Comparing Adjectives

Comparative and Superlative adjectives

By Tat Le Thi

Comparative and superlative adjectives

Let's practice.

Comparative adjectives

Use comparative adjectives in order to compare two things, animals, or people.

​Comparative Adjectives

​A comparative adjective is used to compare one person, action, thing or state to another.

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​It adds the suffix -er to the original adjective.

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​e.g. bright - > brighter

Example:

• Tom Holland is slimmer than Tobey McGuire.

• Huawei smartphones are less expensive than the Samsung ones.

Superlative adjectives

Use superlative adjectives in order to say that a thing, an animal, or a person is the most of a group.

​Superlative Adjectives

​A superlative adjective is used to compare one person, action, thing or state to all others in the same group.

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​It adds the suffix -est to the original adjective.

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​e.g. bright - > brightest

Example:

• Andrew Garfield is the slimmest Spider-man.

• iPhones are the least expensive smartphones.

The Equative

Use the equative in order to say that a thing, an animal, or a person is similar to another one.

Example:

• Rachel is as intelligent as Sue.

• Samsung smartphones are as expensive as iPhones.

​PRACTICE

Multiple Choice

My grandma is 80 years old. She is _______ in the family.

• old

• older

• the oldest

• the youngest

Multiple Choice

I have good grades. I am one of _________ students in my class.

• more comfortable

• the best

• the quickest

• the most beautiful

Multiple Choice

New York is ________________than London.

• crowdeder

• more crowded

• the crowdest

• the most crowded

Multiple Choice

The Mona Lisa is one of the ___________paintings in the museum.

• beautifuler

• more beautiful

• beautifulest

• most beautiful

Multiple Choice

Mt. Everest is _______________than Mt. Fuji

• higher

• more high

• highest

• the highest

Multiple Choice

Antartica is the ___________ place on earth.

• colder

• more cold

• coldest

• most cold

Multiple Choice

A tiger is ___________a cat.

• stronger than

• more strong than

• the strongest

• the most strong

Multiple Choice

Albert Einstein was ____________than me.

• intelligenter

• more intelligent

• intelligentest

• most intelligent

Multiple Choice

This is the __________movie I've ever seen.

• boringer

• more boring

• boringest

• most boring

Multiple Choice

Who is____ singer in your country ?

• most famous 
• more famous
• the most famous 

Multiple Choice

A mouse is _________a lion.

• weaker than

• more weak than

• the weakest

• the most weak

Multiple Choice

Sugar is ______________salt.

• sweeter than

• more sweet than

• the sweetest

• the most sweet

Multiple Choice

A desert is __________than a jungle.

• drier

• more dry

• driest

• most dry

Multiple Choice

The cheetah is the___animal in the world

• fast
• most  fast 
• fastest
• more fast

Multiple Choice

His mom is (busy) than my dad.

• more busy

• most busy

• busier

• busiest

Multiple Choice

That was the ( ) quiz you have ever given us!

• harder

• more hard

• hardest

• most hard

Multiple Choice

I am (good) at Spanish than I am at English.

• good

• better

• best

• gooder

Multiple Choice

Your watch is (expensive) than mine.

• more expensive

• most expensive

• expensiver

• expensivest

​CONGRATULATIONS!