Comparison exercise. Comparative degrees of English adjectives

Hot, long, short, clever, silly, great, red, black, white, thin, thick, fat, nice, warm, cold, merry, small, tall, high, weak, strong, heavy, light, green, dry, clean, dirty, wide, deep, brave.

Answers: hotter, the hottest; longer, the longest; cleverer, the cleverest; sillier, the silliest; greater, the greatest; redder, the reddest; blacker, the blackest; whiter, the whitest; thinner, the thinnest; thicker, the thickest; fatter, the fattest; nicer, the nicest; warmer, the warmest; colder, the coldest; merrier, the merriest; smaller, the smallest; taller, the tallest; higher, the highest; weaker, the weakest; stronger, the strongest; heaviest, the heaviest; lighter, the lightest; greener, the greenest; drier, the driest; cleaner, the cleanest; dirtier, the dirtiest; wider, the widest; deeper, the deepest; braver, the bravest.

So you can talk about the student who works the hardest, the second student who works the hardest, and the third student who works the hardest compared to the others. There are a few exceptions when it comes to making comparatives and superlatives of adjectives and adverbs, and you're probably already familiar with them. You may know that the adverb form of an adjective is good and that the adverb form of an adjective is bad. Or I have a bad dog that behaves badly. The comparisons and superiority of these adjectives and adverbs do not follow the typical rules we have experienced so far.

Exercise 2. Translate into English.

Old, older, oldest, oldest, my older brother, my old friend, farther, furthest, longest, shorter, happiest, 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. Comparative form, both bad and bad, is worse, and superlative form is worse. An adjective describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. Adjectives answer the questions, what?, what?, and how much?

There is a category of adjectives called demonstrative adjectives that define specific nouns and pronouns. Demonstrative adjectives are both 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 elder son.

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 distinguish between them.
Identify and use adjectives and adverbs in sentences.
Explain when to use comparative and superlative forms.

Further and further - 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 according to the rules for forming degrees of comparison.

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

We can't go any further; the road is blocked. How far are we going? Farther 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 farther to emphasize distance. "I'm just a little ship," said Aunt Emily, "drifting farther and farther out to sea." We often use more and more. 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 according to 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 this hand a little further and count to ten. The farthest and farthest are superlative adjectives or adverbs. These irregular superlatives are far away. We use them to talk about distance. There is no difference in meaning between them. Farthest - more common than furthest.

The most distant galaxies are at a distance of about three thousand million light years. Let's see who can work next. Viv took the corner seat, furthest away from the door. There are some cases where we can use further but not further.

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

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

The wettest, wider, elder, more marvelous, 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 next before a noun to mean "additional", "additional", or "higher level". Call 095 for more information. The far door led to the right, with a tiled passage that led to the bathroom, and another large square room at the end that was probably the dining room.

She went to a college of further education. We also use next to mean "more". Before looking at your program, let me explain a little further. The expression later is often used in formal letters and letters when someone writes as a continuation of 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 to the class by taking real objects, for example: a colorful book, a pencil. Ask students to randomly describe objects using a variety of adjectives. Write 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.
The elephant is taller than the horse.
The shirt is longer than the shorts.

To teach superlatives, the teacher may pick up four or five real subjects of the same kind. For example, four or five pencils of various lengths.

Exercise 9. Put the adjectives in bold in brackets into the correct degree of comparison according to 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 metres) and (strong) among their relatives, that's why Crested crocodiles are (dangerous). Unlike other kinds of 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 superlative

Ask students how they will recognize 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".

The finer the finer the most beautiful. Courageous, more courageous, most courageous. The hardest the hardest the hardest. Satisfactory is more satisfactory. Useful useful most useful. She is as smart as her mother. . Once the benefits, the differences between them, and the education of the three degrees are understood, the teacher can then perform the following steps 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 work is more important.
My work is the most important.
This is a bad song.
This song is even worse.
This is the worst song ever.
He is 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 person.

Answers:

Write ten sentences on the board for them to complete by adding either the positive, comparative, or superlative adjectives listed at the end of each sentence. Let the rest of the class lay 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 answers wins.

Speak, 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 happy man.
He told us about the happiest man.

Let each team choose its leader. Give a piece of paper to each team. Each group collectively forms a questionnaire of ten gap-filling statements on common topics to be solved by the other team. The blank space must be filled in with the correct form of the adjective given in brackets at the end of each statement. Once the 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 must be completed.

WELL DONE!

Literature:

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

One-syllable and two-syllable adjectives Each student of team B, in turn, must complete the sentences. Receive 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 successful, reward half of the team. The teacher writes down the points after each round. At the end of the game, the teacher adds up the scores. 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		Superlatives
		the longest Give a piece of paper to each student. Have them write their names on a piece of paper and draw three columns for positive, comparative, and superlatives. Then let the student read a short text for the class. Ask the students to listen carefully and write the positive, comparative, and superlative words in the appropriate columns. Have the class listen for the passage a second time if needed. 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 the students mark the answer sheets, giving one item for each correct answer. The student who scores the highest wins. For teachers who have a large number of students in their classes, this correction technique has three advantages. This allows teachers to leave more time for their students, and when students celebrate for themselves, they learn faster. In addition, it enhances the qualities of honesty, sincerity and authority, which are key factors in labeling.
		the largest
		Writing, grammar. The cow has the longest tail. The cow is a big animal. The elephant has a long chest. Rhinos are bigger than a cow. Cows have thinner legs than rhinos. The elephant is the largest of all these animals. This activity helps the teacher to learn students' understanding of positive, comparative and superlatives, spelling and grammatical structure. In addition, it helps students to think creatively. Finally, it will ensure that they fully understand the topic. Well-chosen games and activities are very useful, as they immediately attract the attention of students. 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 as the correct use of positive, comparative, and superlatives is a key element when students learn to express their 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 the adjective compares more than two things or people. These tables of comparative and superclassical adjectives are for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners. Use these comparative and superlative adjective sheets at school or at home. Here is a graphical preview for all Kindergarten grades, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grades. Comparative and superclassical adjectives. Here is a graphical preview for all Grade 6, Grade 7 and Grade 8 Worksheets of Comparative and Superlight Adjectives.	comparative	Superlatives
	elder older	the eldest the oldest
		the farthest

Polysyllabic adjectives
positive degree	comparative	Superlatives
	tore 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 a comparative and superlative degree 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 prettiest girl in the class.

My older brother is smarter than me.

My old friend is the kindest man 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 Cana-da?

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 (beautiful) 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

upr . 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 beauti-ful ... our street.

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

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

nine . 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.

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

Exercise 2. Insert the right adjective in the right degree.

A train is ___________ than a bus.
This text is the ___________ of all.
I was ill last week but today I am________
Park Street is _______ than Market Street.
This jacket is small for me. Show me a _______ one.
What is the __________ thing in life?
A crocodile is _________ than a water snake.
Helen is the ________ girl in our class.

Exercise 3. Exercise Open the brackets by putting the proposed adjective in the right degree.

Jill's a far_________ (intelligent) person than my brother.
Kate was the_________ (practical) of the family.
Greg felt __________ (bad) yesterday than the day before.
This wine is the ____________ (good) I've ever tasted.
Jack was the_________ (tall) of the two.
Jack is the__________ (clever) of the three brothers.
If you need any ___________ (far) information, please contact our head office.
The sinking of Titanic is one of _____________ (famous) shipwreck stories of all time.
Please, send the books back without_________ (far) delay.
The deposits of oil in Russia are by far the __________ (rich) in the world.
Could you come a bit _______ (early) tomorrow?
I like this song _________ (well) than the previous one.
Which of these two performances did you enjoy ________ (much)?
The fire was put out _________ (quickly) than we expected.

Exercise 4. Insert more or less.

People are______ intelligent than monkeys.
Summer holidays are ____ splendid than winter holidays.
Maths is _____ important than English.
Books are ______ interesting than films.
Writing in English is _____ difficult than speaking.
Parents are_______ helpful than teachers.
Reading is_______ useful than watching TV.
Food is _____ expensive than clothes.

Exercise 5. Compare according to the model.

Maths and English. (difficult)

Maths is as difficult as English.

History and Russian, (difficult)

History is not so difficult as Russian.

Weather in autumn and weather in summer. (pleasant)
A bike and a motor-bike, (comfortable)
A snake and a crocodile, (dangerous)
Shoes and coats, (expensive)
Holidays and week-ends, (wonderful)
Ann and Nell

Exercise 6. Read the sentences. Choose one of the suggested answers.

1. Mike found himself a _______ job somewhere out of town.

2. We prefer the Palm Beach though it is _______ from the center.

3. This detailed map is ________ the atlas.

a) more useful as

b) more useful like

c) more useful than

4. Safari parks are _______ places of all to keep animals.

5. This computer is _______ advanced than the old model.

6. They talked about ____________ developments in agriculture.

7. The situation is_____________ now and there isn't an easy solution.

a) less complicated

b) many more complicate

c) much more difficult

d) farther more complicated

8. People stay indoors during the _________ part of the day.

Exercise 7. Underline the correct use of the degree of adjectives old, near, far, late.

Let's take a later/latest train.
Computers are one of the latest/last discoveries of the 20th century.
Sorry I'm late - am I the last/latest ?
That's a further/farther reason to do it.
This poem belongs to his last / later works.
Jane is 2 years older/elder than Jack.
Jane is older/elder than Jack by two years.
My older/elder brother is 5 years older/elder than me.
Where is the nearest/nex t post office?
The teacher told us about the latest/last elections in this country.
The nearest/next house to ours is 2 miles away.

1. Choose an adjective or an adverb to make sentences grammatically correct.

Examples: It is clear. I see it clearly.

1. It is (correct, correctly).
2. Spell the word (correct, correctly).
3. You know it (good, well).
4. Of course it is (good, well).
5. It is (cold, coldly) in the room.
6. Don't look so (cold, coldly) at me.
7. It is (easy, easy).
8. I can do it (easy, easily).
9. It is (warm, warmly) today.
10. He always greets us (warm, warmly).

2. Give the Comparative and Superlative Degrees.

Sad, gray, bad, old, happy, free, far, dry, big, near, shy, unusual, able, mountainous, little, polite, famous, well-known, heavy.

3. Put adjectives into correct forms.

1. John is (young) of the 3 brothers.
2. The Sun is (bright) the Moon.
3. Is the diameter of Jupiter (big) than that of the Earth?
4. That room is (light) than yours.
5. This room is (large) than the one upstairs.
6. It doesn't take (much) than four days to cross the Atlantic, does it?

4. Choose the correct form of an adjective.

1. Jane is the (taller - tallest) of the 2 girls.
2. Father was the (eldest - elder) of seven sons.
3. Albert is (elder - older) than John.
4. I think your plan is the (best - better) of the two.
5. This is the (most large-largest) power station, I've ever seen.
6. Henry is the (oldest - eldest) of the 3 brothers.

Right answers:

1. Choose an adjective or adverb to make the sentences grammatically correct.

2. Give comparative and superlative degrees.

sad - sadder - (the) saddest
gray - grayer - (the) grayest
bad - worse - (the) worst
old - older (elder) - (the) oldest (eldest)
happy - happier - (the) happy
free - freer - (the) freest
far - farther (further) - (the) farthest (furthest)
dry - drier - (the) driest
big - bigger - (the) biggest
near - nearer - (the) nearest
shy - shyer - (the) shyest
unusual - more unusual - (the) most unusual
able - abler - (the) ablest
mountainous - more mountainous - (the) most mountainous
little - less - (the) least
polite - politer - (the) politest
famous - more-famous - (the) most-famous
well-known - more well-known - (the) most well-known
heavy - heavy - (the) heaviest

3. Put the adjectives in the correct form.

4. Choose the correct form of the adjective.

The exercises are designed to consolidate knowledge on this topic and practice the use of comparative and superlative adjectives in written English. In all tasks, it is necessary to put an adjective instead of an ellipsis, while correctly choosing the degree of its comparison. When completing tasks, it is also worth paying attention to the correct spelling of the degrees of comparison of adjectives.

Let me remind you how degrees of comparison of adjectives are formed in English:

Length the words	Degree of comparison of the adjective
Length the words	positive degree	comparative	Superlatives
1 - 2 syllable	adjective cheap cheap	adjective + er cheap er cheaper	adjective + est cheap est the cheapest
more 2x syllables	adjective expensive expensive	attached body more expensive more expensive	attached body the most expensive dearest

You will find explanations for this table. A more detailed explanation of the rules for the formation of degrees of comparison of adjectives is in this article.

The order of the exercises is as follows:

Read the offer.
If there are words in the sentence that you do not know that make it difficult to understand the meaning, use a dictionary. For this double click on an unfamiliar word and you will immediately see its translation.
Choose from the provided answer options the one that can be substituted for the ellipsis.
Click the "Show correct answer" button and check your choice with the correct answer.

To understand how to use comparative adjectives in English, a handy table with examples will help you:

Pay attention to the spelling of the endings of simple forms of degrees of comparison:

one consonant after a short vowel is doubled

big - bigger - the biggest
fat - fatter - the fattest

letter after consonant -y changes to -i

happy - happier - the happiest

letter -e falls out at the end

large - larger - the largest

Exercises for the use of degrees of comparison of adjectives

Choose in brackets and write the correct form of the adjective.

1. June is usually a ( hot / hot test) month.
2. July is ( hotter / hot test) than May.
3. Summer is the ( hotter / hot test) season.
4. Kittens are very ( funny / funnier).
5. The white cat is ( funny / funnier) than the gray cat.
6. Monkeys are the ( funny / funniest) animals of all.
7. Tom is a very ( good / better) dancer.
8. Who is the ( good / best) runner in your whole class?
9. The car is ( good / better) than the bike.
10. Don't eat this salad, it's really ( worst / bad).
11. Jack is the ( worse / worst) pupil in the class.
12. It is one of the ( more interesting / most interesting) stories.
13. The weather is ( cold / coldest) today.
14. This spring is ( cold / colder) than last spring.

Key:

open key

1.hot
2. hotter
3.hot test
4. funny
5. funnier
6.funniest
7. good
8. best
9.better
10.bad
11. bad
12. most interesting
13. cold
14. colder

Put the adjectives in brackets in the correct degree.

1. Father's car is ( old) than uncle's car.
2. What is the ( long) river in Europe?
3. The red dress is ( beautiful) than the blue dress.
4. The red dress is ( beautiful) in this shop.
5. The cake is ( tasty) than bread.
6. Your story is ( good) than my story.
7. This shop is ( bad) than that shop.
8. Who was the ( bad) runner in this competition?
9. This is the ( interesting) cartoon.
10. Brown dog is ( fat) than the white dog.
11. Is Bob ( lazy) than his brother?
12. This is the ( good) stamp in my collection.
13. Who is the ( accurate) pupil in your class?
14. What is the ( big) house in Moscow?

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