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Supplementary
Worksheet

Foreign Language Department

Demonstration School
Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University

Comparative & Superlative

Adjectives

Name………………………………………..……………Class……………..………..No………..…………

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 Comparative & Superlative Adjectives
To make the comparative form of adjectives (like 'bigger' or 'more expensive')
and the superlative form (like 'biggest' or 'most expensive'), first we need to
know how many syllables are in the adjective.

Adjectives with one syllable

Usually if an adjective has only one syllable, we add 'er' to make the
comparative form. We add 'est' to make the superlative form.

Positive adjectives Comparative adjectives Superlative adjectives

clean cleaner cleanest
cold Colder coldest
Small Smaller smallest
Young younger youngest
tall taller tallest

There are some spelling changes. If there is one vowel followed by one
consonant at the end of the adjective, we often double the consonant.

Positive adjectives Comparative adjectives Superlative adjectives

wet wetter wettest
big bigger biggest
hot hotter hottest
thin thinner thinnest

If the adjective ends in 'y', this often changes to 'i'.

Positive adjectives Comparative adjectives Superlative adjectives

dry drier driest

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If the adjective ends in 'e', we don't add another 'e', just 'r'.

Positive adjectives Comparative adjectives Superlative adjectives

nice nicer nicest
large larger largest

There are a few adjectives that we have to use 'more' or 'most' with, even
though they only have one syllable. We CAN'T add 'er' or 'est'.

Positive adjectives Comparative adjectives Superlative adjectives

fun more fun most fun
real more real most real
wrong more wrong most wrong

Adjectives with two syllables

For adjectives with two syllables we generally use 'more' or 'most'.

Positive adjectives Comparative adjectives Superlative adjectives

careful more careful most careful
bored more bored most bored

But some two syllable adjectives can take 'er' or 'est'. It's also fine to use
'more' (for the comparative) or 'most' (for the superlative).

Positive adjectives Comparative adjectives Superlative adjectives

clever cleverer cleverest
simple simpler Simplest
narrow narrower narrowest
quiet quieter quietest

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Adjectives with two syllables that end in 'y' usually can add 'er' or 'est'
(‘y’ generally changes to ‘I’). It's also fine to use 'more' or 'most'.

Positive adjectives Comparative adjectives Superlative adjectives

dirty dirtier dirtiest
pretty prettier prettiest
happy happier happiest
ugly uglier ugliest

Adjectives with more than two syllables

Adjectives with more than two syllables can only make their comparative by
using 'more' and their superlative by using 'most'.

Positive adjectives Comparative adjectives Superlative adjectives

beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
intelligent more intelligent most intelligent
interesting more interesting most interesting
expensive more expensive most expensive

Irregular adjectives
There are also some irregular adjectives. We just need to learn these forms.
Positive adjectives Comparative adjectives Superlative adjectives
good better best
bad worse worst
far further furthest
little less Least
much more most

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Exercise 1: Make the comparative form. If it's possible, use 'er'. If not, use
'more'.
1. my house is_________________________ (big) than yours.
2. Kru Petch is _________________________ (old) than James.
3. Thailand is _________________________ (large) than Cambodia.
4. My English class is _________________________ (boring) than my math class.
5. Ploy is _________________________ (beautiful) than Sandy.
6. Bangkok is_________________________ (busy) than Surin province.
7. Marwin’s car is _________________________(fast) than Kru Petch’s car.
8. Anda is _________________________ (happy) than me.
9. My garden is _________________________(colorful) than this park.
10. His house is _________________________ (comfortable) than a hotel.
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with comparative or superlative adjectives.
1. You are _________________________ (tall) than my sister.
2. Jorge is _________________________ (short) than Kru Petch.
3. My house is _________________________ (large) than yours.
4. Joy is _________________________ (beautiful) than Grace.
5. Oscar’s bike is _________________________ (expensive) than Sinon’s.
6. English is _________________________ (easy) than math.
7. A pencil is _________________________ (cheap) than pen.
8. Kru Petch is _________________________ (young) than Ajarn Arun.
9. My TV is _________________________ (old) than yours.
10. Sugar is _________________________ (sweet) than salt.
11. This flower is (beautiful) _________________________than that one.
12. This is the (interesting) _________________________book I have ever read.
13. Who is the (rich) _________________________woman on earth?
14. The weather this summer is even (bad) _________________________than
last summer.
15. He was the (clever) _________________________ student of all.

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Exercise 3: Choose the correct comparative or superlative adjectives.
1. I have a ____________ dog but hers is __________. (big / bigger)
2. He is __________ than the other boys. (sweet / sweeter)
3. The cupboard is _________ than before. (clean / cleaner)
4. She has the __________ dog in the colony. (biggest / bigger)
5. He is __________than her. (cleverer / cleverest)
6. This is the __________ place. (quite / quietest)
7. She is __________ than other girls. (brave / braver)
8. Honey is __________, sugar is __________ but victory is the __________.
(sweet / sweeter / sweetest)
9. My brother has a __________room than me. (tide / tidier)
10. Thailand is __________than Iceland. (biggest / bigger)
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Azar S., B. 1998. Fundamental of English Grammar. Pearson Education Ltd.,

Bangkok. 137p.
Hewings, M. 2008. Advance Grammar in Use. Cambridge University Press.
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website:
www.perfect-english-grammar.com

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