Comparisons

Comparisons are used to compare and clarify the difference between two nouns.
Comparative adjectives are used when two persons or object are being compared.

Short adjectives

Rules	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Adjectives with one syllable	clean	clean er	the clean est
Adjectives with one syllable, double the consonant after short vowel	big	bigg er	the bigg est
Adjectives with two syllables, ending in - y	dirty	dirt i er	the dirt i est
Adjectives with two syllables, ending in - er	clever	clever er	the clever est
Adjectives with two syllables, ending in - le	simple	simpl er	the simpl est
Adjectives with two syllables, ending in - ow	narrow	narrow er	the narrow est

Long adjectives

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
beautiful	more beautiful	the most beautiful
difficult	more difficult	the most difficult
intelligent	more intelligent	the most intelligent

Irregular adjectives

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
good	better	the best
bad	worse	the worst
far	farther / further	the farthest / the furthest
much	more	the most
many	more	the most
little	less	the least

Exercises - Comparisons

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1) He has the least less little money than me.

2) Football is the most popular popular more popular than tennis.

3) She is smart smarter smartest than me.

4) He is the best good better at English than me.

5) My sister is thin thinner the thinnest than my brother.

6) I have got the worse bad the worst bike.

7) I think hiking is more fascinating the most fascinating fascinating than swimming.

8) Dad's car is faster fast the fastest than this.

9) This is the bigger biggest big house I've ever seen.

10) My sister is more beautiful the most beautiful beautiful girl in the world.

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