Comparatives
Nice.
NICER.
Happy.
(spelling is important)
THE HAPPIEST.
He is better at English me.
He is better at English THAN me.
Simon is _______ (kind) than me.
Simon is KINDER than me.
Choose the correct 'comparative'.
a) bored b) border c) more bored
MORE BORED.
Intelligent.
MORE INTELLIGENT.
Sad.
(spelling is important)
THE SADDEST.
Jack is much more taller than his brothers.
Jack is much TALLER than his brothers.
The River Nile is THE LONGEST river in the world.
This meal is much _______ (tasty) than the one we ate yesterday.
This meal is much TASTIER than the one we ate yesterday.
Good.
BETTER.
Successful.
(spelling is important)
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL
Sarah is happiest person in the world.
Sarah is THE happiest person in the world.
Who is _______ (bad) at maths, you or your brother?
Who is WORSE at maths, you or your brother?
Complete the 'set' of adjectives...
adjective - FAR
comparative - ______
superlative - ______
FAR
FARHTER / FURTHER
THE FARTHEST / THE FURTHEST
Awful.
MORE AWFUL.
Polite.
(spelling is important)
POLITEST / THE MOST POLITE.
I live the further away from Leeds than Lewis.
I live FURTHER away from Leeds than Lewis.
Sarah is _________ (pretty) than Lucy, but I think that Linda is _________ (beautiful) woman in the world.
Sarah is PRETTIER than Lucy, but I think that Linda is THE MOST BEAUTIFUL woman in the world.
Identify the TWO mistakes:
Jack is much badder at football than the rest of his team, but he is still better me.
Jack is much WORSE at football than the rest of his team, but he is still better THAN me.
Useless.
MORE USELESS.
Far.
(spelling is important)
THE FURTHEST / THE FARTHEST.
She is much helpfuler than my last teacher.
She is much MORE HELPFUL than my last teacher.
Canada is ________ (rich) than Mexico but Canada is probably (poor) _________ than the USA. However, Saudi Arabia is one of ________ (rich) countries in the world.
Canada is RICHER than Mexico but Canada is probably POORER than the USA. However, Saudi Arabia is one of THE RICHEST countries in the world.
Identify the two errors:
I have lived in the United Kingdom for much more longer than all of my friends. I arrived early than anyone else I know.
I have lived in the United Kingdom for MUCH LONGER than all of my friends. I arrived EARLIER than anyone else I know.