📘 Comparative Adjectives
Comparatif d'égalité
| Jane's work | is | as | easy | as | Mike's. |
| 1er terme | verbe | adjectif | 2ème terme |
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Comparatif d'infériorité
| This dress | is not / is | so / less | up-to-date | as / than | that. |
| 1er terme | verbe | adjectif | 2ème terme |
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Comparatif de supériorité
| My room | is | cleaner | than | yours. | |
| 1er terme | verbe | adjectif | 2ème terme |
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Pour « créer » l'adjectif de supériorité, on ajoute « -er » ou « more » selon la longueur de l'adjectif.
| old → older, cheap → cheaper | One-syllable adjectives → + -er |
| big → bigger, hot → hotter | One-syllable, "vowel + consonant" → double consonant + -er |
| healthy → healthier, happy → happier | One/two-syllable, "consonant + y" → -y + -ier |
| famous → more famous, expensive → more expensive | Two+ syllable adjectives → more + adjective |
| good → better, bad → worse | Irregular |
✏️ A. Write the comparative
1. old:
2. strong:
3. happy:
4. modern:
5. important:
6. good:
7. large:
8. serious:
9. pretty:
10. crowded:
✏️ B. Complete the sentences. Use "than"
1. He isn't very tall.
You're
2. She isn't very old.
You're
3. I don't work very hard.
You work
4. He doesn't watch TV very much.
You
5. I'm not a very good cook.
You
6. We don't know many people.
You
7. They haven't got much money.
You
8. I can't run very fast.
You can
9. She hasn't been here very long.
You
10. They didn't get up very early.
You
✏️ C. Write sentences with "as… as…"
1. Athens is older than Rome.
2. My room is bigger than yours.
3. You got up earlier than me.
4. We played better than them.
5. She's more nervous than him.
✏️ D. Write "as" or "than"
1. Athens is older Rome.
2. I don't watch TV as much you.
3. You eat more me.
4. I'm more tired today I was yesterday.
5. Joe isn't as intelligent he thinks.
6. Belgium is smaller Switzerland.
7. Brazil isn't as big Canada.
📘 Superlative Adjectives
| old → the oldest, cheap → the cheapest | One-syllable → + -est |
| big → the biggest, hot → the hottest | One-syllable, "vowel + consonant" → double consonant + -est |
| healthy → the healthiest, happy → the happiest | One/two-syllable, "consonant + y" → -y + -iest |
| famous → the most famous, expensive → the most expensive | Two+ syllable → the most + adjective |
| good → the best, bad → the worst | Irregular |
Adjectifs irréguliers
| Adjectifs | Comparatifs | Superlatifs |
|---|---|---|
| good | better | the best |
| bad | worse | the worst |
| little | less | the least |
| much, many | more | the most |
| far | further | the furthest |
✏️ A. Complete the sentences. Use a superlative
1. This building is very old.
It's in the town.
2. It was a very happy day.
It was of my life.
3. It's a very good film.
It's I've ever seen.
4. She's a very popular singer.
She's in the country.
5. It was a very bad mistake.
It was I've ever made.
6. It's a very pretty village.
It's I've ever seen.
7. It was a very cold day.
It was of the year.
✏️ B. Write sentences with a superlative
1. Sydney city in Australia.
2. Everest mountain in the world.
3. Brazil country of South America.
4. Alaska state of the USA.
5. The Nile river of the world.
6. Jupiter planet of the Solar System.
7. The Pacific Ocean ocean in the world.