IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

POSITIVE

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE

Good / well

Better

Best

Bad/ badly

Worse

Worst

Much/ many/ a lot of

More

Most

Little

Less

Least

Far

Further/ farther

Furthest/ farthest

E.1
Classify the following adjectives according to their number of syllables to form
comparatives.
One syllable

ADJECTIVES

..er than

Two syllables or more

morethan

short
amazing
violent
big
temperate
fat
fantastic
uneconomical
thin
weak

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E. 2

Write the appropriate comparative form of the adjectives in parentheses to make sentences.

1. My motorbike goes faster than (fast) yours.

2. I work ____________________(hard) Paul.
3. Today it is ______________________ (cold) yesterday.
4. Im ______________________ (old) you.
5. English is ________________________(little) difficult _______________ Japanese.
6. The last bus was _______________________ (crowded) the first bus.
7. I need a ________________(big) bag _______________ this.
8. Travelling by train is ______________________________ (expensive) travelling by
bus.
9. A coat costs _____________________________ (much) a jacket.
10. Vegetables are ______________ (good) for your health than potato chips.

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SUPERLATIVOS:
Usamos el artculo the + forma superlativa + of/in para hacer una comparacin
entre tres o ms cosas o personas: Chris is the tallest of all., Russia is the largest country
in the world. NOT: of the world.

Los adjetivos de una o dos slabas forman el superlativo aadiendo est al final del
adjetivo. Fast fastest.

Los adjetivos con ms de dos slabas forman el superlativo poniendo most antes
del adjetivo. Beautiful most beautiful.

Los adjetivos de una sola slaba que terminan en e, slo se les agrega st para
convertirlos en adjetivos superlativos: Large largest.

Los adjetivos de dos slabas que terminan en y cambian la y por i y agregan

est: Happy - happiest.

Los adjetivos que terminan en una vocal en medio de dos consonantes, se le

duplica la ltima consonante y se le agrega est: big biggest.

E. 3
Write the comparative and superlative form of the following adjectives.
Comparative Spanish

Superlative

Spanish

1. small

________ _________

__________

__________

2. big

_________ _________

__________

____________

3. weak

_________ _________

____________

___________

4. dangerous ________ __________

____________ ____________

5. slow

________ __________

___________

6. pretty

________ __________

____________

7. safe

________ __________

___________

_ ____________

8. wonderful

________ __________

_________

__ _____________

9. fat

_________ __________

___________

10. sad

_________ __________

___________

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_ ____________
____________

_____________
_____________

E. 4
Complete the sentence with the superlative form.

1. Sarah is the youngest person in my family. (Young)

2. That is __________________ dress I have ever seen. (horrible)
3. Roses are the flowers which have ______________________smell. (nice)
4. January is _______________________month of the year. (cold)
5. That was ____________________ joke Ive ever heard. (funny)
6. She is ____________________ woman Ive ever met. (beautiful)
7. Mrs. Green is ________________________person I know. (interesting)
8. This is ________________________ song Ive ever heard. (bad)

E. 5
Choose the correct answer.

1. He is C man in the world.

A tall B taller C the tallest
2. I am __________ than my sister.
A old

B older

C the oldest

3. This picture is ___________ of all.

A good

B better

C the best
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4. My car was __________ than yours.

A expensive

B more expensive

C the most expensive

5. This is ____________ film Ive ever seen.

A boring

B more boring

C the most boring

6. Trains are __________ than bicycles.

A fast

B faster

C the fastest

7. Elephants live __________ than dogs.

A long

B longer

C the longest

8. Yesterday was ___________ day of the year.

A hot

B hotter

C the hottest

9. Its ___________ restaurant in the town.

A cheap

B cheaper

C the cheapest

10. This jacket is too small. I need a __________ size.

A large

B larger

C the largest

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