Exercise 1 Complete the sentences

long: Snakes are ………….. mice.Snakes are longer than mice.

heavy: My suitcase is ………. your little bag.My suitcase is heavier than your little bag.

big: Hypermarkets are …………. small shops.Hypermarkets are bigger than small shops.

Exercise 2 Correct the mistakes

1 He´s older that you.He´s older than you.

2 That new park is much biger.The new park is much bigger.

5 The cheetah is the faster animal.The cheetah is the fastest animal.