Superlative and Comparative 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!