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    This document provides information about irregular adjectives in their positive, comparative, and superlative forms. It lists the following irregular adjectives: good, better, best; bad, worse, worst; little, less, least; many, more, most; much, more, most; far, further, furthest/farther, farthest; old, older, oldest; elder, eldest. It also includes exercises for learners to practice forming comparatives and superlatives and identifying mistakes in their usage. Learners are asked to compare items, people, quantities, and qualities using irregular comparative and superlative adjectives.

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    This document provides information about irregular adjectives in their positive, comparative, and superlative forms. It lists the following irregular adjectives: good, better, best; bad, worse, worst; little, less, least; many, more, most; much, more, most; far, further, furthest/farther, farthest; old, older, oldest; elder, eldest. It also includes exercises for learners to practice forming comparatives and superlatives and identifying mistakes in their usage. Learners are asked to compare items, people, quantities, and qualities using irregular comparative and superlative adjectives.

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    This document provides information about irregular adjectives in their positive, comparative, and superlative forms. It lists the following irregular adjectives: good, better, best; bad, worse, worst; little, less, least; many, more, most; much, more, most; far, further, furthest/farther, farthest; old, older, oldest; elder, eldest. It also includes exercises for learners to practice forming comparatives and superlatives and identifying mistakes in their usage. Learners are asked to compare items, people, quantities, and qualities using irregular comparative and superlative adjectives.

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    IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

    Comparative- Superlative
    Positive Comparative Superlative
    Good better best
    Bad worse worst
    Little less least
    Many more most
    Much more most
    Far further Furthest (of distance of time)
    farther Farthest (only distance)
    Old older Oldest (of people & things)
    elder Eldest (of people, family, relationship)

    1. This is 7. My father is

    ___________________ (bad) _________________ (generous)

    score that I have ever had. than my mother.

    2. We spent 8. Andy has $20, Tony has $ 25,

    ___________________ (much) Jack has $30. Jack has _________

    time playing than studying. (much) money than Andy.

    3. Bali is 9. This bus is very nice and

    __________________ (far) comfortable __________ (many)

    than New York from Jakarta. people like to get in this bus.

    4. Bobby is 13 years old. I am 11 10. Susan is 15 years old. Tina is


    years old. Bobby is my 13 years old. I am 10 years old.
    _________ (old) eldest brother. Susan is ______________ (old).

    5. This computer looks 11. Josh has 10 medals in racing. Sue

    ___________________ (good) has 15 medals in swimming. Bob has 30

    than that one. medals in running. Josh has

    ____________ (little) cups than Bob.

    6. Today’s weather is 12. This beach is so beautiful and

    __________________ (bad) popular ________ (many) tourist

    than yesterdays. comes from around the world.


    Comparatives and superlatives
    We can use comparatives to compare things and superlatives to say which thing is top in
    a group.

    1. True or false?
    Read and circle true or false for these sentences.

    These are my parents. My mum is a vet and my dad is a teacher. I think


    being a vet is easier and more interesting than being a teacher because
    you work with animals. I want to be an astronaut. I think that is the best
    and the most exciting job!

    a. His mum is a vet. true false

    b. He thinks being a vet is more difficult than being a teacher. true false

    c. He thinks being a vet is more interesting than being a teacher. true false

    d. He wants to be an actor. true false

    e. He thinks being an astronaut is the worst job. true false

    2. Choose the answer!


    Read the sentence. Circle the correct answer.

    a. I’m than my brother. tall / taller / more tall

    b. Apples are than grapes. bigger / big / biger

    c. It was yesterday than today. sunny / sunnyer / sunnier

    d. Butterflies are than flies. more beautiful / beautifuler / most beautiful

    e. My brother is person in our family! noisiest / the noisiest / noisy

    f. That’s pizza I’ve ever eaten! the most good / the goodest / the best

    g. I think art is subject. the difficultest / the most difficult / difficultest

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    © British Council, 2017 The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity.
    3. Make it right!
    Find the mistake in each sentence and correct it.

    a. My sister is short than me. My sister is shorter than me.

    b. Jupiter is the most large planet.

    c. That’s scariest film I’ve ever seen!

    d. Do you think football is exciting than tennis?

    e. I think Sunday is gooder than Saturday.

    f. Fruit is healthier chocolate.

    g. The intelligentest animal is the chimpanzee.

    h. It was the worser day of my life.

    4. Write and draw!


    What jobs do people in your family do? What do you want to be? Draw a
    picture and write about it like in exercise 1!

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    © British Council, 2017 The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity.
    Grammar test – Comparatives and superlatives
    Do the test then write down your score.

    1. Choose the correct sentence!


    Read the sentences and underline the correct one.

    My sister is taller than me.


    a. My sister is more taller than me. _______
    My sister is more tall than me.

    I think English homework is the easiest than history homework.


    b. I think English homework is more easy than history homework. _______
    I think English homework is easier than history homework.

    The most intelligentest animal is the chimpanzee.


    c. The intelligentest animal is the chimpanzee. _______
    The most intelligent animal is the chimpanzee.

    The River Nile is longer than the Mississippi.


    d. The River Nile is more long than the Mississippi. _______
    The River Nile is the most longer than the Mississippi.

    LearnEnglish Kids is the most good website!


    e. LearnEnglish Kids is the best website! _______
    LearnEnglish Kids is the bestest website!

    2. Find the mistake!


    Find the mistake, underline it and write the correct sentence.

    a. This book is interestinger than my homework! ___________________________________ _______

    b. My brother is more bad at tennis than me. ______________________________________ _______

    c. My phone is most expensive thing I have. ______________________________________ _______

    d. The cheetah is the most fast animal. __________________________________________ _______

    e. The blue whale is the most heaviest animal. ____________________________________ _______

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