1. This is a nice cat. It's much than my
friend's cat.
2. Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is
3. This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is
the
exercise on the worksheet.
4. He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the
one in the
world.
5. In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an
even
one last weekend.
6. School is boring, but homework is
than school.
7. Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is
than
skateboarding
8. This magazine is cheap, but that one is
9. We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is
even
than ours.
10. Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the
ever heard.
joke I've
To compare two things that are more or less the same, we use the comparative form of the adjective. In this case, we want to say that the cat is nicer than the friend's cat, so we use the comparative form "nicer".
2. Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is older.
To compare the ages of two people, we use the comparative form of the adjective "old". In this case, we want to say that the brother is older than Emily, so we use the comparative form "older".
3. This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is the most difficult exercise on the worksheet.
To compare three or more things, we use the superlative form of the adjective. In this case, we want to say that the exercise with an asterisk (*) is the most difficult exercise on the worksheet, so we use the superlative form "most difficult".
4. He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the most interesting one in the world.
To compare two hobbies, we use the superlative form of the adjective "interesting". In this case, we want to say that my sister's hobby is the most interesting hobby in the world, so we use the superlative form "most interesting".
5. In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even better one last weekend.
To compare two books, we use the comparative form of the adjective "good". In this case, we want to say that the book my father gave me last weekend is even better than the good book I read in the last holidays, so we use the comparative form "even better".
6. School is boring, but homework is more boring than school.
To compare two things that are both boring, we use the comparative form of the adjective "boring". In this case, we want to say that homework is more boring than school, so we use the comparative form "more boring".
7. Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is more dangerous than skateboarding.
To compare two hobbies that are both dangerous, we use the comparative form of the adjective "dangerous". In this case, we want to say that bungee jumping is more dangerous than skateboarding, so we use the comparative form "more dangerous".
8. This magazine is cheap, but that one is cheaper.
To compare two things that are both cheap, we use the comparative form of the adjective "cheap". In this case, we want to say that that magazine is cheaper than this magazine, so we use the comparative form "cheaper".
9. We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even smaller than ours.
To compare two houses, we use the comparative form of the adjective "small". In this case, we want to say that my grandparents' house is even smaller than our small house, so we use the comparative form "even smaller".
10. Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the funniest joke I've ever heard.
To compare two jokes, we use the superlative form of the adjective "funny". In this case, we want to say that this joke is the funniest joke I've ever heard, so we use the superlative form "funniest".