4939 comparison of adjectives

One-syllable & two-syllable
adjectives
(ending in –er, -le, -y, -ow,
-some)
Comparative of superiority:
adjective+er
Jane is fatter than me.
Mark is faster than Jim.
Relative superlative:
adjective+est
Lily is the prettiest girl I’ve
ever met.
Spelling rules
consonant+vowel+consonan
t  double the last
consonant
E.g. fat fatter

thinthinner

consonant+y
Complete
the chart:
good
careful
bad
far
little

Adjectives of two or more syllables, -ed and –ing
adjectives form

their comparative and superlative with more and (the)
most.
E.g. awaremore awarethe most aware
afraidmore afraidthe most afraid
interestingmore interestingthe most interesting
Alike, real, right, wrong and adjectives beginning with
a- (afraid, ajar, alone, aware, ashamed, aghast, alert)
take more and most.
When comparing two people, things, etc. we use the

better
the best
the most careful
worse
the worse
farther
the farthest
less
the least
higher

careful

more

tired
musical
stupid
more

expensive
the lowest
the most common
ugly
the nicest

alert
eager

Complete the sentences with as or than:
My sister is more beautiful ………………………. his.
Your dog is exactly the same age ………………………… mine,
right?
I always thought that Janet is far more intelligent
……………………….. her brother.
I am younger ………………………….. you, aren’t I? No,
actually you are the same
age ……………………. I am. And you are the same height
…………………………. me.
Write the required information about the people below:
Nobody is older than James.
James is 25 cm shorter than Mike.
Nobody is taller than Mike.
Angela is 3 years older than Norma
Nobody is younger than Norma.
Norma is 2 years older than Mike.
Norma has just turned 20.
Norma is 15 cm shorter than Mike.
Angela is forty years younger than James.
Angela is 2 cm shorter than Norma.

Mike is 1m 90 tall.

Age:
Name:
Height:

Age:
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Height:

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Height:

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ANSWERS
High higher highest
Ugly uglier ugliest
Nice nicer nicest
Narrow narrower narrowest
Tired more tired most tired
Musical more musical most musical
Stupid more stupid most stupid
Expensive more expensive
Most expensive
Alert more alert most alert

Eager more eager most eager
Abrupt more abrupt most abrupt
Wanted more wanted most wanted

Than
As
Than
Than
As
As

First person: Mike
age 18 height 1m 90
Second person: Angela age 23 height 1m 75
Third person: James age 63
height 1m65
Fourth person: Norma age 20
height 1m75