Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Foreign Language CLASS
CEGAFE
theme: COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
discipline: Foreign language
for full-time and part-time students
author: teacher
Diego Mauricio Alfonso Camargo
Plan:
1.The rules of using Comparatives and Superlatives adjectives;
2.Grammar Exercises;
3.Questions;
4.References.
The aims:
1.To develop grammar, reading, speaking, writing skills;

2.To enlarge students’ vocabulary, cognitive and creative abilities
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
We use the comparative to compare two people, places or things.
small smaller
HOW DO WE BUILT?
Short adjective + ER. Long adjective: MORE + long

adjective
old  older
exciting  more exciting
young  younger
beautiful  more beautiful
CVC + ER (the final consonant is
doubled) Irregular adjectives
big  bigger good  better
hot  hotter bad  worse
Short adjective ended in –Y  -IER We use THAN after the comparative
easy  easier form of the adjective.
heavy  heavier John is taller than Mary.
A Ferrari is more expensive than a Fiat.
old I’m 70. older I’m 75.
(young –younger)
The woman is old. The man is older than the woman.
The woman is old, but she is younger than the man.

bigger
big
(small- smaller)
The polar bear is big.
The elephant is bigger than the polar bear.
The polar bear is big, but it is smaller than the elephant.

tasty tastier
Yogurt is tasty, but ice cream is tastier than yogurt.

Complete the following
sentences. Use the comparative
form of the adjectives in brackets.
1.Tiny is (tall) than Sky.

2.Sky is (good) at basketball
than Tiny.
3.Tiny is (fast) than Sky.
4.Sky is (popular) than Tiny.
5.Sky’s feet are (big) than
Tiny’s feet.
1.Tiny is TALLER than Sky.

2.Sky is (good) at basketball
than Tiny.
Tiny’s feet.

2.Sky is BETTER at
basketball than Tiny.
Tiny’s feet.
form of the adjectives in
brackets.

2.Sky is BETTER at
3.Tiny is FASTER than Sky.
Tiny’s feet.
form of the adjectives in
brackets.
1.Tiny is TALLER than

Sky.
2.Sky is BETTER at
4.Sky is MORE POPULAR
than Tiny.
Tiny’s feet.

2.Sky is BETTER at
4.Sky is MORE POPULAR
than Tiny.
5.Sky’s feet are BIGGER than
Tiny’s feet.
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
We use the superlative to compare more than

two people, places or things.
big – bigger – the biggest
HOW DO WE BUILT?
Short adjective + EST. Long adjective: THE MOST + long

old  the oldest adjective
young  the youngest exciting  the most exciting
CVC + EST (the final consonant is beautiful  the most beautiful
doubled) Irregular adjectives
big  the biggest good  the best
hot  the hottest bad  the worst
Short adjective ended in –Y  -IEST We use THE before the superlative
easy  the easiest form of the adjective.
heavy  the heaviest John is the tallest.
A Ferrari is the most expensive car .
old – older- the oldest
sentences. Use the superlative form of
the adjectives in brackets.
1.Al is (short).
2.Ed is (thin).
3.Al is wearing (colourful)
clothes.
4.Ed is (tall).
5.Joe is (smart).
1.Al is THE SHORTEST.

2.Ed is (thin).
clothes.
4.Ed is (tall).
5.Joe is (smart).

2.Ed is THE THINNEST.
clothes.
4.Ed is (tall).
5.Joe is (smart).

3.Al is wearing THE MOST
COLOURFUL clothes.
4.Ed is (tall).
5.Joe is (smart).

COLOURFUL clothes.
4.Ed is THE TALLEST.
5.Joe is (smart).

COLOURFUL clothes.
4.Ed is THE TALLEST.
5.Joe is THE SMARTEST.
Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets
(comparative or superlative).
My house is (big) ____ than yours.
This flower is (beautiful) _______ than that one.
This is the (good) ______ book I have ever read.
Non-smokers usually live (long) _______ than
smokers.
Which is the (dangerous) _______ animal in the
world?
A holiday by the sea is (good) ______ than a holiday
in the mountains.
It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) ________
than a beer.
Who is the (rich) _________ woman on earth?
The weather this summer is even (bad) _______ than
last summer.
He was the (intelligent) _________ thief of all.
Use the words given to compare the
following pictures.
FRUIT
HEALTHY
EXPENSIVE
SWEET
TASTY
FATTENING
JEEP ELECTRIC CAR
Answer the following questions:

1.When do we use Comparative and Superlative adjectives?;
2.How do we form Comparative and Superlative adjectives?;
3.Describe your favorite actor using Comparative adjectives.;
4.Describe your group-mate using Superlative adjectives.
REFERENCES :
1.http://www.edufind.com/english - grammar/compa-
rative – end – superlative.html
2.http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/com-
parativeadjectives.html
3.https://learnenglish. britishcouncil. org/ en/ english-
grammar/adjectives/comparative-and-superlative-adjecti-
ves.html

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Foreign Language CLASS

discipline: Foreign language

for full-time and part-time students

1.To develop grammar, reading, speaking, writing skills;

We use the comparative to compare two people, places or things.

Short adjective + ER. Long adjective: MORE + long

The woman is old. The man is older than the woman.

The woman is old, but she is younger than the man.

The polar bear is big.

The elephant is bigger than the polar bear.

The polar bear is big, but it is smaller than the elephant.

Yogurt is tasty, but ice cream is tastier than yogurt.

1.Tiny is (tall) than Sky.

1.Tiny is TALLER than Sky.

1.Tiny is TALLER than Sky.

1.Tiny is TALLER than Sky.

1.Tiny is TALLER than

1.Tiny is TALLER than Sky.

We use the superlative to compare more than

Short adjective + EST. Long adjective: THE MOST + long

1.Al is THE SHORTEST.

1.Al is THE SHORTEST.

1.Al is THE SHORTEST.

1.Al is THE SHORTEST.

1.Al is THE SHORTEST.

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