Adjectives Short adjectives Adjectives of (1 – 2 syllables) 2 or more syllables long short tasty happy clever beautiful interesting difficult Irregular forms good bad
Small+er the small+est
Small smaller (than) the smallest Long longer (than) the longest Tall taller (than) the tallest Short shorter (than) the shortest Cold colder (than) the coldest
Big – bigger – the biggest Nice – nicer – the nicest Happy – happier – the happiest
older than ……. I am 58 the oldest of all I am 70 I am 64 Bob Molly Barbara Molly is old Bob is older than Molly Barbara is the oldest of all
1. Monkeys are funnier than kittens 2. Dogs are cleverer than cats 3. Oranges are not tasty 4. The horse’s tail is longer than the bear’s 5. The dog’s ears are the biggest 6. I am taller than my mother 7. The crocodile has got the shortest tail
taller nice biggest older cleverest longer tastier long 1. The giraffe has a _______ neck 2. Ukraine is the ______ country in the world 3. My father is ______ than my mother 4. Monkey’s tail is ______ than cat’s tail 5. My little brother is very ____ 6. I think that bananas are _______ than oranges 7. I am ______ than my sister 8. Bob is the ______ pupil in the class
Interesting Dangerous _______ more interesting ______ the most interesting more dangerous the most dangerous ______ Difficult more difficult ______ the most difficult ______ Wonderful more wonderful ______ the most wonderful ______
The book/the newspaper/the magazine (interesting) The newspaper is interesting. The magazine is more interesting than the newspaper. The book is the most interesting of all. 1. English/Ukrainian/Chinese (difficult) 2. autumn/winter/summer (a beautiful season) 3. New Year’ Day/Christmas/birthday (a wonderful day) 4. tigers/wolves/snakes (dangerous animals) 5. The car/the flat/the TV set (expensive)
Bad – worse – the worst Good – better – the best
Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of adjectives 1. I think that parrots are the ………… pets (funny) 2. Apples are ………………. . than pears (tasty) 3. Books are …………………. than films (interesting) 4. Winter is the ……………… season of the year (cold) 5. Ann is ………………. than Betty (beautiful) 6. The horse is ………………. . than the wolf (big) 7. Snakes are very ……………. . (dangerous) 8. London is the ……………… city in the world (good) 9. Mary’s toys are ……………. . than Ben’s toys (new) 10 The weather today is ………………. . than it was yesterday (bad)
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