Match an adjective in A with its opposite in B.

A B
Fast Small Clean Safe Quite Old Healthy Friendly Interesting Expensive good Cheap Slow Bad Unhealthy Unfriendly Dirty Noisy Modern Dangerous Boring Big

 

Which adjectives describe life in a city? Which describe life in a country?

    The city is The country is cheaper safer noisier healthier more expensive more interesting better     than the country. than the city.

 

 

We use –er and more to make comparative adjectives.

 

We use –er with …. We use more with ….  

 

Ex. 1 Complete the conversations as shown in the example:

A Life in the country is slower than city life. (slow) - B Yes, the city’s much faster.

1) A The country is ___ ___ the city. (quiet) – B Yes, the city’s much faster. 2) A New York is ___ ___ London. (safe) – B No, it isn’t. New York is much ___ ___. 3) A The streets of New York are ___ ___ the streets of Paris. (clean) – B No, they aren’t. They are much ____. 4) A Paris is ___ ___ Madrid. (big) – No, it isn’t. it’s much ___. 5) A Madrid is ___ ____ ____ Rome. (expensive) – B No, it isn’t. Madrid is much ___. 6) A The buildings in Rome are ___ ___ ___ the buildings in NY. (modern) – B No, they aren’t. they are much ____. 7) A The Underground in London is ___ ___ the Metro in Paris. (good) – B No, it isn’t. The underground is much ___.

 

1Short adjectives (1syllable)2 Short adjective with the 2 type of reading

  comparative superlative     comparative superlative
  +er +est     +er +est
cheap cheaper cheapest   big +g +er = bigger +g +est = biggest
young younger youngest   fat +t +er = fatter +t +est = fattest
short shorter shortest   slim +m +er = slimmer +m +est = slimmest
wide wider widest   hot +t +er = hotter +t +est = hottest
small smaller smallest   thin +n +er = thinner +n +est = thinnest

 

3. Adjectives ending iner, ow, etc 4.Adjectives ending in y (2 syllables)

  comparative superlative     comparative superlative
  +er +est     +ier +est
clever cleverer cleverest   easy easier easiest
narrow narrower narrowest   heavy heavier heaviest
shallow shallower shallowest   early earlier earliest

Exceptions

good better best
bad worse worst
far Further, farther Furthest, farthest
much/many more most
little less least
old Older, elder Oldest, eldest

Ex.2 Form the degrees of comparison of the following adjectives

Old, bad, cold, yellow, loud, clean, large, cosy, green, long, red, dark, good, small, easy.

5 Adjectives ending onous, ing, ful, ed ( 2 syllables) and long adjectives (3/4 syllables)

  comparative superlative
  More + adjective Most + adjective
boring more boring most boring
famous more famous most famous
modern more modern most modern
polite more polite most polite
tired more tired most tired
expensive more expensive most expensive
comfortable more comfortable most comfortable

Ex. 3 Give the comparative and superlative degrees of the following adjectives

Fast, good, friendly, careful, bad, young, modern, quiet, calm, happy, energetic, small, interesting, difficult, important, easy.

Ex. 4 Complete the sentences using the superlative form of the adjectives.Example:That house is very old. – Yes, it’s the oldest house in the village.

1) The Ritz is a very expensive hotel. (in London) 2) Hambledon is a very pretty village. (in England) 3) Everest is a very high mountain. (in the world) 4) Meryl Streep is a very popular actress. (in America) 5) Mr. Crark is a very funny teacher. (in our school) 6) Maria is a very intelligent student. (in our class) 7) This is a very easy exercise. (in the book).

 

Ex. 5 Choose the correct sentence

1. a Yesterday was more hot than today. - B Yesterday was hotter than today. 2. A She’s taller than her brother. - B She’s taller that her brother. 3. A I’m the most young in the class. - B I’m the youngest in the class. 4. A My home work is the baddest in the class. - B My homework is the worst in the class. 5. A Exercise 2 is the most difficult in the book. - B Exercise 2 is most difficult in the book.

 

Constructions with the adjectives

A man is as old as he looks, A woman is as old as she feels.

 


As good as gold As old as the hills As busy as a bee As cold as ice As changeable as weather