. small small er

smaller

 older
young  younger
CVC + ER (the

final consonant is doubled)
big  bigger
hot  hotter
Short adjective ended in –Y  -IER
easy  easier
heavy  heavier

Long adjective: MORE + long adjective
exciting  more exciting
beautiful  more beautiful
Irregular adjectives
good  better
bad  worse

We use THAN after the comparative form of the adjective.
John is taller than Mary.
A Ferrari is more expensive than a Fiat.

man is older than the woman.

The woman is old, but

she is younger than the man.

than the polar bear.

The polar bear is big, but it

is smaller than the elephant.

is tasty, but ice cream is tastier than yogurt.

adjectives in brackets.

Tiny is (tall) than Sky.
Sky is (good) at

basketball than Tiny.
Tiny is (fast) than Sky.
Sky is (popular) than Tiny.
Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.

adjectives in brackets.

Tiny is TALLER than Sky.
Sky is (good) at

basketball than Tiny.
Tiny is (fast) than Sky.
Sky is (popular) than Tiny.
Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.

adjectives in brackets.

Tiny is TALLER than Sky.
Sky is BETTER at

basketball than Tiny.
Tiny is (fast) than Sky.
Sky is (popular) than Tiny.
Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.

adjectives in brackets.

Tiny is TALLER than Sky.
Sky is BETTER at

basketball than Tiny.
Tiny is FASTER than Sky.
Sky is (popular) than Tiny.
Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.

adjectives in brackets.

Tiny is TALLER than Sky.
Sky is BETTER at

basketball than Tiny.
Tiny is FASTER than Sky.
Sky is MORE POPULAR than Tiny.
Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.

adjectives in brackets.

Tiny is TALLER than Sky.
Sky is BETTER at

basketball than Tiny.
Tiny is FASTER than Sky.
Sky is MORE POPULAR than Tiny.
Sky’s feet are BIGGER than Tiny’s feet.

people, places or things.
big – bigger – the biggest

 the oldest
young  the youngest
CVC +

EST (the final consonant is doubled)
big  the biggest
hot  the hottest
Short adjective ended in –Y  -IEST
easy  the easiest
heavy  the heaviest

Long adjective: THE MOST + long adjective
exciting  the most exciting
beautiful  the most beautiful
Irregular adjectives
good  the best
bad  the worst

We use THE before the superlative form of the adjective.
John is the tallest.
A Ferrari is the most expensive car .

adjectives in brackets.

Al is (short).
Ed is (thin).
Al is

wearing (colourful) clothes.
Ed is (tall).
Joe is (smart).

adjectives in brackets.

Al is THE SHORTEST.
Ed is (thin).
Al

is wearing (colourful) clothes.
Ed is (tall).
Joe is (smart).

adjectives in brackets.

Al is THE SHORTEST.
Ed is THE THINNEST.

Al is wearing (colourful) clothes.
Ed is (tall).
Joe is (smart).

adjectives in brackets.

Al is THE SHORTEST.
Ed is THE THINNEST.

Al is wearing THE MOST COLOURFUL clothes.
Ed is (tall).
Joe is (smart).

adjectives in brackets.

Al is THE SHORTEST.
Ed is THE THINNEST.

Al is wearing THE MOST COLOURFUL clothes.
Ed is THE TALLEST.
Joe is (smart).

adjectives in brackets.

Al is THE SHORTEST.
Ed is THE THINNEST.

Al is wearing THE MOST COLOURFUL clothes.
Ed is THE TALLEST.
Joe is THE SMARTEST.

(comparative or superlative).
My house is (big) ____ than yours.
This

flower is (beautiful) _______ than that one.
This is the (good) ______ book I have ever read.
Non-smokers usually live (long) _______ than smokers.
Which is the (dangerous) _______ animal in the world?
A holiday by the sea is (good) ______ than a holiday in the mountains.
It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) ________ than a beer.
Who is the (rich) _________ woman on earth?
The weather this summer is even (bad) _______ than last summer.
He was the (intelligent) _________ thief of all.

Superlative adjectives?;
How do we form Comparative and Superlative adjectives?;
Describe your

favorite actor using Comparative adjectives.;
Describe your group-mate using Superlative adjectives.

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