Pre-intermediate levelComparative and superlative adjectives

Monosyllabic adjectives & disyllabic adjectives ending on

-y, -le, -er, -ow

Other disyllabic adjectives & adjectives with three or more syllables

Comparative form-er

Superlative formthe …-est

Comparative formmore/ less

Superlative formthe most/ the

least Big – Old – Large – Heavy – Short – Thin – Funny – Fat – Small – Slow – Friendly -

Beautiful – Polite – Careful – Interesting – Difficult – Serious – Honest – Boring – Expensive – Artistic – Important -

Exceptions:Good – better – the bestBad – worse – the worstFar – farther (about time), further (about distance) – the farthest, the furthestMuch / many – more – the mostLittle – less – the leastOld – older, elder (age in family) – the oldest, the eldestNote: 1. as + adjective + as … : He is as clever as his brother. 2. not so + adjective + as …: She is not so clever as her sister.3. less + adjective + than …: This dress is less expensive than that one. 4. the least + adjective + of/in…: This dress is the least expensive of all / in this shop.5. the + comparative adjective …, the + comparative adjective …: The more you know, the more you forget. 6. the + superlative adjective …+ of / in …: This car is the fastest of all.

Task 1. Complete the sentences. 1. This book is interesting, but the other book is ______________________.2. I’m busy on Mondays, but I’m _____________________ on Thursdays.3. Module 8 was difficult, but Module 9 is _____________________.4. Julia is short, but her sister is _____________________.5. The movie is funny, but the book is _____________________.6. The cake is good, but the ice cream is _____________________.7. The speaking lesson is boring, but the grammar lesson is _____________________.8. My grandfather is active, but my grandmother is _____________________.9. The traffic today is bad, but the traffic yesterday was _____________________.10.It’s cold today, but it was _____________________ yesterday.

Task 2. Make comparisons. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere _______________________? This coffee is very weak. I like it a bit _________________________. The hotel was surprisingly big. I expected it to be ________________________. The hotel was surprisingly cheap. I expected it to be ______________________. The weather is too cold in this country. I’d like to live somewhere ________________________. My job is a bit boring. I’d like to do something ____________________________. I was surprised how easy it was to use a computer. I thought it would be _______________________. Your work isn’t very good. I’m sure you can do ___________________________. Don’t worry, the situations isn’t so bad. It could be __________________________. You were a bit depressed yesterday but you look ____________________________ today.

Task 3. Complete the sentences. 1. My room is larger ______________________ yours.2. The white car is the fastest ____________________________ the three cars.3. Watching TV is more interesting _____________________ listening to the radio.4. He is the best student _______________________ his class.5. She has got the most money _________________ all.

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6. I’ve got more money ___________ you.7. Summer is hotter ___________ winter.8. Tom is the oldest ___________ all.9. Winter is the coldest month _______________________ the year.

Task 4. Use the following comparative phrases to make your own examples.

as … asnot so … as less … thanthe least … of/inthe + comparative …, the + comparative the + superlative …of/in

Task 5. Compare these guys:

1. (young) David is younger than Tom and George.2. (old) George and Tom _______________________ David.3. (heavy) George is the _______________________ all.4. (light) Tom is _______________________ George.5. (tall) Tom is _______________________ David.6. (tall) George is the _______________________ all.7. (old) George is _______________________ Tom. 8. (little) David gets _______________________money ___________________ Tom.9. (much) George gets ___________________money______________________Tom.10. (small) David’s house is _______________________Tom’s.11. (big) George’s house is the _______________________all.12. (big) Tom’s house is _______________________Davi

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