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Comparative

•

Comparatives with -er

adjectives

One-syllable adjectives, and two-syllable adjectives ending in -y, generally

add -er to make the comparative form (with y changing to i). Adjectives

ending in -e add only -r.

small, smaller

early, earlier

late, later

-

Comparatives with

more

Other two-syllable adjectives, and adjectives of more than two syllables, use

more or less.

more/less modern

more/less interesting

Irregular comparatives are:

good,

better

bad, worse

far, farther/further

Note that further has two meanings: a normal meaning of more far, and

another meaning of just more.

How much further do we have to go?

(more far)

I can't really advise you any further.

(more)

Old has a regular form older, and an irregular form elder that is used as an

adjective.

This is my elder sister.

Superlatives

Superlatives follow similar rules to comparatives in paragraphs 1 and 2 above.

One-syllable adjectives use (the) -est and longer adjectives use (the) most.

small, smaller,

the smallest

early, earlier, the earliest

late, later, the latest

modern, more modern, the most modern

interesting, more interesting, the most interesting

Irregular forms are:

good,

the best

bad,

the worst

Comparatives of

• Adverbs follow the same rules as adjectives.

adverbs

One syllable:

fast,

faster, the

fastest

Two syllables ending -y: early, earlier, the earliest

Two or more syllables: efficiently, more/less efficiently,

the most/least efficiently

a)

My brother is two years older

than

me.

b)

The train takes just

long as the bus.

c)

I thought the second hotel we stayed in was

more friendly.

d)

Unfortunately we are

well-off than we used to be.

e)

Do you think you could make a

less noise?

a)

I really think that apologising is

C.

you can do.

A) not as much as

B) a little

C) the least

D) as far as

b)

I can't stand this weather. It's getting

A) more and more

B) worse and worse C) coldest and coldest

D) further and further

c)

Although Brenda came last, everyone agreed she had

her best.

A) done B) made

C) had D) got

d) I wish Charles worked as hard as Mary

A) did

B) can

C) will

D) does

e) The more you water this plant, the

it will grow.

A) best

B) tall

C) wetter

D) faster

f)

From now on, we won't be able to go out as much as we

A) were

B) had

C) used to

D) will

g)

I've never owned

independent cat as this one!

A) a more than

B) such an

C) a so

D) as much an

h) Brian has been working

since he was promoted.

A) much harder

B) as harder

C) just as hardly D) more hardly

i)

I've been feeling

tired lately, doctor.

A) such a

B) the most

C) more and more D) much

j)

This exercise will give you

practice.

A) farther

B) much more

C) as better D) a lot

a)

Is William feeling any

better.

today?

b)

Everyone ate a lot, but Chris ate the m

c)

What's the 1

news about the situation in India?

d)

I'd feel a lot h

if you let me help.

e)

Graham has been sinking d

into debt lately.

f)

It's 35 degrees today! It must be the h

day so far this year.

g)

Only £45? Is that all? Oh well, it's b

than nothing.

h) He had to wait a f

two months before he got his promotion.

i)

Ruth wore her b

dress to her sister's wedding.

j)

Harry has got over the w

of his cold.

Your car

cost

less

than

mine

did.

You

I am.

Keith

Nigel.

Bill

angrier.

Sally

best.

f)

I thought this film would be better.

as

This film

I expected.

g) This is the bumpiest road I've ever driven along!

such

I've never

road.

h)

When you eat a lot, you get fat.

more

The

you get.

i) George said he couldn't do any better.

could

George said it

do.

j) This year's exam and last year's exam were equally difficult.

just

This year's exam

last year's exam.