Exceptions.

Irregular adjectives.

Irregular Adjective Comparative Form Superlative Form

good better bestbad worse worstfar farther farthestlittle less leastmany more most

Italian food is better than American food. My dog is the best dog in the world. My mother's cooking is worse than your mother's cooking. Of all the students in the class, Max is the worst.

Two-syllable adjectives that follow two rules.

These adjectives can be used with -er and -est and with more and most.

Two-Syllable Adjective

Comparative Form Superlative Form

1) clever cleverer cleverest clever more clever most clever

2) gentle gentler gentlest gentle more gentle most gentle

3) friendly friendlier friendliest friendly more friendly most friendly

4) quiet quieter quietest quiet more quiet most quiet

5) simple simpler simplest simple more simple most simple

Big dogs are gentler than small dogs. - Big dogs are more gentle than small dogs.

Of all the dogs in the world, English Mastiffs are the gentlest.

Of all the dogs in the world, English Mastiffs are the most gentle.

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 Complete with Comparative or Superlative Adjectives  

1) The Sahara is……………………………….(large) desert in the World.

2) My girlfriend is…………………………………….(great) I have ever met.

3) George is …………………………………………..(tall) of my friends.

4) I hope it will……………………….(warm) in June.

5) Their school is nice but ours is…………………………………(nice)

6) My university is one of…………………………………………(old) in England.

7) John’s wife is……………………………………………..(attractive) than his brother’s wife.

8) What is………………………………………………(tall) building in Poland?

9) My brother is…………………………………..(funny) than my sister.

10) Jeremy is 10 years old. Maria is 8 years old. Jeremy is ……………………………..(old) Maria.

11) A Mercedes costs a lot of money. A Daewoo costs less money. A Mercedes is……………………………………(expensive) a

Daewoo.

12) Jack’s results were bad. Fred’s results were very good. Fred’s results were…………………………………………………….(bad)

John’s.

13) The weather is not good this week. I hope the weather will be…………………………………….(good) next week.

14) People say that Arabic is………………………………………………(difficult) to learn than English.

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LAURA GREEN HANNA JONES RACHEL TYLER GRETA SIMON

AGE: 20 AGE: 21 AGE: 25 AGE: 30HEIGHT: 1.65cm HEIGHT: 1.67cm HEIGHT: 1.70cm HEIGHT: 1.68cmWEIGHT: 54 Kg WEIGHT: 50 Kg WEIGHT: 55 Kg WEIGHT: 55 KgSALARY: 1000$ SALARY: 1200$ SALARY:2000$ SALARY: 2000$

1. Laura's hair is ……………..….Hanna's, but Rachel's hair is ……………..….

2. Hanna is ……………..….Greta, but Laura is ……………..….of the girls.

3. Rachel earns ……………..….Greta.

4. Greta is ……………..….Laura, but Rachel is ……………..….of the girls.

5. Laura is ……………..….Greta, buy Hanna is ……………..….

6. Rachel's eyes are ……………..….Greta's, but Hanna's eyes are ……………..….

7. Greta looks ……………..….Laura, but Hanna seems to be ……………..….

10. Hanna's salary is ……………..….Rachel's, but Laura's salary is ……………..….

11. Laura's salary is ……………..….Hanna's.

12. Laura's salary is ……………..….

13. Laura is ……………..….Hanna, but Rachel is ……………..….of the girls.

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