Irregular

Adjective

Comparative

Superlative

good

better

the best

irregular

Tara is the best athlete in the

school.

well (healthy)

better

the best

irregular

He is still in hospital, but he feels

better than he felt last week.

bad

worse

the worst

irregular

You are the worst driver I have

ever known.

far

further

the furthest

irregular

My house is the furthest one.

far

farther

the farthest

regular

My house is the farther one.

old (people in a
family)

elder

the eldest

irregular

Ram is my elder brother.

old (general
use)

older

the oldest

regular

Your teacher is older than my

teacher.

Example

In this following table we can learn the rules TABLE #1

adjective
Adjective with one syllable
1. Ending in e

Rule

Wide
safe

ADD

2.Consonant Vowel
Consonant

Example
The Honda is wider than the
chevrolete
r

Wider/ safer

A big car is safer than a

small one.

Double the consonant and

add -er

Big

Bigger

My house is bigger than

yours.

Thin

thinner

Joe is thinner than Mary

3. All others

ADD er

Tall

taller

More than one syllable

Change the y to i and add

er

1. Ending in y

John is taller than Brian

prettier

Ana is prettier than Nina

A motorcycle is noisier than a
car

Use more (or less) before the

adjective

Marissa is more beautiful

than Elena

More beautiful

The shirt is more

expensive than the trousers

Pretty
Noisy
2.All others
Beautiful
Expensive
More expensive
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It's better ____ I thought.
as
then
than
like
Q2 - Brazil is _____ England.
biger than
bigger as
bigger than
biger as

Q3 - She is _____ in the class

the best
best
better than
as good as
Q4 - I'm not as successful ___ she is.
as
like
than
then
Q5 - It was ______ expensive restaurant I've ever been to.
more
the more
most
the most
Q6 - I'd like some ____ information.
farther
further
Either could be used here.
Q7 - It's ____ art collection in Europe.
finer
finest
the finer
the finest
Q8 - It was ____ than I was expecting.

cheaper
cheapest
Either could be used here.
Q9 - This is the ______ kitchen I've ever seen.
dirtyest
dirtiest
Either could be used here.
Q10 - Which is ____ of the two?
more difficult
most difficult
Either could be used here.
Q11 - She finished ____ than everyone else.
more quickly
quicker
Either could be used here.
Q12 - The underground is ____ buses.
more expensive
most expensive
the most expensive
more expensive than
Q13 - The plane would be _____ than the coach.
more quickly
quicker
Either could be used here.
Q14 - It was ____ test I have ever done.

the most hard

the hardest
Either could be used here.
Q15 - There were ____ people at the game than expected.
most
more
many
Q16 - The _____ difficult thing was communication.
more
most
It depends on how many things there were.
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Joe is

than Ed. (short)

shorter

2. Al is the

. (short)
short

3. Ed is the

. (thin)
thin

4. Joe is

than Al. (thin)

thinner

5. Al has the

clothes. (colourful)
colourful

6. Al is

than Joe. (heavy)

heavier

7. Ed is the

. (light)
light

8. Joe is

than Ed. (happy)

more ha

9. Ed is the

. (mysterious)
mysterious

10. Joe is

than Ed. (energetic)

more energetic

Saw is

(scary) film every created.

the most scary

2. Stephen Hawkins is

(intelligent) man in the world.

most intelligen

3. August is

(hot) season of the year.

most hot

4. Spiders are

(disgusting) creatures in the world.

more disgustin

5. London is

(amazing) city in the world.

the most amaz

6. Chocolate is

(delicious) thing to eat.

the most delici

7. Those aged between 30 and 40 are

(healthy) age group.

more healthy

8. Scarlett Johansson is

(beautiful) female celebrity.

more beautiful

9. The USA is

(rich) country in the world.

the most rich

10. Childbirth is

(painful) thing a person can experience.

more painful

Complete each of the following sentences.

1.

His aunt is as ______ as my father.

a) Old

2.

b) oldest

There are many exciting cities, but New York is the ______ city in the world.
a) exciting

3.

b) more exciting

b) worse

cheap

b)

cheaper

c) cheapest

Betty is ______ than George.

a) Most careful

6.

c) worst

There are many cheap things in that shop, but the salt is the ______ thing.
a)

5.

c) most exciting

The bus is ______ than the train.

a) bad

4.

c) older

b)

more careful

c) careful

All the boys are bad, but Larry is the ______.

a) Worse

b)

worst

c) ) bad