COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

STRUCTURE 2-3 SYLLABLES

the + most + adjective

Which fish is the most famous?

3. Use the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

a) Wall- Mart is …………………. (rich) group of shops in the world. It sells $ 82.5 billion every year.

b) Toys’R’ Us has got ……………….. (large) toys shop in the world. It’s 6,038.5m.

c) The BiC Crystal pen is ………………….(popular) pen in the world: people buy 15 million every day.

d) ……………………………….. (expensive) shoes that you can buy in a shop cost $ 13,600

e) At 338 km/h, the Lamborghini Diablo GT is ……………….. (fast) road car that you can buy.

f) Casa Botín in Madrid is …………………… (old) restaurant in the world. It opened in 1725.

Link!

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2. Fill in the gaps with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets

a) My bag is .......................................(big) yours

b) Studying is .......................................(important) playing computer games.

c) Cristiano Ronaldo is ..................................(famous) Bill Gates

d) I think that cats are ...................................(good) pets ................dogs

e) Killing is a ...........................(crime).....................stealing.

f) A Fiat car is ...........................(cheap) a Ferrari.

STRUCTURE 1-2 SYLLABLES

the + adjective + est

Susan has the longest hair.

WATER IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN COKE

4. Fill in the gaps with the comparative of or the superlative forms of the adjectives given.

In a survey of 2,000 British kids in a teenage magazine, the kids voted that science teachers are the .............................(boring) of all. The .......................(popular) subjects in the survey are art, PE and English. English is .........................(popular) than maths. That’s possibly because many students find maths ............................(difficult) than English and their maths marks are ..............................(bad) than their English marks. For the majority of students PE is the .......................(easy) subject of all, and the .......................(funny)! 16% of the kids love school and 70% think it’s OK-it’s ..........................(good) than staying at home all day. Perhaps the .............................(bad) thing of all about school is homework. Most 15-year-old students spend 1 hours 28 minutes on homework each week.

Summary

STRUCTURE 2-3 SYLLABLES

MORE + ADJECTIVE + THAN

MY BROTHER IS MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN YOU

BIG

cvc

BIG + ER = BIGGER

(1 syllable + cvc+er= double consonant)

The comparative.., + the comparative...

Double comparatives are employed to underline the importance of doing or not doing a certain activity.

The more you study, the more you learn.

STRUCTURE 1-2 SYLLABLES

ADJECTIVE + ER + THAN

MY CAR IS SMALLER THAN YOURS.