COMPARISON

DEGREES
(1) POSITIVE - ADJECTIVE He’s as tall as his brother
A car isn’t as fast as a plane
(2) COMPARATIVE - MORE (ADJECTIVE) (ADJECTIVE)+ER This is more expensive
He is older

(3) SUPERLATIVE - MOST (ADJECTIVE) (ADJECTIVE)+MOST It’s the most wonderful place
We’re the youngest

Irregular Comparative and Superlative Forms

Positive Comparative Superlative
good better best
bad worse worst
little less least
far farther further farthest furthest

TRANSFORM THE SENTENCES AS IN THE EXAMPLE:

1.- Susan is not as pretty as her sister. 14.- On the road, snow isn’t as dangerous as ice.
Her sister is prettier than Susan.
2.- Dogs aren’t as aggressive as cats.
15.- Today’s exercise wasn’t as difficult as yesterday’s.

3.- Peter doesn’t sing as well as Tom.

16.- A horse isn’t as strong as an ox.

4.- My house is not as far as yours.

17.- Villages aren’t as big as towns.

5.- Tests aren’t as difficult as exams.

18.- Towns aren’t as quiet as villages.

6.- I don’t work as hard as you.

19.- The others weren’t as tired as we were.

7.- You aren’t as intelligent as your brother

20.- You aren’t as pessimistic as your friend.

8.- A chair isn’t as comfortable as a sofa.

21.- Your hair isn’t as curly as mine.

9.- Cats aren’t as noisy as dogs.

22.- Water isn’t as thick as oil.

10.- A bag of feathers isn’t as heavy as a bag of lead.

23.- Norway isn’t as warm as Italy.

11.- Buses aren’t as fast as cars.

24.- Susan isn’t as shy as her sister.

12.- The film wasn’t as interesting as the book.

13.- Turtles aren’t as slow as snails.

 SUPERLATIVES

1.- The car I am driving is very fast.

It’s the fastest car I have ever driven.

2.- In this museum there is a very valuable painting.

It’s the most valuable painting in the museum.

3.- In the orchestra, the other musicians aren’t as good as he is.

He’s the best musician of the orchestra.

4.- In the periodic table, the rest of metals aren’t as heavy as this is.

5.- These exercises I am doing are extremely difficult.

6.- I have never met such a shy person as Tom.

7.- In the market you can’t find a material as flexible as this.

8.- The book I am reading is very interesting.

9.- This is the first time I have seen such a big animal.

10.- In my family, nobody sings as bad as me.

11.- John is a very reliable friend.

12.- I have never eaten such a delicious dish.

13.- A washing machine is a very good invention. (all times)

14.- Pluto is very far in the Solar System.

15.- My last holiday wasn’t enjoyable at all. (my life)

 REMEMBER: HALF/TWICE/THREE TIMES, ETC + AS MUCH/MANY … AS …

FILL THE GAPS WITH THE RIGHT FORM OF THE ADJECTIVE:

1.- My house is much (small) .................................... yours. So I don’t have (much) ........................
room ....................... you have to invite friends.

2.- If I had ( many) ............................... problems ....................... he has, I would go mad.

3.- This is (good) ................................... car I’ve ever had. Perhaps it was (expensive)
............................. my previous car, but it uses (little) ............................. petrol and breaks
down on (few) ........................ occasions .......................... most other cars.

4.- If you want to get (thin) ........................... , you should eat (few) ............................. calories. For
example vegetables. They are (little) ..................................... fattening food.

5.- I finished my homework (soon) ........................... I expected, so I had (much) ............................

free time ....................... other days.

6.- The weather is much (cold) ......................... these days. But (bad) ..................................... is to
come. February is usually (cold) ............................ month of the year.

7.- (good) ............................. way to improve your English is to read (much) ..................................
you can.

8.- Oranges are usually (cheap) ............................... fruit in winter. However, they are rather
(expensive) .................................. in other seasons.

9.- My phone bill is usually £100. This month I have paid £198. It was nearly twice (much)
................................................. as the rest of the times.

10.- Your dictation is quite good this time. In fact, you’ve had half (many) .......................... mistakes
…………………………………….........you usually have.

11.- People should be (careful) ............................ when driving in the rain. There would be (few)
............................. accidents.

12.- According to the latest news, this year has had (low) ..........……………….................... rate of
unemployment in recent years.

13.- I can’t understand. If she is (hard-working) ...................................... person in the firm, why does
she get (less) .................................. money?

14.- In December, our firm has (high) ............................. increase in sales. Other months aren’t (good)
.................................... In fact, summer is (bad) ................................ seasons as far as sales
are concerned.

15.- I had to drive my car along (narrow) ........................... country road in the region.

16.- I’d like to travel to (far) .................................... remote place in the world and forget about all my
worries.

17.- (little) ...................................... important problem may turn out a disaster for you.

18.- If these scissors were (sharp) ....................................., I’d cut out all these pictures (quickly)
.................................................