6th grade/ Comparison of adjectives

Hello, dear 6th graders!
COMPARATIVE and SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES



A. Comparative adjectives – Regular adjectives

Short adjectives (one-syllable)
adjective + -er
cheap  → cheaper
tall → taller

adjective + the last consonant doubled + -er
big        → bigger
slim       → slimmer

adjective ending in -e + -r
late       → later
large     → larger

Long adjectives (two-syllable) ending in -y
adjective + -y + -ier
early       → earlier
happy    → happier

Longer adjectives (two or more syllables)
more + adjective
expensive → more expensive
intelligent → more intelligent

We use comparative adjectives to show how two people or things are different from each other.
We use than with the comparative.
The red bike is cheaper than the blue bike.
Susie is prettier than Kate.
I’m more intelligent than my cousin.

Exercise 1.
Write the comparative form of the following adjectives.
0 new
                    newer               
1 short _______________
2 exciting _______________
3 thin _______________
4 cute _______________
5 tidy _______________
6 delicious _______________
7 boring _______________
8 serious _______________

Remember that we do not add -er to the adjectives that form the comparative with more.
The pink flowers are more beautiful (not beautifuler) than the yellow flowers.

Exercise 2
Write sentences with comparative adjectives using the prompts.
0 Robin / short / Henry
Robin is shorter than Henry.
1 war films / boring / comedies
2 English / easy / maths
3 Sally / tall / her friend
4 This documentary / interesting / that film
5 I / tidy / my brother
6 a bus / slow / a plane

B. Comparative adjectives – Irregular adjectives

good better
bad         worse
far         farther / further

Exercise 3
Complete the text with the comparative form of the adjective in brackets.

Public transport in the UK
Trains are 0 faster (fast) than buses but they are a lot 1............ (expensive). In the past, transport was 2........ (bad) than it is now and trains were often late. Now things are much 3.........(good) than ten years ago.
The trains arrive on time and they go 4....... (far) than in the past.
In cities like London, the underground is a good way to travel. Underground trains are 5........ (safe) and 6....... (quick) than buses.

C. As … as

We use as + adjective + as to talk about people or things that are equal in some way.
We use not as + adjective + as when we talk about things that aren’t equal.
That tree is as tall as our house.
A bike isn’t as fast as a scooter.

Exercise 4
Put the words in order to write sentences.
0 as / long / my hair / Betty’s hair / isn’t / as
Betty’s hair isn’t as long as my hair.
1 famous / as / Lady Gaga / as / Beyoncé / is
2 underground trains / Buses / fast / as / as / aren’t
3 London / Rome / big / isn’t / as / as /
4 her sister / tidy / Heidi / Is / as / as / ?
5 hot / as / as / Italy / France / Is / ?


D. Superlative adjectives – Regular adjectives

Short adjectives (one-syllable)
the + adjective + -est cheap → the cheapest
the + adjective + the last consonant doubled + -est big → the biggest
the + adjective +st safe → the safest
Long adjectives (two-syllable) ending in -y
the + adjective + -y + -ier early → the earliest
Longer adjectives (two or more syllables)
the most + adjective expensive → the most expensive
We use superlative adjectives to show how more than two things are different form each other in the same group.
We use the … in / of …with the superlative.
Harry is the tallest boy in the class.
That’s the nicest one of the beaches on the island.

Exercise 5
Write the superlative form of the following adjectives.
0 near
                the nearest     
1 slow ______________
2 fat ______________
3 thin ______________
4 pretty ______________
5 easy ______________
6 famous ______________

Exercise 6
Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjective in brackets.
Listen and check.
0   Who is
the oldest
 (old) child in your family?
1 Mount Everest is _______________ (high) mountain in the world.
2 Which is _______________ (long) river in Italy?
3 Beatrice is _______________ (tall) girl in our class.
4 My schoolbag is _______________ (heavy) in the class!
5 Who is _______________ (fast) runner of all the students?
6 Which is _______________ (boring) book of these three books?

E.Superlative adjectives – Irregular adjectives

good -the best
bad -the worst
far ther-farthest / furthest
Irregular adjectives have irregular comparative and superlative forms.

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