SPARROW READERSA2

Comparative & Superlative Adjectives

Ruby · Standard

Grammar summary

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Adjective	Compare two	One in a group
short	shorter than	the shortest
big / happy	bigger / happier	the biggest / happiest
expensive	more expensive than	the most expensive

Use -er / -est with many short adjectives; use more / most with longer adjectives.

Double the final consonant in big; change consonant + y to i in happy.

01 Comparative spelling

Write the comparative of the adjective in brackets.

Example: big becomes bigger.

1.This test is than the last one. (easy)

2.My bag is than yours. (heavy)

3.June is than March here. (hot)

4.This room is than that room. (large)

5.Her street is than mine. (busy)

6.A train is than a bicycle. (fast)

02 Long comparative forms

Write the comparative of the adjective in brackets.

1.This book is than that one. (interesting)

2.The red coat is than the blue one. (expensive)

3.This chair is than that one. (comfortable)

4.This exercise is than the first one. (difficult)

03 Irregular forms

Write the comparative of the adjective in brackets.

1.My English is than last year. (good)

2.This result is than before. (bad)

3.I feel than yesterday. (good)

4.The traffic is today. (bad)

Grammar summary

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Pattern	Form	Example
good	better / the best	This is the best choice.
bad	worse / the worst	Today is worse than yesterday.
Equality	as + adjective + as	My bag is as heavy as yours.

Do not combine more with an -er form: better, not more better.

Use than for a difference, and as ... as for equality.

04 Superlative spelling

Complete the superlative; the is already given.

Example: This is the oldest tree.

1.This is the room. (small)

2.She is the person here. (happy)

3.That is the building in town. (big)

4.It is the day of the year. (hot)

5.This is the activity. (easy)

6.He is the child in the family. (young)

05 Long and irregular superlatives

Complete the superlative; the is already given.

1.This is the painting here. (beautiful)

2.This is the seat. (comfortable)

3.That was the meal of the trip. (good)

4.This is the result. (bad)

06 Build the comparison

Complete with as, than or the.

1.This film is not as exciting the book.

2.My shoes are cheaper yours.

3.She is fastest swimmer in our class.

4.The two boxes are equally heavy: one is heavy as the other.