4939 comparison of adjectives

James is 25 cm shorter than Mike.. Angela is 3 years older than Norma Nobody is younger than Norma.. Norma is 2 years older than Mike.. Norma is 15 cm shorter than Mike.. Angela is forty

Write the required information about the people below:

Nobody is older than James James is 25 cm shorter than Mike Nobody is taller than Mike Angela is 3 years older than Norma Nobody is younger than Norma Norma is 2 years older than Mike

Norma has just turned 20 Norma is 15 cm shorter than Mike Angela is forty years younger than James Angela is 2 cm shorter than Norma

Mike is 1m 90 tall

Complete the chart:

Complete the sentences with as or than:

My sister is more beautiful ……… his

Your dog is exactly the same age ……… mine, right?

I always thought that Janet is far more intelligent

……… her brother

I am younger ……… you, aren’t I? No,

actually you are the same

age ……… I am And you are the same height

……… me

One-syllable & two-syllable

adjectives

(ending in –er, -le, -y, -ow,

-some) Comparative of superiority:

adjective+er

Jane is fatter than me.

Mark is faster than Jim.

Relative superlative:

adjective+est

Lily is the prettiest girl I’ve

ever met

Spelling rules

consonant+vowel+consonan

t  double the last

consonant

E.g fat fatter thinthinner

consonant+y

Adjectives of two or more syllables, -ed and –ing adjectives form

their comparative and superlative with more and (the)

most.

E.g awaremore awarethe most aware afraidmore afraidthe most afraid interestingmore interestingthe most interesting

Alike, real, right, wrong and adjectives beginning with

a- (afraid, ajar, alone, aware, ashamed, aghast, alert) take more and most

When comparing two people, things, etc we use the

good better the best careful more

careful the most careful

bad worse the worse tired

far farther the farthest musical

little less the least stupid

higher more

expensive

the lowest

the most common

ugly alert

the nicest eager

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ANSWERS High higher highest Ugly uglier ugliest Nice nicer nicest Narrow narrower narrowest Tired more tired most tired Musical more musical most musical

Stupid more stupid most stupid

Expensive more expensive

Most expensive Alert more alert most alert Eager more eager most eager

Abrupt more abrupt most abrupt

Wanted more wanted most wanted

Than As Than Than As As

First person: Mike age 18 height 1m 90 Second person: Angela age 23 height 1m 75 Third person: James age 63 height 1m65 Fourth person: Norma age 20 height 1m75