Comparatives and Superlatives

1. We use comparative adjectives to show change or make comparisons:
We need a bigger garden. Guns are more dangerous.
2. We use than  when we want to compare one thing with another:
She is two years older than me. New York is much bigger than Boston.
3. When we want to describe how something or someone changes we can use two comparatives
with and:
The balloon got bigger and bigger. Everything is getting more and more expensive.
4. We often use the with comparative adjectives to show that one thing depends on another:
The faster  you drive, the more dangerous it is. The higher they climbed, the colder it got. 
5. We also use as….as to say that one thing is equal or the same as something else.
Not as…as to say that something is not equal
Peter is as smart as Thomas. Beethoven is as famous as Mozart.
Paris in not as big as London. Rats are not as cute as rabbits.

6. Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of
quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest). They are used in sentences where a
subject is compared to a group of objects.
Everest is the highest mountain in the world. That’s the best film I have seen this year.
I have three sisters: Jan is the oldest and Angela is the youngest. 
Exercise
Make the comparative form. If it's possible, use '-er'. If not, use 'more'.
1. Dogs are _________________________________ (intelligent) than rabbits.
2. Lucy is _________________________________ (old) than Ellie.
3. Russia is far _________________________________ (large) than the UK.
4. My Latin class is _________________________________ (boring) than my English class.
5. In the UK, the streets are generally _________________________________ (narrow) than the streets in
the USA.
6. London is _________________________________ (busy) than Glasgow.
7. Julie is _________________________________ (quiet) than her sister.
8. Amanda is _________________________________ (ambitious) than her classmates.
9. My garden is a lot _________________________________ (colorful) than this park.
10. His house is a bit _________________________________ (comfortable) than a hotel.
Write the sentence using as ….as or not ….as
1. robin / big/eagle_______________________________________________________

2. my neighbor/ friendly/ yours _____________________________________________

3. tiger/ dangerous/ lion __________________________________________________

4. lemon/ sweet/ orange __________________________________________________

5. Batman / popular/ Superman ___________________________________________

6. morning/ warm/ afternoon ______________________________________________

Superlatives
Use these words in the sentences
Good, high, smart, big, cold, boring, bad, funny, lucky, long
1. Yesterday was _____________________ day of the year. I almost froze to death while walking home
from school!
2. That was ________________________________ movie I’ve ever seen. I almost walked out in the
middle.
3. Please give me your recipe. That is _________________________________ cake I’ve ever eaten.
4. Jerry is _______________________________ student in our class. He gets the top grades in every course.
5. Bob told _______________________________________ story last night. I couldn’t stop laughing.
6. Whales are ____________________________________________ animals in the world.
7. The Nile is _________________________________________ river in the world.
8. Marie is ________________________________ person I know. She has won the lottery four times!
9. He is ________________________________ speaker I have ever heard. Half the audience fell asleep
during his speech.
10. Mount Everest is __________________________________ mountain in the world.
Comparatives and Superlatives of Adverbs
A. Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adverbs below. Adverb Comparative
Superlative
Ex. fast faster the fastest
1. hard ___________________ ___________________
2. carefully __________________ ___________________
3. early ___________________ ___________________
4. quickly ___________________ ___________________
5. slowly ___________________ ___________________
6. beautifully ___________________ ___________________
7. well ___________________ ___________________
8. clearly ___________________ ___________________
9. late ___________________ ___________________
10. far ___________________ ___________________
11. bad ___________________ ___________________
12. fluently ___________________ ___________________

B. Complete the following sentences with the correct form (comparative or superlative) of the adverb
provided.
1. I drive ____________________________________ (carefully) than my husband.
2. Angela works ______________________________ (hard) than I do, but our secretary works
________________________________ (hard) of all of us.
3. Anita sings _______________________________ (beautifully) of all the people in the choir.
4. Our teacher explains the lessons ____________________________ (clearly) than your teacher.
5. Robert arrived at the meeting ______________________________ (early) than Francis.
6. Ken arrived _________________________________ (early) of them all.
7. Teenagers usually drive ______________________________ (fast) than their parents.
8. My daughter cooks ______________________________(well) than I do, but my husband cooks
________________________________ (well) of all of us.
9. René speaks ______________________________ (fluently) of all the ESL students in the class.
10. The teacher arrived ____________________________(late) than the students.
Answers
1. Dogs are more intelligent than rabbits.
2. Lucy is older than Ellie.
3. Russia is far larger than the UK.
4. My Latin class is more boring than my English class.
5. In the UK, the streets are generally narrower than the streets in the USA.
6. London is busier than Glasgow.
7. Julie is quieter than her sister.
8. Amanda is more ambitious than her classmates.
9. My garden is a lot more colorful than this park.
10. His house is a bit more comfortable than a hotel.
As… as, not as …as
1. A robin is not as big as an eagle.
2. My neighbor is as friendly as yours
3. Tigers are as dangerous as lions.
4. A lemon is not as sweet as an orange man
5. Batman is as popular as Superman.
6. The morning is not as warm as the afternoon

Superlatives
1. the coldest 2. the worst 3. the most delicious 4. the smartest 5. the funniest 6. the largest
7. the longest 8. the luckiest 9. the most boring 10. the highest
A. Comparatives and superlatives
1. harder / the hardest 2. more carefully / the most carefully
3. earlier / the earliest 4. more quickly / most quickly
5. more slowly / most slowly 6. more beautifully / most beautifully
7. better / best 8. more clearly / most clearly
9. later / latest 10. further / furthest
11. worse / worst 12. more fluently / most fluently
B.
1. more carefully 2. harder / the hardest
3. the most beautifully 4. more clearly
5. earlier 6. the earliest
7. faster 8. better / the best
9. the most 10. later