Comparatives and Superlatives

beautiful interesting
ugly big
good small
bad fat
wonderful tall
cheap young
expensive old
These are adjectives.

Can you tell me more adjectives?
Do you like pets?
A friend of mine has a son and he and his son went to the zoo last weekend.
His son couldn’t wait to see all the animals in the zoo.
The first animals that he saw were the monkeys. He was amazed with the
monkeys, but when he saw the gorillas he said, “Oh, dad the gorillas are
bigger than the monkeys!” “Yes, they are.” replied his father.
Then he saw the elephants and he liked them a lot. But when he saw the
giraffes he said: “They are taller than the elephants, dad.”
When he saw the insects he was completly astonished. “Are they dangerous,
dad?”. “Yes, they are, son. But the snakes are more dangerous than these
insects.”
“Dad! Look at those snakes! The yellow one is longer than the red and black
one.” “Yes, they are.” his father replied.
And the day went on in the zoo. They saw many animals: big, small, tall,
beautiful etc.
At the end of the day his son said, “I loved visiting the zoo, dad!”.
“And which animal did you enjoy the best?”
“The orangutan, dad!”
“Why?”
“Because it is more intelligent than the monkeys!”
•Gorillas are bigger than monkeys.
•Monkeys are smaller than gorillas.
•Giraffes are taller than elephants.

•Elephants are shorter than giraffes.
Snakes are more dangerous than insects.
The yellow snake is longer than the

black and red snake.
Which one is hotter?
tea sun
The sun is hotter than tea.

Which one is fatter?
black cat
orange cat
The orange cat is fatter than the black cat.

Which one is colder?
ice cream igloo
The igloo is colder than the ice cream.

Which one is taller?
John Paul
Paul is taller than John.

Which one is smaller?
Dwarf 2
Dwarf 1
Dwarf 2 is smaller than Dwarf 1.

Which one is longer?
GREEN PENCIL YELLOW PENCIL
The yellow pencil is longer than the green pencil.

Which one is bigger?
The elephant is bigger than the pig.

Which one is better?
Test 1 Test 2
The test 2 is better than the test 1.

Which one is happier?
Smile 1 Smile 2
Smile 2 is happier than Smile 1.

Which one is worse?
Test results Test results
Test A score: score: Test B

40% 0%
Test B is worse than test A.

What did we do?
a) We showed things, people and animals.
b) We compared things, people and animals.
c) We described things, people and animals.
How many things, people and animals did we compare?

a) One
b) Three
c) Two
Which words did we use to make the comparatives?
a) verbs b) adjectives c) adverbs

COLD – COLDER
OLD – OLDER
TALL – TALLER
SHORT – SHORTER
BIG – BIGGER
HOT – HOTTER
THAN
HAPPY – HAPPIER
UGLY – UGLIER
IMPORTANT – MORE IMPORTANT
INTELLIGENT – MORE INTELLIGENT
GOOD – BETTER
BAD - WORSE
•You are ... than her
•You aren’t ... than her
You are younger than her.

You are more beautiful than her.
Subject Object pronoun
I ME
YOU YOU
HE HIM
SHE HER
IT IT
WE US
THEY THEM
Samanta is older than me.

Jon is more intelligent than him.
Susan is more beautiful than her.
young younger
rich richer
new newer
quiet quieter
pretty prettier
busy busier
angry angrier
easy easier
handsome more handsome
dangerous more dangerous
elegant more elegant

One syllable Two syllables with “y” at the Two or more
add er end syllables
add ier
small – smaller happy - happier more + adjective
tall - taller ugly - uglier
cold - colder noisy - noisier more important
old –older more intelligent
hot – hotter more talkative
big - bigger
Some of them are irregular: good - better / bad - worse
Don’t forget to use “than” when you are comparing

things, animals, or people.
bigger
1. My house is (big) _________ than yours.
more beautiful
2. This flower is (beautiful) _______________ than that one.
more interesting than the movie.
3. This book is (interesting) ________________
longer
4. Non-smokers usually live (long) _________ than smokers.
more dangerous : the lion or the monkey?
5. Which is (dangerous) ________________
better
6. A holiday by the sea is (good) _________ than a holiday in the mountains.
more expensive than a beer.
7. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) _______________
richer
8. Are you (rich) _________ than your friend?
9. The weather this summer is even (bad) _________
worse than last summer.
more clever than his sister.
10. He was (clever) ______________
Which one is your favorite city?
Last year I visited three countries. I went to Spain, France and
the United States.
When I was in Spain I visited many cities there, but I think
Barcelona is the most beautiful city that I saw.
When I was in the United States I also visited many cities but
New York is the busiest city in the world and I believe it is the
most cosmopolitan city, too.
But when I was in France it was the most wonderful moment
in my life. I only visited Paris and I have to say that Paris is
the most romantic city in the world. I really loved Paris.
Now I am planning my new trip to next year. I intend to visit
Italy, Germany and Holland. I think it will be the most
adventurous trip in my whole life. I am looking forward to it.
Barcelona is the most beautiful city in Spain.
New York is the most cosmopolitan city in the world.
France is the most romantic city in the world.

Which one is the hottest?
tea fire sun
The sun is the hottest.

Which one is the fattest?
black cat beige and white cat orange cat
The orange cat is the fattest.

Which one is the coldest?
ice igloo
ice cream
The igloo is the coldest.

Which one is the tallest?
John Paul George
George is the tallest.

Which one is the smallest?
Dwarf 1 Dwarf 2 Dwarf 3
Dwarf 3 is the smallest.

Which one is the longest?
green pencil yellow pencil

blue pencil
The yellow pencil is the longest.

Which one is the biggest?
The elephant is the biggest.

Which one is the best?
Test 1 Test 2 Test 3
Test 3 is the best.

Which one is the happiest?
smile 1 smile 2 smile 3
Smile 3 is the happiest.

Which one is the worst?
Test results Test results Test results
score: score: score:

40% 20% 0%
Test A Test B Test C
Test C is the worst.

What did we do?
a) We showed things, people and animals.
b) We described things, people and animals.
c) We said the most of a particular quality within a group or of its kind.
How many things, people and animals did we mention?

a) One
b) Three or more
c) Two
What are those words that we saw? a) Comparatives b) Superlatives
Which words did we use to make the superlatives?
a) verbs b) adjectives c) adverbs

COLD – THE COLDEST
OLD – THE OLDEST
TALL – THE TALLEST
SHORT – THE SHORTEST
BIG – THE BIGGEST
HOT – THE HOTTEST
HAPPY – THE HAPPIEST
UGLY – THE UGLIEST
IMPORTANT – THE MOST IMPORTANT
INTELLIGENT – THE MOST INTELLIGENT
GOOD – THE BEST
BAD - THE WORST
young the youngest
rich the richest
new the newest
quiet the quietest
pretty the prettiest
busy the busiest
angry the angriest
easy the easiest
handsome the most handsome
dangerous the most dangerous
elegant the most elegant

Madonna
Adele
Lady Gaga
car train
airplane
George Clooney
Will Smith
Robert Deniro
dancing
yoga
cycling
running
weight training
One syllable Two syllables with Two or more syllables
- est “y” at the end
- iest the most
small – smallest happy - happiest the most + adjective

tall - tallest ugly - ugliest
cold - coldest noisy - noisiest the most important
old –oldest the most intelligent
hot – hottest the most talkative
big - biggest
Some of them are irregular: good - best / bad - worst
Don’t forget to use “the” before the superlative.

the most intelligent pupil of the school.
1. Peter is (intelligent) ___________________
2. The Grand Canyon is (long) _______________
the longest canyon in the world.
the deepest
3. But (deep) _______________ is Hell's Canyon.
the most famous cowboy in Hollywood.
4. John Wayne was (famous) _______________
the tallest
5. Marie is (tall) _______________ in the town.
the best
6. I am (good) _______________ pupil in the class.
the worst
7. He is (bad) _______________ pupil in the school.
the fastest
8. It is (fast) _______________ car in the world.
the nicest
9. This dog is (nice) _______________ in the country.
the funniest
10. You are (funny) _______________ boy in the world.
We use “as...as” when we want to say that there is no difference between them.
• My mother is as tall as me.

• I’m as good a student as her.
• She speaks English as well as Jenifer.
• This book is not as interesting as the other one.
• That car is as fast as a Ferrari.
• He is as intelligent as anybody else.
Fill in the comparison with as ... as.
as tall as Glen.
1. John is (tall) __________
2. Janet is (beautiful) as beautiful asJeniffer.
______________
3. You are (crazy) as crazy as my sister.
____________
4. We can run (fast) as fast as they can.
__________
5. My mom is not (strict)as strict as your mum.
____________
6. Your mobile phone is not (trendy) as trendy as mine.
_____________
7. Matrix II was not (interesting) as interesting asMatrix I.
________________
8. This yoghurt doesn’t taste (good) as good as the one I bought
____________
yesterday.
9. I can do (many / press-ups)as many press-ups as you.
______________________
as much money as you do.
10. I don’t earn (much / money) _____________________

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beautiful interesting

These are adjectives.

•Giraffes are taller than elephants.

The yellow snake is longer than the

The sun is hotter than tea.

The orange cat is fatter than the black cat.

ice cream igloo

The igloo is colder than the ice cream.

Paul is taller than John.

Dwarf 2 is smaller than Dwarf 1.

GREEN PENCIL YELLOW PENCIL

The yellow pencil is longer than the green pencil.

The elephant is bigger than the pig.

The test 2 is better than the test 1.

Smile 2 is happier than Smile 1.

Test results Test results

Test A score: score: Test B

Test B is worse than test A.

How many things, people and animals did we compare?

a) verbs b) adjectives c) adverbs

You are younger than her.

Samanta is older than me.

handsome more handsome

dangerous more dangerous

elegant more elegant

Some of them are irregular: good - better / bad - worse

Don’t forget to use “than” when you are comparing

New York is the most cosmopolitan city in the world.

France is the most romantic city in the world.

tea fire sun

The sun is the hottest.

black cat beige and white cat orange cat

The orange cat is the fattest.

The igloo is the coldest.

John Paul George

George is the tallest.

Dwarf 1 Dwarf 2 Dwarf 3

Dwarf 3 is the smallest.

green pencil yellow pencil

The yellow pencil is the longest.

The elephant is the biggest.

Test 1 Test 2 Test 3

Test 3 is the best.

smile 1 smile 2 smile 3

Smile 3 is the happiest.

Test results Test results Test results

score: score: score:

Test A Test B Test C

Test C is the worst.

How many things, people and animals did we mention?

What are those words that we saw? a) Comparatives b) Superlatives

Which words did we use to make the superlatives?

a) verbs b) adjectives c) adverbs

rich the richest

new the newest

quiet the quietest

pretty the prettiest

busy the busiest

angry the angriest