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Comparative and Superlative

This document provides examples of how to form comparative and superlative adjectives in English. It gives the rules for short, long, and irregular adjectives. It then provides exercises for students to practice using comparative and superlative adjectives to complete sentences and identify extra words. The exercises focus on comparing attributes such as size, length, interest level, and quality between different places, people, rivers, subjects and more.

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Comparative and Superlative

This document provides examples of how to form comparative and superlative adjectives in English. It gives the rules for short, long, and irregular adjectives. It then provides exercises for students to practice using comparative and superlative adjectives to complete sentences and identify extra words. The exercises focus on comparing attributes such as size, length, interest level, and quality between different places, people, rivers, subjects and more.

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Name: ____________________________________________________ Class: _______ Number: ________

Comparative Superlative
Short adjectives
adjective + -er (than) the + adjective + -est

e.g. tall taller (than) the tallest


Long adjectives
more + adjective (than) the most + adjective

e.g. comfortable more comfortable (than) the most comfortable


Irregular adjectives
good better (than) the best
bad worse (than) he worst
far further (than) the furthest
fun more fun (than) the most fun

1- Complete the sentences. Use the comparative of the adjectives in brackets.


a) Greenland is a ____________(large) island than Madeira.
b) The Atacama Desert is ____________ (dry) than the Sahara Desert.
c) I think your photograph is ______________________ (beautiful) than my photograph.
d) This is an interesting book, but that one is ______________________ (interesting).
e) She thinks the Praia da Rocha beach is ____________(good) than the Tavira beach.
f) 6 My dad is a bad singer, but Uncle Bob is ____________(bad).

2- Complete the sentences. Use the and the superlative of the adjectives in brackets.
a) The Nile is _______________ (long) river in the world.
b) Many people think the Bahia do Sancho is _______________ (good) beach in the world.
c) This is _____________________ (delicious) pizza on the menu.
d) Vasco da Gama Tower is _______________ (tall) building in Portugal.
e) The coat is ______________________ (expensive) coat in the shop.
f) That was _______________ (bad) film of the year.

3- Make comparative sentences. Use the adjectives in brackets.


a) Mount Pico / Mount Blanc (small)
Mount Pico is smaller than Mount Blanc.
b) David / John (tall) ____________________________________________________________
c) This film / that film (good) ______________________________________________________
d) The green shirt / the blue shirt (expensive) _________________________________________
e) Canada / Wales (big) ___________________________________________________________
f) The River Nile / The River Thames (long) ___________________________________________

4- Cross out the extra words.


a) Tom is more better at maths than I am.
b) Is Rome the bigger than Lisbon?
c) The River Nile is longer that than the Mississippi.
d) Geography is the more interesting than history.
e) The Andes are more higher than the Pyrenees.

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