Topic 42 Comparison
of Adjectives
There are 2 forms of adjectives: Regular and Irregular
There are 3 degrees: (A1)Positive
(A2) Comparative (A3) Superlative
A1 A2 A3
Positive Comparative Superlative
(Regular) as kind as kinder than kindest
talkative more talkative most talkative
(adjective) (er) / (more) (est) / (most)
_____________________________________________________________
(Irregular) good better best
_____________________________________________________________
1. Positive degree (A1)
as adjective as
[San San] is kind.
[San San] is as kind
as Peter.
[Meena] is talkative.
[Alice] is good at
singing.
2. Comparative degree (A2)
(er) / (more) than
In Comparative degree, we either suffix the adjective with ‘er’
like
‘hard ---- harder’ or we use
‘more’ for the adjective that we can’t suffix
the word with ’er’ like ‘talkative, hardworking, beautiful’)
[John] is kinder than
San San.
[Anna] is more
talkative than Meena.
[Chia Chia] is better
than Alice at singing.
3. Superlative degree (A3)
(est) / (most)
Similarly in the Superlative degree, if we can’t suffix the word
with
‘est’, we use ‘most’ .
[Chong Huat] is the
kindest of all.
[Aminah] is the most
talkative of all.
[John] is the best
of all at singing. (107)
Topic 42
Comparison of Adjectives
Exercise 173
Fill in the blanks with the correct degree of
adjectives.
1. Peter is as
_____________ as his sister. Their brother is
_____________ than they.
(obedient)
2. Aminah is
__________ than Anna. Hassan is ___________ too.
But Susan is
the ____________ of all. (kind)
3. This book is
__________ than that book. (thick)
4. Tom is as
____________ as San San. (thin)
5. Ali is
____________ than Ahmad. (clever)
6. John is
the ____________ of the boys here. (tall).
7. Aminah is
the____________ of them all.
(short)
8. San San is
as _______________ as Leena.
(hardworking)
9. Tom is the
________________ of all. (noisy)
10. Samy is _____________________ than I (careful)
Exercise 174
Fill in the blanks with the correct degree of adjective.
1. This room is
_____________ than that room.
(bright)
2. Ali is as
____________ as John. (poor)
3. Jack is
the ______________ of them all. (old)
4. This box is
_____________ than that box. (heavy)
5. Mr Jong is
the ______________ of all here. (rich)
6. Peter is as
_____________ as Rahim. (polite)
7. Jean’s house
is _____________ than Peter’s.
(large)
8. This road is
the________________ of them all. (wide)
9. This rock is
as _____________ as marble. (hard)
10. This pair of shoes is the____________ of all the
there. (small)
11. Siew Ing is
_______________ than her sister.
(talkative)
12. Tom is the
________________ of all. (careless)
Exercise 175
Fill in the blanks with the correct degree of
adjective.
1. This pair of
scissors is the____________ of all.
(sharp)
2. Maria’s dog
is _____________than mine. (fierce)
3. This clock
is as __________ as that clock.
(light)
4. A baby is as
__________ as a flower. (tender)
5. George is
_________________ than Henry. (foolish)
6. This tool is
the _______________of all. (useful)
7. That lane is
_______________than this lane.
(narrow)
8. My mother
looks as _____________ as my aunt.
(young)
9. Jean’s face
looks ____________ than my sister.
(rosy)
10. Peter’s
sister is the _____________of all the girls here. (fair) (108)
Comparison of Adjectives:
Regular form
A1 A2 A3
1.
bold bolder boldest
2. brave braver bravest
3. bright brighter brightest
4. *busy busier busiest
When the letter before ‘y’ is a consonant,
just drop y and suffix [ier for A2; iest for A3]. On the other hand if the letter before ‘y’ is
a vowel letter, just follow the regular rule.
5. *choosy choosier choosiest
6. clean cleaner cleanest
7. clear clearer clearest
8. clever cleverer cleverest
9. cold colder coldest
10. cool cooler coolest
11. dark darker darkest
12. dear dearer dearest
13. deep deeper deepest
14. *dirty(4) dirtier dirtiest
15. *dry drier driest
16. *easy easier easiest
17. fair fairer fairest
18. fast faster fastest
19. fat #fatter fattest
20. fine finer finest
21. *funny funnier funniest
22. great greater greatest
23. green greener greenest
24. *happy happier happiest
25. hard harder hardest
26. *healthy healthier healthiest
27. *heavy heavier heaviest
28. high higher highest
29. hot #hotter hottest
30. kind kinder kindest
31. large larger largest
32. late later latest
33. *lazy lazier laziest
34. light lighter lightest
35. long longer longer
36. low lower lowest
37. *lucky luckier luckiest
38. mad #madder maddest
39. *merry merrier merriest
40. mild milder mildest
41. narrow narrower narrowest
42. *naughty naughtier naughtiest
43. near nearer nearest
44. new newer newest
45. *noisy noisier noisiest
46. neat neater neatest
47.
nice nicer nicest
48. old older oldest (age)
elder eldest (seniority)
49. odd odder oddest
50. pale paler palest
51. plain plainer plainest
52. poor poorer poorest
53. *pretty prettier prettiest
54. proud prouder proudest
55. pure purer purest
56. quick quicker quickest
57. quiet quieter quietest
58. red #redder reddest
59. rich richer richest
60. sad #sadder saddest
61. safe safer safest
62. shallow shallower shallowest
63. sharp sharper sharpest
64. slow slower slowest
65. small smaller smallest
66. smooth smoother smoothest
67. straight straighter straightest
68. strict stricter strictest
69. strong stronger strongest
70. sweet sweeter sweetest
71. tame tamer tamest
72. tall taller tallest
73. thick thicker thickest
74. thin #thinner thinnest
75. *tiny tinier tiniest
76. *tidy tidier tidiest
77. *ugly uglier ugliest
78. warm warmer warmest
79. *wealthy wealthier wealthiest
80. wet wetter wettest
81. weird weirder weirdest
82. wet #wetter wettest
82. white whiter whitest
83. wide wider widest
84. wild wilder wildest
85. wise wiser wisest
For the adjectives which are longer than 2
syllables, ‘more’ is used for A2 and ‘most’
for A3. But for those adjectives which
have 2 syllables, ‘er / est’ are not suffixed to the respective degree, it
maybe because they sound odd and do not facilitate speech. For example, beautiful, charming, interesting, excited, exciting………….
more most
86. beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
87. careful
careless
cheerful
90. comfortable
91. courageous
92. dangerous
93. difficult
94. enjoyable
95. expensive
96. foolish
97. forgetful
98. generous
99. helpful
100. humorous
101. honourable
102. important
103. intelligent
104. powerful
105. prosperous
106. sensible
107.
sensitive
108. terrible
109. useful
110. valuable
111. wonderful
When the verbal adjectives F2 and F4 expressing
feelings are used, we also use ‘more /
most’
112. a) annoying more
annoying most annoying
b) annoyed more annoyed most annoyed
113. a) exciting
b) excited
114. a) interesting
b) interested
115. a) frustrating
b) frustrated
116. a) inspiring
117.
b) inspired
Irregular forms of Adjectives in comparative degrees
118. bad worse worst
119. good better best
120. far farther farthest (distance)
further furthest
(degree)
121. many more most (countable)
much ~ ~ (uncountable)
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