| A | B |
| Fast Small Clean Safe Quite Old Healthy Friendly Interesting Expensive good | Cheap Slow Bad Unhealthy Unfriendly Dirty Noisy Modern Dangerous Boring Big |
Which adjectives describe life in a city? Which describe life in a country?
| The city is The country is | cheaper safer noisier healthier more expensive more interesting better | than the country. than the city. |
We use –er and more to make comparative adjectives.
| We use –er with …. We use more with …. |
Ex. 1 Complete the conversations as shown in the example:
A Life in the country is slower than city life. (slow) - B Yes, the city’s much faster.
1) A The country is ___ ___ the city. (quiet) – B Yes, the city’s much faster. 2) A New York is ___ ___ London. (safe) – B No, it isn’t. New York is much ___ ___. 3) A The streets of New York are ___ ___ the streets of Paris. (clean) – B No, they aren’t. They are much ____. 4) A Paris is ___ ___ Madrid. (big) – No, it isn’t. it’s much ___. 5) A Madrid is ___ ____ ____ Rome. (expensive) – B No, it isn’t. Madrid is much ___. 6) A The buildings in Rome are ___ ___ ___ the buildings in NY. (modern) – B No, they aren’t. they are much ____. 7) A The Underground in London is ___ ___ the Metro in Paris. (good) – B No, it isn’t. The underground is much ___.
1Short adjectives (1syllable) 2 Short adjective with the 2 type of reading
| comparative | superlative | comparative | superlative | |||
| +er | +est | +er | +est | |||
| cheap | cheaper | cheapest | big | +g +er = bigger | +g +est = biggest | |
| young | younger | youngest | fat | +t +er = fatter | +t +est = fattest | |
| short | shorter | shortest | slim | +m +er = slimmer | +m +est = slimmest | |
| wide | wider | widest | hot | +t +er = hotter | +t +est = hottest | |
| small | smaller | smallest | thin | +n +er = thinner | +n +est = thinnest |
3. Adjectives ending in er, ow, etc 4. Adjectives ending in y (2 syllables)
| comparative | superlative | comparative | superlative | |||
| +er | +est | +ier | +est | |||
| clever | cleverer | cleverest | easy | easier | easiest | |
| narrow | narrower | narrowest | heavy | heavier | heaviest | |
| shallow | shallower | shallowest | early | earlier | earliest |
Exceptions
| good | better | best |
| bad | worse | worst |
| far | Further, farther | Furthest, farthest |
| much/many | more | most |
| little | less | least |
| old | Older, elder | Oldest, eldest |
Ex.2 Form the degrees of comparison of the following adjectives
Old, bad, cold, yellow, loud, clean, large, cosy, green, long, red, dark, good, small, easy.
5 Adjectives ending on ous, ing, ful, ed (2 syllables ) and long adjectives (3/4 syllables)
| comparative | superlative | |
| More + adjective | Most + adjective | |
| boring | more boring | most boring |
| famous | more famous | most famous |
| modern | more modern | most modern |
| polite | more polite | most polite |
| tired | more tired | most tired |
| expensive | more expensive | most expensive |
| comfortable | more comfortable | most comfortable |
Ex. 3 Give the comparative and superlative degrees of the following adjectives
Fast, good, friendly, careful, bad, young, modern, quiet, calm, happy, energetic, small, interesting, difficult, important, easy.
Ex. 4 Complete the sentences using the superlative form of the adjectives. Example: That house is very old. – Yes, it’s the oldest house in the village.
1) The Ritz is a very expensive hotel. (in London) 2) Hambledon is a very pretty village. (in England) 3) Everest is a very high mountain. (in the world) 4) Meryl Streep is a very popular actress. (in America) 5) Mr. Crark is a very funny teacher. (in our school) 6) Maria is a very intelligent student. (in our class) 7) This is a very easy exercise. (in the book).
Ex. 5 Choose the correct sentence
1. a Yesterday was more hot than today. - B Yesterday was hotter than today. 2. A She’s taller than her brother. - B She’s taller that her brother. 3. A I’m the most young in the class. - B I’m the youngest in the class. 4. A My home work is the baddest in the class. - B My homework is the worst in the class. 5. A Exercise 2 is the most difficult in the book. - B Exercise 2 is most difficult in the book.
Constructions with the adjectives
| A man is as old as he looks, A woman is as old as she feels. |
As good as gold As old as the hills As busy as a bee As cold as ice As changeable as weather
