Arbeitsblatt: comparison of adjectives

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES comparative The man on the left is taller than the man on the right. The man on the right is shorter than the man on the left. The red bag is as big as the blue bag. car is faster than bicycle. bicycle is slower than car. The blue bag is not as big as the red bag. superlative The book on the right side is the biggest book). Forming the comparative The way you form the comparative from an adjective depends on the number of syllables and the spelling of the adjective. Form Rule For example wide – wider Words of one syllable ending Add –(e)r to the end of the word. small smaller Words of two syllables, ending in Change y to i, and add er to the end happy happier y. of the word. For example: Some people seem to be luckier than other people. Words of two syllables or more, not ending in y. Place more before the adjective. For example: Arguably Rome is more beautiful than Paris. beautiful more beautiful irregular adjectives good better best bad worse worst much many more most far further furthest Exercise 1: Use the comparative of the given adjective 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. My sister is two years (old) than me. Cars are (expensive) than bicycles. Rats are (big) than mice. Norway is (cold) than Greece in winter. Old films are usually (short) than modern films. Edinburgh is (far) from London than it is from Manchester. Strawberries are (sweet) than kiwis. My brother is 13 and am 12. am . him. Exercise 2: Use the comparative or the superlative of the given adjective. Dont forget than or the 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. My house is (big) yours. This flower (beautiful) that one. This is (interesting) . book have ever read. holiday by the sea is (good) holiday in the mountains. Who is (rich) . woman on earth? The weather this summer is even (bad) last summer. He is (clever) . boy of the class.