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RULE ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVEShort adjectives(1 sy a! e"

Lo#$Short

Lo#$er tha#Shorter tha#

Short adjectivese#di#$ i# a vo%e & co#so#a#t

'at !i$

'atter !i$$er

Adjectives e#di#$ i# co#so#a#t& y

Easy)a**y

Easier tha#)a**ier tha#

Lo#$er adjectives(+ or ,ore sy a! es" Di--ic. ti,*orta#t More di--ic. t tha#More i,*orta#t tha#T%o sy a! e adjectives that-o o% t%o r. es/ Theseadjectives ca# !e .sed %ith era#d %ith ,ore/

C ever 0e#t e'rie#d y

.ietsi,* e

C everer2,ore c ever 0e#t er2,ore $e#t e'rie#d ier2,ore -rie#d y

.ieter2,ore 3.ietSi,* er2,ore si,* e

T%o sy a! e adjectives e#di#$i# 4er5 e5 or 4o% ta6e 4er to-or, the co,*arative -or,/

7arro%$e#t e

#arro%er $e#t er

Irre$. ar adjectives 8ad0ood'ar

9orse tha#8etter tha#'.rther tha#

1. Form the degrees of comparisons:1. nice _________ _________ 2. short _________ _________ 3. young _________ _________ 4. new _________ _________ 5. old _________ _________

6. careful _________ _________ 7. modern _________ _________

. popular _________ _________ !. dangerous _________ _________ 1".e#pensi$e _________ _________ 11.little _________ _________ 12.%ad _________ _________ 13.good _________ _________ 14.much&many _________ _________

2. Fill in the missing forms of the degrees of comparisons:

1.high2. smaller3. the largest4. heavy5. newer6. the most interesting7. beautiful8. more di cult

. creative1!. the most careful11. bad

12. the most13. better3. 'hoose the correct $ariant:

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1. (ary is ___ than )ate.a* tall %* taller c* the tallest2. +om is ___ than ,o%.a* short %* shorter c* the shortest3. ,ill reads ____ than ,en.a* much %* more c* the most 4. -am is ___ than elen.a* old %* older c* the oldest5. (ona/s dress is ___ than -am/s dress.a* cheap %* cheaper c* the cheapest6. 0ic is ____ than (i e.a* fast %* faster c* the fastest7. +im is ____ than his %rother.a* helpful %* more helpful c* the most helpful

. +his te#t is ___ than that te#t.a* difficult %* more difficult c* the most difficult

4. Fill in the correct form of the word:1. uly is the ___________________________ hot* month of the year.2. (y %i e is the ____________________________ cheap*.3. +his is the ________________________________ high* tree in this par .4. -eter is the _______________________________ good* runner at school.5. (ona is the ___________________________________ cle$er* student in our class.6. +his tas is the ____________________________________ difficult* in the test.7. +he traffic on this road is the __________________________________ dangerous*.

. t is the ___________________________________________ hea$y* %o# here.!. (y granny is the __________________________________________ old* in our family.1". +his car is the _______________________________________ e#pensi$e* here.

11. i is the ____________________________________________ fat* girl in our street.12. +his is the _______________________________________________ good* translation.13. t is the ________________________________________________ popular* film now.14. thin it is the ______________________________________ cold* day today.15. t is the __________________________________________ %ig* si e of the dress.16. ,o% is the ______________________________________ good* student in our class.

5. 'omparati$e or superlati$e1. 8pril is ____________________________________ warm* than anuary.2. 8ugust is the _____________________________________ hot* month of the year.3. 0o$em%er is __________________________________ cold* than 9eptem%er.

4. t is the _____________________________________ old* tree in this par .5. (y mo%ile is _____________________________________ e#pensi$e* than yours.6. +his te#t is the ___________________________________ easy* te#t in the %oo .7. t is the ______________________________________ %oring* film this wee .

. -am/s hair is ____________________________________ long* than )ate/s hair.!. thin it is the _________________________________ long* day.1". +he ____________________________________________ %eautiful* place is -aris.11. +hese ca es are the ____________________________________ good* in this shop.12. our car is _______________________________________ cheap* than mine.13. ,o% is ________________________________________________ tall* than 0ic .14. 9am is the _______________________________________ tall* %oy in our class.15. +om is two years ______________________________________ young* than -aul.16. +his %uilding is the ________________________________________ %eautiful*.

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6. 'orrect the mista es:1. ha$e the hea$ier %ag.2. +om is %est in our group.3. elen is thin than -am.4. (ona is happiest than i .5. +ony is the oldest than -ete.6. +his apple is the sweeter.7. our watch is cheapest than mine.

. +he tree is the older in the street.!. (y house is the most e#pensi$e than yours.1". +his animal is most dangerous in the oo.11. 9am gets up the earliest than ,ill.12. +his %uilding is the modern in this town.13. Fe%ruary is the colder month of the year.14. (ay is the warmest than (arch.15. ,ill is the fastest than 0ic .16. +his test is the more difficult.

Use o- too a#d e#o.$h "#$%&' htt*:22%%%/$ra,,ar/c 20a,es2Very;Too;E#o.$h/ht, "

1. Enough (recedes ad)ectives and adverbs'

*e isn+t old enough to watch this (rogram.,e+re not wal-ing quickly enough .

2. Enough may also (recede nouns'

,e have enough money . have not got enough money to buy this com(uter.

3. Too comes before ad)ectives and adverbs'

t+stoo hot to wear that coat. was driving too fast .

4. Too may also come before nouns when it is used with the e/(ressions too much and toomany .

a. Too much is used before uncountable nouns.

0here is too much salt in this food.

b. Too many is used before countable nouns

0here are too many students in this classroom.

1. left the co ee for a minute to cool because it was ............................... hot todrin-.

2. *e wasn+t strong ....................................................... to lift that heavy bo/.3. 0here aren+t ...................................................... (olicemen in our town.

4. o you have ........................................ information to hel( me with this (roblem5. t is.......................................... di cult to do for a little child.


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6. do not have ..................................................... much time to (re(are dinner.

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