Degrees of comparison of adjectives in English. Comparative degrees of English adjectives

Hi all! From the previous article, English adjectives with translation, you know that an adjective is a sign of an object or phenomenon, answers the question Which? They are relative (relative) and qualitative (qualitative). And that only qualitative ones form comparative degrees, because in relation to the relative we cannot say more glassy or glassier. But first things first.

So, only qualitative adjectives have degrees of comparison, of which there are only three in English: positive, comparative and superlative. Just like any other language, English also has its own exceptions, which we will talk about a little later. Now let’s look at each degree of comparison and their formation separately.

Positive degree

By and large there is nothing to say here. This is a simple, initial form that denotes the quality of a person, phenomenon or object beyond comparison with similar ones that have the same qualities. As a rule, this is the form given in the dictionary. Eg: dark (dark), cold (cold), yellow (yellow), polite (polite).

Comparative degree

This degree is used when it is necessary to compare several objects, phenomena or persons. Comparative degree demonstrates a lesser or greater degree of a characteristic. Often used with the conjunction than (than). In order to form a comparative degree you need:

Add an ending to the positive degree (initial form) of two-syllable and one-syllable adjectives "-er": d arker (darker), colder (colder), yellower (yellower)
If the word ends in "-e", then the additional letter "e" omitted: polite - politer (polite - more polite)
When the word ends in "-y", then forming a comparative degree "y" is replaced by a letter "i": heavy - heavier (heavy - heavier), lucky - luckier (successful - more successful)
When the adjective in the simple form ends with a consonant preceded by a short vowel, then in the case of the comparative degree the consonant at the end is doubled: hot - hotter (hot - hotter)
Polysyllabic adjectives form comparative degree analytically with the help of special additional words - l ess (less)/ more (more): less comfortable - comfortable - more comfortable (less comfortable - comfortable - more comfortable/more convenient)

Superlative degree

This degree determines the lowest or highest degree of a characteristic among several compared persons, objects or phenomena. To obtain a superlative degree, you must:

Add an ending to the initial form of two-syllable and one-syllable adjectives "-est", and before the word itself you must insert an article "the": the darkest (the darkest), the thinnest (the thinnest)
On adjectives on "-e", "y" and a consonant with a short vowel, the same rules apply as for the basis of the comparative degree: the simplest (the simplest)
Polysyllabic adjectives create superlative degree using special words "least/most": interesting - the most interesting (interesting - the most/most interesting), talented - the least talented (talented - the least talented)

Exceptions

It's time to talk about exceptions.

The following two-syllable adjectives form degrees of comparison simultaneously with special words least/most, less/more, and with endings "-er", "-est": sour, simple, serious, quiet, polite, pleasant, narrow, handsome, gentle, friendly, cruel, common, clever, angry, able.

Some adjectives acquire special forms when forming degrees of comparison. There are no rules here. These words and their inflections need to be remembered:

Positive		Comparative		Excellent
Good	Good	better	better	the best	The best
Bad	Bad	worse	worse	the worst	The worst
Little	Small	worse	less	the least	Least
Many/much	Numerous	more	more	the most	Largest

You will also have to learn several adjectives that have different forms of superlative and comparative degrees:
Basic degrees of comparison of English adjectives These are the main degrees of comparison of English adjectives and the rules for their formation. I hope the material was very useful to you.

Exercises

The best way to remember anything is constant practice. Therefore, if you want to quickly and easily master Degrees of comparison of English adjectives, then complete several practical exercises that you can download on our website.

Here you will find the correct answers. Just be careful not to peek at the answers when completing tasks! If you notice several mistakes of the same type, this means that you need to repeat the corresponding material again, and then repeat the same type of task.

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Training exercises for Russian language lessons in 6th grade on the topic “Degrees of comparison of adjectives”

This development is addressed to teachers of Russian language and literature teaching in the 6th grade, and can also be useful for complex repetition in preparation for the final certification in the form of the Unified State Exam

Degrees of comparison are a grammatical category of qualitative adjectives that express the relative difference or superiority in quality inherent in objects or actions. In school practice, it is customary to distinguish two degrees of comparison of adjectives - comparative and superlative.
Degrees of comparison of adjectives make it possible to use meta-subject connections, since they are a linguistic means of expressing the logical operation of comparison - an important method of understanding the world around us.
The expansion of theoretical linguistic and meta-subject information, on the one hand, and the selection of practical tasks illustrating them, on the other, should ensure the interest of schoolchildren in the material being studied and its deeper assimilation.

Goals:
Educational: consolidate the concepts of degrees of comparison of adjectives; update knowledge about the morphological features of adjectives;
Developmental: develop the ability to compare and analyze; development of creative imagination; development of skills to summarize information and draw conclusions; develop students' communication skills.
Educational: cultivate a culture of communication
Cognitive: practical activation of vocabulary and grammatical material on the topic, the ability to conduct monologue and dialogic speech.
Tasks:
developing the ability to analyze, compare, generalize;
formation of monologue speech skills;
development of students' communication skills;
fostering a caring attitude towards language and a culture of communication.

Training exercises

Exercise 1. Identify comparative degrees of adjectives and explain how you did it. How do you understand the meaning of proverbs?
(The exercise is aimed at distinguishing between adjectives in the comparative degree and adverbs in the comparative degree. Without context, this is impossible to determine, but in a sentence, after clarifying the syntactic role of the word, this is not difficult. An adjective in the comparative degree is usually a modifier or predicate, and the comparative degree of an adverb is circumstance)
1. Good brotherhood is stronger than wealth. 2. The morning is wiser than the evening. (Proverbs). 3. Their will and cold are dearer to the waves than the sultry midday rays. (M. Lermontov). 4. At least the sound of the speeches sometimes seemed gentler. (A. Pushkin). 5. She was half a head shorter than her sister. (A. Kuprin).

Exercise 2.
a) Remember what question the evil queen asked her magic mirror in “The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights” by A. S. Pushkin. Find comparative adjectives and determine their initial form.
b) Write comparative adjectives instead of dots. What is the variant of the second form, with what stress is it pronounced?
But tell me: how can she
To be all over me...?
Confess: I all...,
Go around our entire kingdom.

Exercise 3. Read the lines from P. Ershov’s fairy tale “The Little Humpbacked Horse.” Insert comparative adjectives instead of dots. Explain your choice.
And Ivan began shouting to them:
“It’s a shame, brothers, to steal!
Even though you are Ivan...,
Yes, Ivan, you...:
He didn’t steal your horses!”

Exercise 4. Write down the saying of Alexander the Great. Find adjectives in the compound comparative form. Is it possible to replace them with simple forms? How do you understand these words?
“There is nothing more slavish than luxury and bliss, and nothing more royal than labor.”
(More slavish, more royal)

Exercise 5. Compare objects according to a given characteristic. Make up sentences:
1. Ice and water, platinum and gold, milk and cream - comparison by weight.
2. Jupiter and Earth, ocean and sea - in size.
3. Volga and Amazon, anaconda and reticulated boa - in length.
4. Sirius and Polaris - by brightness.

Exercise 6. Find the characteristic by which these objects differ. Compare them. Write down the sentences. Explain the method of forming the comparative degree.
Granite and diamond, month and week, cohort and legion, Himalayas and Pamirs, newspaper and magazine, gold and silver, fast and passenger trains.

We should not forget that not only the characteristics of different objects can be compared, but also the characteristics of the same object in different circumstances (temporal, spatial, etc.). In such cases, the verbs become, become, etc. are used.
Exercise 7. Complete the sentences using the verb to become. Explain the method for forming degrees of comparison.
1. With the onset of spring, days... . 2. When heating water... . 3. Where the skier passed, there is snow... . 4. Closer to the mouth of the river... . 5. A person who plays sports ... .

Exercise 8. Choose definitions for these nouns and put them in the simple superlative form. Make up sentences with the resulting phrases.
Term, experience, respect, request, commander, action, problem.
(Words for reference: great, rich, noble, brief, deep, humble, interesting).
Complex superlative forms of adjectives more often express the highest degree of quality among a set of objects or an entire class of homogeneous objects.

Exercise 9. Make sentences with these nouns using adjectives in the superlative form. Indicate in which cases the formation of a simple form is impossible.
Whale, snowdrop, Pluto, cheetah, Everest, Pele, Sumer.
(Words for reference: tall, remote, large, popular, fast, ancient, early).

Hello my dear readers.

English grammar rules are quite easy to understand for both adults and children. To prove this to you, today we will look at one of the most popular topics: degrees of comparison of adjectives in English.

Bright and memorable tables will not leave you indifferent, and the practical part, consisting of tasks, exercises, and exercises, will forever consolidate the knowledge gained.

Ready to start the lesson?

Let's start simple

You probably know that in English there is 3 degrees of comparison of adjectives: simple, comparative and superlative.

Remember, or better yet, write down: If you have an English word with one syllable (hot, big, cool, kind) - just add the ending -er to the end of the adjective and get a comparative degree.

For example:

hot-hotter wide-wider

big-bigger kind-kinder

But don’t forget that there is also a superlative degree (this is when something is the best/beautiful/fast). So, if we still have a word of one syllable, then the superlative degree is formed by adding the article the at the beginning of the word and the ending -est at the end.

For example:

hot-hotter-the hottest wide-wider-the widest

big-bigger-the biggest kind-kinder-the kindest

This ends the simple part of the rule.

And the next thing begins.

Don't forget about the important

If you haven't noticed, in the examples above we have consonants doubled. This only happens under the following conditions:

The word consists of one syllable.
The word ends like this: one vowel + one consonant.

For example,

fat-fatter-the fattest

I'll say something obvious, but sometimes confusing - words ending with a vowel -e, we simply add -r And -st.(this is also seen in the examples above)
Another important point! There is a list of short adjectives consisting of two syllables and ending in - y. When we form degrees of comparison with them, then the letter -y is replaced by -i.

For example,

lucky -lucki er-the lucki est.

There is an unspoken rule that adjectives consisting of two syllables can form degrees of comparison in the second way, which you can read about below.

Another way to form degrees of comparison

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Answers:
Exercise 1.
1. Hot-Hotter-The hottest
2. Beautiful-More beautiful-The most beautiful
3. Happy-Happier-The happiest
4. Brave-Braver-The bravest
5. Fast-Faster-The Fastest
6. Calm-Calmer-The calmest
7. Cool-Cooler-The coolest
8. Loud-Louder-The loudest
9. Short-Shorter-The shortest
10. Strong-Stronger-The strongest
11. Dangerous-More dangerous-The most dangerous
12. Handsome-More handsome-The most handsome
13. Nice-Nicer-The nicest
14. Sarcastic-More sarcastic-The most sarcastic
15. Bad-Worse- The worst

Exercise 2.
1. The safest \ the fastest.
2. Longer\Shorter
3. Louder
4. Closer
5. Bigger
6. More expensive
7.More beautiful
8. The best
9. The tallest
10. Taller

Exercise 3.
1. The cleverest
2. Worse
3. The kindest
4. The most populated
5.Further
6. (Much) happier
7. The best
8. The most popular
9.Further
10. Worst

1. Choose the correct degree of the adjective in brackets:

Nick is (happier, the happiest) boy that I know. – Nick is the happiest boy I know. Of the six cars, I like the silver one (better, best). – Of the six cars, I like the silver one the most. Jane's notebook is (cheaper, the cheapest) than mine. Jane’s laptop is cheaper than mine. This is (more delicious, the most delicious) cheese-cake I have ever had! – This is the most delicious cheesecake I have ever tried! This bookcase is (more beautiful, the most beautiful) than that one. – This bookcase is more beautiful than that one. Do you feel (better, the best) today than yesterday? – Do you feel better today than yesterday? I think my cat is (prettier, the prettiest) of all the cats in the world. – I think that my cat is the most beautiful cat in the world. Steve Jobs is (more famous, famouser) than Stephen Wozniak. – Steve Jobs is more famous than Stephen Wozniak. This week the weather is (hotter, more hot) than last week. – This week the weather is hotter than last week. Our new house is (more expensive, expensiver) than the old one. – Our new house is more expensive than the old one. Girls are usually (cleaner, more clean) than boys. – Girls are usually cleaner than boys. Chemistry was (harder, the hardest) subject at school. – Chemistry was the most difficult subject at school.

2. Give degrees of comparison for adjectives.

Example: wet – wetter – the wettest

Expensive – more expensive – the most expensive

1. big 2. clever 3. good 4. pleasant 5. poor 6. bad 7. funny 8. important 9. sunny (sunny) 10. far (distant) 11. comfortable (convenient) 12. wise (wise)

3. Make sentences from these words and translate them.

Most – the Mona Lisa – in – is – painting – the – famous – the – world. Longer – the Don – is – the Volga – than. More – Spain – Germany – than – beautiful – is. London – city – in – biggest – the – England – is. The – team – Adam – is – worst – the – player – in.

Answers:

1. the happiest 2. best 3. cheaper 4. the most delicious 5. more beautiful 6. better 7. the prettiest 8. more famous 9. hotter 10. more expensive 11. cleaner 12. the hardest

Big – bigger – the biggest Clever – cleverer – the cleverest Good – better – the best (excl.) Pleasant – more pleasant – the most pleasant Poor – poorer – the poorest Bad – worse – the worst (excl.) Funny – funnier – the funniest Important – more important – the most important Sunny – sunnier – the sunniest Far – farther – the farthest (excl.) Comfortable – more comfortable – the most comfortable Wise – wiser – the wisest

The Mona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world. – “Mona Lisa” is the most famous painting in the world. The Volga is longer than the Don. – The Volga is longer than the Don. Spain is more beautiful than Germany. – Spain is more beautiful than Germany. London is the biggest city in England. – London is the largest city in England. Adam is the worst player in the team. – Adam is the worst player on the team.

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Exercise 2. Translate into English.

Old, older, oldest, oldest, my older brother, my old friend, further, farthest, longest, shorter, happier, happier, happiest, best, blackest, longer, worse, better, warmer, her best friend, her youngest son, his eldest son.

Instead, the comparative form of both good and good is best. The comparative form of both bad and bad is worse, and the superlative form is worse. An adjective describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. Adjectives answer the questions, which?, which?, and how many?

There's a category of adjectives called demonstrative adjectives that qualify specific nouns and pronouns. Demonstrative adjectives are those that can identify singular nouns and pronouns, and demonstrative adjectives that they and these can identify plural nouns.

Answers: old, older, the oldest, the eldest, my elder brother, my old friend, farther, the farthest, the longest, shorter, happy, happier, the happiest, the best, the blackest, longer, worse, better, warmer, her best friend, her younger son, his son elder.

Exercise 3. Write the adjectives in the correct column.

Safe, hot, fine, pretty, fat, brave, sad, lazy, dry, thin, large, busy, wet, happy.

Answers: mute -e: safe, fine, brave, large; double consonant: hot, fat, sad, thin, wet; -y → -i: pretty, lazy, dry, busy, happy.

An adverb describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb. Adverbs answer questions such as when?, Where?, Why?, How? and to what extent? We use the comparative form of an adjective or adverb to compare two people or things. We use the superlative form of an adjective or adverb to compare more than two people or things. After finishing this lesson, you should be ready.

Identify adjectives and adverbs and differentiate between them.
Identify and use adjectives and adverbs in sentences.
Explain when to use comparatives and superlatives.

Further and further are comparative adverbs or adjectives. They are irregular comparative forms of Far Far, more common.

Exercise 4. Fill in the blanks.

_____ - brighter - the brightest
easy - _____ - the easiest
funny - _____ - the funniest
_____ - hotter - _____
new - newer - _____
_____ - noisier - _____
red - _____ - _____
ripe - _____ - the ripest
tall - _____ - _____

Answers: bright, easier, funnier, hot - the hottest, the newest, noisy - the noisiest, redder - the reddest, riper, taller - the tallest.

Exercise 5. Write the adjectives in the correct column in accordance with the rules for forming degrees of comparison.

Modern, fast, clever, comfortable, friendly, young, wonderful, gentle, lucky, dangerous, smart, thick, stupid, easy, attractive.

We can go no further; the road is blocked. How much further are we moving? Further and, more rarely, can be used as adjectives to indicate distance from the speaker. He saw a small boat on the far shore. At the other end of the village stood an old ruined house.

We often repeat further or further to emphasize distance. “I’m just a little ship,” said Aunt Emily, “drifting further and further out to sea.” We often use further and further. We often use a little, a little or a lot before going on and on.

-er/-est	more/most	-er/-est or more/most

Answers: -er/-est: fast, young, lucky, smart, thick, easy; more/most: modern, comfortable, friendly, wonderful, dangerous, attractive; -er/-est or more/most: clever, gentle, stupid.

Exercise 6. Write the adjectives in the correct column in accordance with the rules for forming degrees of comparison.

More careful, the brightest, fluent, hotter, intelligent, tastier, bitter, the most violent, faster, full, more boring, serious, the richest.

Now press and extend that arm a little further and count to ten. The furthest and furthest are superlative adjectives or adverbs. These are irregular superlative forms away. We use them to talk about distance. There is no difference in meaning between them. The furthest is more common than the furthest.

The most distant galaxies are about three thousand million light years away. Let's see who can work next. Viv took the corner seat, farthest from the door. There are some cases where we can use further, but no further.

Answers: positive degree: fluent, intelligent, bitter, full, serious; c omparative degree: more careful, hotter, tastier, faster, more boring; s superior degree: the brightest, the most violent, the richest.

Exercise 7. Form a positive degree of comparison of adjectives.

The wettest, wider, elder, more marvellous, better, crazier, the slowest, the tidiest, the smallest, cheaper, dirtier, the worst, more helpful, thinner, the largest, richer, the furthest.

Answers: wet, wide, old, marvelous, good, crazy, slow, tidy, little, cheap, dirty, bad, helpful, thin, large, rich, far.

We use further before a noun to mean "additional," "additional," or "higher level." For more information call 095. The far door led to the right, with a tiled passage that took her to the bathroom, and another large square room at the end, which was probably the dining room.

She went to further education college. We also use hereinafter to mean "more". Before I look at your program, let me explain a little further. The expression further is often used in formal letters and letters when someone writes as a follow-up to a previous letter or email.

Exercise 8. Form comparative and superlative adjectives.

Beautiful, little, active, neat, high, bad, obvious, rude, many, big, sensitive, light, clear, amazing, far, good, difficult, slim.

Answers: more beautiful - the most beautiful, smaller - the smallest, more active - the most active, neater - the neatest, higher - the highest, worse - the worst, more obvious - the most obvious, ruder - the rudest, more - the most , bigger - the biggest, more sensitive - the most sensitive, lighter - the lightest, clearer - the clearest, more amazing - the most amazing, farther/further - the farthest/the furthest, better - the best, more difficult - the most difficult, slimmer - the slimmest.

Introduce the topic into the classroom by taking real objects, for example: a colorful book, a pencil. Ask students to randomly describe objects using a variety of adjectives. Write the sentences on the board. Underline the adjectives with colored chalk.

This is a small pencil.
This is a thick book.
The lion has sharp teeth.
This is a beautiful dress.
He is tall.
An elephant is taller than a horse.
The shirt is longer than the shorts.

To teach superlatives, a teacher may choose four or five real subjects of the same kind. For example, four or five pencils of varying lengths.

Exercise 9. Put the adjectives in brackets in bold into the degree of comparison required by the context.

Crocodiles and alligators

Crocodiles are (ancient) animals in the world. There are 25 kinds of crocodiles and their relatives on our planet nowadays. (large) of them is the Crested crocodile which lives in the south -east of Asia and in Australia. They are (long)(about six meters) and (strong) among their relatives, that’s why Crested crocodiles are (dangerous). Unlike other kindsof crocodiles, which live in lakes, rivers and bogs, the Crested crocodile lives in the sea. Alligators are (small) than crocodiles. The Chinese alligator is considered to be (small) kind of crocodiles (only two meters long)/. It is also (rare) one.

Formation of comparative and superior

Ask students how they would differentiate the pencils.

This is a long pencil.
This pencil is longer than this one.
This is the longest pencil.

Positive comparative superlative. Adjectives of more than two or more syllables form a comparative form using the adverb "more" and form a superlative form using the adverb "most".

Beautiful more beautiful most beautiful. Courageous, bolder, most daring. The hardest is the hardest. Satisfactory is more satisfactory. Useful useful most useful. She is as smart as her mother. . Once the benefits, differences between them, and the formation of the three degrees are understood, the teacher can then follow the steps below to make these concepts clear. Teachers are encouraged to adapt the games according to the age, background and level of their students.

Answers: the most ancient, the largest, the longest, the strongest, the most dangerous, smaller, the smallest, the rarest.

Exercise 10. Translate the following sentences into English.

I know an interesting story.
He knows a more interesting story.
She knows the most interesting story.
It's a long way.
This is a longer path.
This is the longest path.
Her job is very important.
His job is more important.
My work is the most important.
It's a bad song.
This song is even worse.
This is the worst song.
He's a good engineer.
He is better engineer.
He is the best engineer.
He brought her a beautiful flower.
He brought her a more beautiful flower.
He brought her the most beautiful flower.
He told us about a happy man.
He told us about a happier man.
He told us about the happiest man.

Answers:

Write ten sentences on the board for them to complete, adding either the positive, comparative or superlative adjective given at the end of each sentence. Let the rest of the class place on them. Sample Questions happy, tall, good, strong, fat, cold, heavy, thin, fast, old, big. Lead is the heaviest of all metals.

Give each group a piece of paper.
At the end of the term, the teacher gives answers.
The group with the most responses wins.

Talk, listen, write grammar, read aloud.

I know an interesting story.
He knows a more interesting story.
She knows the most interesting story.
It is a long way.
It is a longer way.
It is the longest way.
Her work is very important.
His work is more important.
My work is the most important.
It is a bad song.
It is a worse song.
It is the worst song.
He is a good engineer.
He is a better engineer.
He is the best engineer.
He brought her a beautiful flower.
He brought her a more beautiful flower.
He brought her the most beautiful flower.
He told us about a happy man.
He told us about a happier man.
He told us about the happiest man.

Let each team elect its own leader. Give a piece of paper to each team. Each group collectively generates a questionnaire of ten fill-in-the-blank statements on common topics to be addressed by the other team. The blank space must be filled with the correct form of the adjective given in parentheses at the end of each statement. Once two teams have written their sentences, the teacher draws two columns on the board. Now the leader of team A reads each sentence along with the word with which the sentence should be completed.

WELL DONE!

Literature:

Pavlichenko O.M. English language. Grammar workshop. Level II. - 2nd ed., rev. and additional - X.: Ranok, 2012. - 304 p.
Golitsynsky Yu.B. Grammar: Collection of exercises. - 5th ed., - St. Petersburg: KARO, 2005. - 544 p. - (English for schoolchildren).

One- and two-syllable adjectives Each student in team B, in turn, must complete the sentences. Accept one point for each correct answer. If the student does not provide an answer, the team as a whole is given one chance to complete the sentence. If it succeeds, reward half the team. The teacher records the scores after each round. At the end of the game, the teacher adds up the points. The team that wins more wins. Let everyone clap for the winning team. Complete the sentences by choosing the correct form of the words in brackets. Australia is an island in the world. . Reading aloud, listening, grammar, reading for specific information, pronunciation.
Positive comparative degree degree		Superlative
		the longest Give a piece of paper to each student. Ask them to write their names on a sheet of paper and draw three columns for positive, comparative and superlative degrees. Then have the student read a short text for the class. Ask students to listen carefully and write positive, comparative and superlative words in the appropriate columns. Have the class listen to the passage a second time if necessary. At the end, the teacher collects the sheets and redistributes them, randomly, among the students. The teacher then draws three columns on the board and writes down the answers. Have students mark their answer sheets, giving one point for each correct answer. The student who scores the highest wins. For teachers who have large numbers of students in their classes, this correction technique has three advantages. This allows teachers to have more time for their students, and when students mark for themselves, they learn faster. In addition, it enhances the qualities of honesty, sincerity and credibility, which are key factors in labeling.
		the largest
		Writing, grammar. The cow has the longest tail. A cow is a large animal. The elephant has a long chest. Rhinoceroses are bigger than cows. Cows have thinner legs than rhinoceroses. The elephant is the largest of all these animals. This activity helps the teacher discover students' understanding of positive, comparative and superlative degrees, spelling and grammatical structure. Moreover, it helps students to think creatively. Finally, this will ensure that they fully understand the topic. The right games and activities are very helpful as they immediately grab students' attention. And at the same time allow them to practice their language skills. These methods and activities may require more than one session, but the results are noteworthy because the correct use of positive, comparative, and superlatives is a key element when students learn to express opinions or make comparative judgments. An adjective is a word that describes a noun.
		the happiest

Exceptions
Positive degree Adjectives can compare two or more nouns or pronouns. The superlative form of an adjective compares more than two things or people. These comparative and superclassical adjective worksheets are designed for beginner, intermediate and advanced students. Use these comparative and superlative adjective worksheets at school or at home. Here is a graphical preview for all Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. Comparative and superclassical adjectives. Here is a graphical preview for all the 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade comparative and super easy adjectives worksheets.	comparative	Superlative
	elder older	the eldest the oldest
		the farthest

Polysyllabic adjectives
Positive degree	comparative	Superlative
	also interesting	the most interesting
	more beautiful	the most beautiful

Remember the following expressions :

as ... as -- such as

not so .„. as - not like

Ex. 1. Form the comparative and superlative degrees of the following adjectives.

Small, long, strong, thick, short, clever, tall, cold, silly, great, red, black, green,

wide, thin, fat, nice, weak, warm, merry, dirty, high, heavy, deep, dry, clean, brave.

Ex. 2 . Translate into English.

Michael is older than Peter.

Maria is the most beautiful girl in the class.

My older brother is smarter than me.

My old friend is the kindest person in the world.

Maria has the longest hair in school.

Ex. 3. Open the brackets using the required form of the adjective.

1. Which is (large): the United States or Canada?

2. What is the name of the (big) port in the United States?

3. Moscow is the (large) city in Russia.

4. The London underground is the (old) in the world.

5. There is a (great) number of cars and buses in the streets of Moscow than in any other city of Russia.

6. St. Petersburg is one of the (beau-tiful) cities in the world.

7. The rivers in America are much (big) than those in England.

8. The is-land of Great Britain is (small) than Greenland.

9. What is the name of the (high) mountain in Asia?
10. The English Channel is (wide) than the straits of Gibraltar

Control . 4 . Paste as ... as so ... as or than.

1. Mike is... tall... Pete.

2. Kate is not ... nice ... Ann.

3. My room is ... light ... this one.

4. The house I live in is ... old ... the one my sister lives in.

5. Sergei is ... old ... Michael.

6. Nevsky Prospect is more beautiful... our street.

7. My composition is not ... long ... yours.

8 . She is ... young ... Tom's brother.

9 . This woman is... good... that one.

10. Exercise No.2 is easier... Exercise No.3.

eleven . Nick's English is not ... good ... his friend's.

12 . This woman is... young... that one.

13. Kate is... lazy... her brother.

14.The new cinema in our district is much bigger... the old one.

15 . This child is not. . small. . that one.