Comparative sentences compare two things.
Superlative sentences compare more than two things.
Different adjectives form comparatives and superlatives in different ways.
Adjective |
Comparative |
Superlative |
---|---|---|
small | smaller than | the smallest |
big | bigger than | the biggest |
nice | nicer than | the nicest |
dirty | dirtier than | the dirtiest |
beautiful | more beautiful than | the most beautiful |
good bad far |
better than worse than further/farther than |
the best the worst the furthest/farthest |
1. Comparative and superlative sentences.
Look at the information on three cities.
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences about the three cities.
2. Comparative and superlative sentences.
Comparative sentences compare two things:
Moon Rock is smaller than Pittsville.
Superlative sentences compare more than two things:
Sydney is the biggest city. (=of all the other cities)
Are these comparative or superlative sentences?
3. Can you remember?
Can you remember the sentences from the previous exercise? Type in the word to complete the sentences. You can double-click on the gap to see the first letter of the missing word.
5. Adjectives and their comparative and superlative forms.
Complete this chart of adjective, comparative and superlative forms. There are four different types.
7. Text correction.
Select the mistakes of comparative and superlative forms in this text. There are eight.
8. Text correction.
Here are the eight mistakes in red from the previous exercise. Type the correct form in the box.
9. Writing.
Look at the information from exercise 1 again.
Write down sentences comparing the cities.
Use the words given. You will have to use the correct
form of the adjective. For example: