Exercise on Comparative Form and Superlative Form

Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets

My house is ................(big) than yours.
This flower is................... (beautiful) than that one.
This is the......................... (interesting) book I have ever read.
Non-smokers usually live............................ (long) than smokers.
Which is the........................... (dangerous) animal in the world?

Comparison of Adjectives 2

Comparative Form and Superlative Form more -most

adjectives of three or more syllables and two-syllable adjectives not ending in -y/-er

Comparative Form and Superlative Form -irregular comparisons

Comparison of Adjectives

Positive Form

Use the positive form of the adjective if the comparison contains one of the following expressions:

as … as

Example: Jane is as tall as John.

not as … as / not so … as

Example: John is not as tall as Arnie.

John is not so tall as Arnie.

Comparative Form and Superlative Form (-er/-est)

Example : Jane is taller than John.

one-syllable adjectives (clean, new, cheap)

two-syllable adjectives ending in -y or -er (easy, happy, pretty, dirty, clever)

Exceptions in spelling when adding -er / -est
silent ‘e’ is dropped
Example: late-later-latest

final ‘y’ after a consonant becomes i
Example: easy-easier-easiest

final consonant after short, stressed vowel is doubled
Example: hot-hotter-hottest