Comparatives and Superlatives

Mt. Everest is _____ than Mt Fuji.

• more high

• The highest

• more higher

• higher

If an adjective has two or more syllables, the superlative form is

• by adding -er

• by adding -est

• by adding -the most- preceding the adjective

• by adding -more- preceding the adjective

This is the ______ shirt in the store.

• expensivest

• most expensiver

• most expensive

• more expensiver

Which of these words is a comparative adjective?

• the happiest

• the most intelligent

• more ancienter

• Drier

The River Nile in Egypt is ____________ river in the world.

• the longest

• more long

• longer

• the most long

In Europe, August is ______________ than February.

• more sunny

• sunnier

• more sunnier

• the sunnyest

Air pollution in cities is __________ than in the countryside.

• worst

• more bad

• worse

• bad

Nosotras somos el peor equipo

• We are the best team

• We are the worst team

• They are the worse team

• They are the least team

A superlative adjective :

• Shows the superiority of one thing over the others

• Sees the differences between two things

• Goes before the verb

• Shows the comparison of one thing with another one

My new phone is ______________ than my old one.

• more better

• more good

• the best

• better