COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

Mostly ____________________and can be followed by____________________

E.g. big ____________________ fast ____________________

lazy ____________________ quick ____________________

sticky ____________________ nice ____________________

BUT for long adjectives, we use ____________________ NOT____________________

E.g.. colorful ____________________ diligent ____________________

wonderful __________________ serious ____________________

challenging ____________________ patient ____________________

Uses in sentences

● You must run at a faster pace.

● As a learner, you should be more active to gain more intensive knowledge.

● Rosa moved to a larger college in the city.

● The faster you run, the more chances to win you have.

● The more difficult it is, the more challenging it will be.

How to intensify comparative adjectives.

Just place the following words before comparative adjectives.

● Much This year is much hotter than last year.

● A lot It seems that your experiences are a lot greater than others.

● Far Although they are twins, Patty looks far smaller than Natty.

● A little Personally, the soup should be a little spicier.

● Slightly My new partner is slightly stricter than Mr. Richard.

Comparative with “to”

● Inferior to ________________________

Your qualifications are still inferior to other applicants.

● Superior to ________________________

The new software that has been recently developed is superior to the old one.

● Junior to ________________________

Actually, Martinez is junior to me by two years.

● Prior to ________________________

You have only a couple of weeks prior to the day of the selection.

● Anterior to ________________________

● Posterior to ________________________

Remark: “anterior” and “posterior” are mostly used as medical terms.

- His injuries were more presented in the anterior and weren't as severe.

- Posterior and lateral cricoarytenoid muscles.

Therefore,

* I don’t consider him superior than me. XXX

* Although they are junior than us, they are experienced enough to direct this project. XXX

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
Mostly ____________________ and preceded by____________________

E.g. Short ____________________ Tidy ____________________

Deep ____________________ Heavy ____________________

Big ____________________ Late ____________________

BUT for long adjectives, we use ____________________ NOT____________________

E.g. Patient ____________________ Luxurious ____________________

Expensive____________________ Difficult ____________________

Incredible____________________ Tasteless ____________________

Exception

ADJECTIVES COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES

Good

Bad

Far

Much/Many

Little

Uses in sentences

- This is by far the most wonderful building I’ve ever seen!

- The world’s largest country is Russia.

- The worst case is death.

● Equal

- My research is not as/so innovative as yours.

- Olma is as wealthy as Robert, his close friend.

- This application works as effectively as its rival.

Ex.1 Fill in the gaps with the comparative form of the adjectives given.
1. A rock is always _________________________ than a leaf. (heavy)

2. Our two-storey house is _________________________ than yours. (roomy)

3. The princess is _________________________ than the witch. (gorgeous)

4. Personally, Tom is a _________________________ student than Mary. (good)

5. Bicycles are _________________________ than motorbikes. (safe)

6. July is _________________________ than January because it is summer. (hot)

7. Some exotic animals are _________________________ than domestic animals. (dangerous)

8. Helen looks _________________________ than Mary on their double-wedding day. (overjoyed)

9. Most computers are _________________________ than telephones. (expensive)

10. To be honest, golf is _________________________ than football. (boring)

Ex.2 Fill in the gaps with the superlative form of the adjectives given.

1. Yamasaki is _________________________ baker’s in town. (famous)

2. To be frank, Monday is _________________________ day of the week. (bad)

3. Ben was _________________________ person in his family. (noisy)

4. Sam is _________________________ man among schoolgirls in college. (popular)

5. What is _________________________ subject at school? (tough)

6. Jim is _________________________ defender in the football team. (good)

7. Elephants are one of _________________________ animals on earth. (heavy)

8. Let’s pick the _________________________ drumstick on the plate and enjoy! (juicy)

9. Julian is _________________________ pupil in the class, so she is elected the head of the class. (confident)

10. That is _________________________ sofa in this shacky building. (comfortable)

Ex.3 Fill in the gaps with the comparative or the superlative form of the adjectives given using FAR, MUCH, A LOT,

and A LITTLE with comparative forms.

1. This armchair is _________________________ than the old one. (sturdy)

2. In general, trains are _________________________ than airplanes. (slow)

3. I bought the _________________________ souvenir I could afford. (outstanding)

4. In this classroom, there are _________________________ girls than boys. (many)

5. Ann is the _________________________ child in the family. (naughty)

6. That set of furniture is the _________________________ of all. (cheap)

7. You seem _________________________ here than where you used to be. (sociable)

8. Fifi’s closet is _________________________ than Kate’s although they share the apartment. (tidy)

9. This is the _________________________ horror film I have ever seen. (exciting)

10. Tim is _________________________ than Peter although they are twins. (talented)

11. This tree bears _________________________ fruits than the one near the fence. (many)

12. Its new movie _________________________ than the previous sequel. (interesting)

13. I hope there are _________________________ problems during the experiment. (few)

14. The soup we had last night is _________________________ soup we have ever tried. (creamy)

15. After you grow some more plants, your backyard look _________________________. (green)

16. The candies we always buy are _________________________ , and I don’t know why. (sticky)

17. If you decorate your cafe, it will be _________________________. (attractive)

18. Mrs. Walton is said to be _________________________ in the neighborhood. (stingy)

19. Katarina, your partner, is _________________________ person I’ve seen. (talkative)

20. Make sure you go for _________________________ choice in this matter. (right)
Ex.4 Choose the correct answer.

1. My sister is two years __________ than me indeed.

young so young younger the youngest

2. Do you know what ­__________ animal in the world is?

fierce as fierce as fiercer the fiercest

3. I think spring is _________ season of the year.

beautiful very beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful

4. Mathematics is _____________ to me than biology.

important so important more important the most important

5. Helen is __________ ballet dancer in our city.

good as good as better the best

6. That test was ___________ the previous one last week.

as difficult as so difficult like more difficult the most difficult

7. Tom has got __________ message from a stranger.

threatening as threatening as more threatening the most threatening

8. Personally, English is ____________ than Chinese.

simple very simple simpler the simplest

9. My class teacher is ___________ than my sister’s.

strict so strict stricter more strict

10. Last winter was ___________ winter in our country.

cold as cold as colder the coldest

11. Pam’s mobile is ____________ than mine.

functional very functional more functional the most functional

12. This car is a _____________ car produced by this company.

late so late later the latest

13. “What continent is ____________ : America or Africa?” “I have no clue.”

large very large larger the largest

14. Do you know who _______________ woman in the world is?

wealthy so wealthy wealthier the wealthiest

15. Mary is ____________ Ben, so two of them are preferred by many teachers.

clever as clever as cleverer the cleverest

16. Who is _____________ runner in the tournament: Tom or Samuel?

bad very bad worse the worst

17. This information is ______________ for me than the previous one.

useful as useful as more useful the most useful

18. When was ______________ summer in your country?

hot very hot hotter the hottest

19. Bob is _____________ athlete in our club. He works out a lot.

mascular as mascular as more mascular the most mascular

20. Can you name _____________ building in the world?

high so high higher the highest

21. “Your new speaker sounds _____________. What about if I buy the same one as yours?” “Good thinking.”

loud more loud louder the loudest

22. The blue dress is ______ than the yellow one. Do you agree with me?

eye-catchinger most eye-catching more eye-catching as eye-catching as

23. Your neighbors seem ______ than mine. I’m so jealous of you.

generous more generous much generous as generous as

24. After the renovation, his condominium is _______ .

stylish more stylish stylisher the most stylish

25. This quiz is ______ than the one we took a couple of days ago.

more difficult most difficult difficult the most difficult

26. There is ______ oil in the gallon after I used it for frying mushrooms.

more little less littler the least

27. His headache was quite bad yesterday. Today, it is ______.

worse bad worst the worst

28. Yesterday I was sick. Today I feel ______.

better more better good best

29. John must be ______ than he was yesterday because he stayed up all night.

sleepiest sleepier more sleepier as sleepy as

30. The boys become ______ today than they were yesterday because they will be faced with top rivals.

nervous more nervous much nervous the most nervous

Ex. 7 Correct or Incorrect?

1. Much less water flooded into the house than I expected.

Correct Incorrect

2. There are less people here than promised to come.

Correct Incorrect

3. Tennis is a far harder game than football.

Correct Incorrect

4. The more you protest, more guilty you look!

Correct Incorrect

5. This house is twice as big as the other one we saw.

Correct Incorrect

6. Your dog is so friendlier than my one.

Correct Incorrect

7. That company is considerably richest than that one.

Correct Incorrect

8. That's the largest dam I've ever seen.

Correct Incorrect

9. Jenny is so talented as Lisa.

Correct Incorrect

10. Thailand’s education should be much more better than this.

Correct Incorrect