Comparatives
The comparative of the word good
Better
The superlative of the word good
Best
I'm sorry I'm late, I drove ______________ I could.
as fast
Tim thinks it's easy to drive than to go by bus.
Tim thinks it's easier to drive than go by bus.
Lead is a very heavy metal. It is one of the _______ metals ___ all
heviest/of
The comparative of thin
Thinner
The superlative of the word bad
Worst
I have a lot of homework. I'll finish ________ before going to bed.
as much as I can
It is most expensive to buy two train tickets than it is to drive.
It is more expensive to buy two train tickets than it is to drive.
Dogs are usually (friendly) _______ than cats.
more friendly
The comparative of the word fast
Faster
The superlative of the word fast
Fastest
It took Julie years to learn piano. She makes it look easy, but we all know that playing a musical instrument is not ____.
as easy as it looks.
You can travel more quickly by train than by car.
You can travel quicker by train than by car.
A car has two (wheels) ____ as a bicycle.
wheels more
How do we make comparatives for adjectives and adverbs with one syllable?
Add -er to adjectives and adverbs of one syllable
How do we make superlatives of adjectives or adverbs with one syllable?
Add -est to adjectives and adverbs with only one syllable
I am busy right now, do please start the meeting without me, I'll be there ______.
as soon as I can.
Sarah says it is best for the environment to go by train than it is to go by car or plane.
Sarah says it is better for the environment to go by train than it is to go by car or plane.
The volcanic explosion of Katatoa may have been_____ (loud) noise recorded in history. It was heard 4000 away.
The loudest
How do we make comparatives for adjectives or adverbs of more than one syllable?
Use "more" with adjectives and adverbs of more than one syllable
How do we make superlatives of adjectives or adverbs of more than one syllable?
Use "the most" with adjectives and adverbs of more than one syllable
The chocolates looked delicious, so I bought some. They tasted _______.
as good/well as they looked
It is more cheap to go by ferry than it is to fly.
It is cheaper to go by ferry than it is to fly.
In terms of area, (large) ____ state ___ the United States is Alaska, but it has one of (small) ____ populations ____ all the states.
largest/of, smallest/of