Positive, Comparative, Superlative Adjectives
Comparative Adjective Examples
- I am taller than my mother.
- This car is better than that car.
- Giving examples is more difficult than giving instructions.
- My wife is younger than I am.
- His watch is more expensive than my car.
- Asia is bigger than Europe.
- Health is more important than wealth.
- Grace is more attractive than her sister.
- January is always longer than February.
- This exercise is easier than the previous one.
Superlative Adjective Examples
- My father is the oldest person in my family.
- These are the most expensive things I can buy.
- Bill is the richest guy in the world.
- She's active in the most popular social media website.
- Who's the most powerful man in the world?
- I was born in the largest city in this country.
- He's the most intelligent politician in our town.
- Bengawan Solo is the longest river in Java.
- He's the oldest person to buy this product.
- She's the most beautiful girl in my class.
Positive, Comparative, Superlative Adjective Rules
- Positive
- Comparative
- Superlative
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
bright tall important | brighter taller more important | brightest tallest most important |
One Syllable Adjectives
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
small high sharp hard light | smaller higher sharper harder lighter | smallest highest sharpest hardest lightest |
One Syllable Adjectives Ending In 'e'
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
safe brave nice fine ripe | safer braver nicer finer riper | safest bravest nicest finest ripest |
Three Or More Syllable Adjectives
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
interesting important frightening amusing expensive | more interesting more important more frightening more amusing more expensive | most interesting most important most frightening most amusing most expensive |
Two Syllable Adjectives Ending In y, er, ly
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
happy funny clever silly pretty early noisy quiet | happier funnier cleverer sillier prettier earlier noisier quieter | happiest funniest cleverest silliest prettiest earliest noisiest quietest |
Two Syllable Adjectives Ending In ful And re
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
doubtful obscure often | more doubtful more obscure more often | most doubtful most obscure most often |
Irregular
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
bad far good little many/much old | worse farther/further better less more older/elder | worst farthest/furthest best least most oldest/eldest |
Two Forms
Some adjectives have two comparative and superlative forms. They can use -er/est or more/most. See table 1.
Table 1
Farther And Further
- further information
- further discussion
- further instructions
- further demands
- From Hongkong, Jakarta is farther than Kuala Lumpur.
- My school is farther than my father's office.
Older And Elder
- my elder brother
- his eldest son
- John is older than George.
Comparative Adjective In Sentences
- The new governor is closer to his people than the older one.
- Corruption is more dangerous than bomb blasts.
- The boy is stronger than I expected.
Superlative Adjectives In Sentences
- He is the richest man on earth.
- This is the best wine I have ever drunk.
- This is the oldest building in Paris.
- This is the hottest month of the year.
- We stay in one of the nicest room in the hotel.
- What is the highest mountain in the world?
Comparative and Superlative Adjective Table
Table 2
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Comparative and Superlative Exercises
Exercise 1A
Complete the table with correct comparative and superlative adjectives
Exercise 1B
- My girlfriend is (taller, the tallest) than me.
- I'm (younger, the youngest) of the family.
- Can you visit me (oftener, more often)?
- It's (more expensive, the most expensive) house I've ever seen.
- What is (larger, the largest) city in your country?
- My mother is (older, the oldest) than my father.
- Mr. Solihin is much (older, the oldest) than I expected.
- Surabaya is (bigger, the biggest) than Bandung.
- Love is (more valuable, the most valuable) thing in our life.
- She's (more beautiful, the most beautiful) girl in our class.
Exercise II
- It's a very cheap jacket. ................................I've ever bought.
- It's a very large bedroom. ...............................I've ever slept in.
- She's a very beautiful girl. ...............................at school.
- He's a very good player. ..............................of the team.
- It's a very beautiful city. ..............................in Norway.
- Jack is very tall. ..................................in my class.
- It's a very popular website in our country. ....................................... in our country.
- He's a very nice guy. ........................................I've ever known.
- Bill is a very generous man. ............................................ever.
- It's a very touching story. ...........................................I've ever read.
Exercise III
Complete the sentences with the correct comparative or superlative adjectives. Put correct prepositions.
John is eighteen while I am only sixteen. So, I am ………………….him.
Icha is ……………………..girl in my class. She's 170 cms tall.
She's ……………………...girl at the party. Everyone admired her.
Mount Everest is ……………….mountain in the world.
Ringo is a ………………. drummer ….John.
What is ………………river in the world?
Mercedes is ……………………….Toyota.
Jakarta is ……………………..Paris.
My father is one year ……………….my mother. He is fifty-one, while she is fifty.
This chair is …………………………...that chair. That's why, I always sit here.
Exercise III (Paragraph)
Complete the paragraph with the right comparative or superlative adjectives provided in the box.
Dear Peggy,
Some people have told you that it does not make any difference whether you stay in Jakarta or Bandung. Before you make a decision, let me give some information about the cities. There are no identical cities in this world. Even cities in the same countries and provinces are different in many ways such as location, size, language, climate, and lifestyle. Likewise, Jakarta and Bandung are different in many aspects.
Firstly, the two cities have different temperatures. Jakarta is a lot 1. ………... than Jakarta. That's why Jakartans spend 2.………... money on air conditioners. Secondly, the cities are also different in size. Jakarta, with around 664 square kilometres, is about four times 3…...……. than Bandung. It's not surprising that the number of population of Jakarta is a lot 4…….…… than that of Bandung. Thirdly, both cities speak different languages. Most of Jakarta's population speak Bahasa Indonesia whereas there are 5..…………..people in Bandung who speak the Indonesia's national language; most of them speak Sundanese Language. In addition, a lot of Jakarta's population are 6..…………… due to their 7...……….. income compared to that of Bandung's population. However, it seems to me that most people who live in Bandung are 8.…………….than those who live in Jakarta. In Bandung people are 9…..………… with the congested traffic. You can hear 10.…………. pressed-horn in Bandung. Meanwhile, if you drive in Jakarta, you can often hear angrily-pressed horn. In spite of the differences, you can still enjoy the friendliness of both Indonesia cities. Welcome to Indonesia. Hopefully, you can choose which city is better for you.
Yours,
Jim
Answer
Exercise IA
Exercise IB
- My girlfriend is taller than me.
- I'm the youngest of the family.
- Can you visit me more often ?
- It's the most expensive house I've ever seen.
- What is the largest city in your country?
- My mother is older than my father.
- Mr. Solihin is much older than I expected.
- Surabaya is bigger than Bandung.
- Love is the most valuable thing in our life.
- She's the most beautiful girl in our class.
Exercise II
- It's a very cheap jacket. It's the cheapest jacket I've ever bought.
- It's a very large bedroom. It's the largest bedroom I've ever slept in.
- She's a very beautiful girl. She's the most beautiful girl at school.
- He's a very good player. He's the best player of the team.
- It's a very beautiful city. It's the most beautiful city in Norway.
- Jack is very tall. Jack is the tallest boy in my class.
- It's a very popular website in our country. It's the most popular website in our country.
- He's a very nice guy. He's the nicest guy I've ever known.
- Bill is a very generous man. Bill is the most generous man ever.
- It's a very touching story. It's the most touching story I've ever read.
Exercise III
John is eighteen while I am only sixteen. So, I am younger than him.
Icha is the tallest girl in my class. She's 170 cms tall.
She's the most attractive girl at the party. Everyone admired her.
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
Ringo is a better drummer than John.
What is the longest river in the world?
Mercedes is more expensive than Toyota.
Jakarta is more populated than Paris.
My father is one year older than my mother. He is fifty-one, while she is fifty.
This chair is more comfortable than that chair. That's why, I always sit here.
Exercise IV
hotter
more
bigger/larger
higher
fewer
more consumerist
higher/better
happier
more patient
fewer
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