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English grammar rules are quite easy to understand for both adults and children. To prove this to you, today we will look at one of the most popular topics: degrees of comparison of adjectives in English.

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Let's start simple

You probably know that in English there is 3 degrees of comparison of adjectives: simple, comparative and superlative.

• Remember, or better yet, write down: If you have an English word with one syllable (hot, big, cool, kind) - just add the ending -er to the end of the adjective and get a comparative degree.

For example:

hot-hotter wide-wider

big-bigger kind-kinder

• But don’t forget that there is also a superlative degree (this is when something is the best/beautiful/fast). So, if we still have a word of one syllable, then the superlative degree is formed by adding article the at the beginning of a word and -est at the end.

For example:

hot-hotter-the hottest wide-wider-the widest

big-bigger-the biggest kind-kinder-the kindest

This ends the simple part of the rule.

And the next thing begins.

Don't forget about the important

• If you haven't noticed, in the examples above we have consonants doubled. This only happens under the following conditions:

1. The word consists of one syllable.
2. The word ends like this: one vowel + one consonant.

For example,

fat-fatter-the fattest

• I'll say something obvious, but sometimes confusing - words ending with a vowel -e, we simply add -r And -st.(this can also be seen in the examples above)
• Another important point! There is a list of short adjectives consisting of two syllables and ending in - y. When we form degrees of comparison with them, then the letter -y is replaced by -i.

For example,

lucky -lucki er-the lucki est.

• There is an unspoken rule that adjectives consisting of two syllables can form degrees of comparison in the second way, which you can read about below.

Another way to form degrees of comparison

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Answers:
Exercise 1.
1. Hot-Hotter-The hottest
2. Beautiful-More beautiful-The most beautiful
3. Happy-Happier-The happiest
4. Brave-Braver-The bravest
5. Fast-Faster-The Fastest
6. Calm-Calmer-The calmest
7. Cool-Cooler-The coolest
8. Loud-Louder-The loudest
9. Short-Shorter-The shortest
10. Strong-Stronger-The strongest
11. Dangerous-More dangerous-The most dangerous
12. Handsome-More handsome-The most handsome
13. Nice-Nicer-The nicest
14. Sarcastic-More sarcastic-The most sarcastic
15. Bad-Worse- The worst

Exercise 2.
1. The safest \ the fastest.
2. Longer\Shorter
3. Louder
4. Closer
5. Bigger
6. More expensive
7.More beautiful
8. The best
9. The tallest
10. Taller

Exercise 3.
1. The cleverest
2. Worse
3. The kindest
4. The most populated
5.Further
6. (Much) happier
7. The best
8. The most popular
9.Further
10. Worst

1. Find and underline the adjectives in the text. Translate the story.

My favorite painting is in a light oval room with large windows. It was painted by a famous Italian artist. An elegant lady rides a black horse in a beautiful park. Three small funny dogs are running behind them. The woman looks happy and excited. I feel quite warm and comfortable when I look at this old painting.

2. Put appropriate adjectives into the sentences. Translate the sentences.

valuable (valuable) – delicious (delicious) - English (English) – leather (leather) - Russian (Russian) - tired (tired) – careful (cautious) – free (free) – cotton (cotton) – good (good) – cold (cold)

1. Novgorod is a … city.
2. Please be… with a knife.
3. Sherlock Holmes was an … detective.
4. Good bye! Have a … time in Mexico.
5. I like going shopping in my … time.
6. Don’t leave… things in your bags.
7. I'm going to bed. I'm so...
8. These peaches are very…
9. Will you close the window? I feel...
10. I’m looking for a white … dress and a pair of red … shoes.

3. Choose the appropriate adjective in brackets.

For example: The ghost was... (frightening/frightened). (The ghost was scary.) – The ghost was frightening.

1. Our trip will be… (tiring/tired). (Our trip will be tiring.)
2. He always feels… (boring/bored) during his vacation. (He is always bored during the holidays.)
3. I really enjoyed a … (relaxing/relaxed) walk near the sea. (I really enjoyed the relaxing walk by the sea.)
4. John was … (disappointing/disappointed) by the results of his exams. (John was upset about his exam results.)
5. I’m leaving for Milan tomorrow and I am … ​​(exciting/excited). (I'm leaving for Milan tomorrow and I'm excited.)
6. My Dad is … (interesting/interested) in politics. (My father is interested in politics.)
7. I got lost in the city because the map was... (confusing/confused). (I got lost in the city because the map was confusing.)
8. Ann is… (surprising/surprised) by the news. (Anya is surprised by the news.)
9. Your reasons are not … (convincing/convinced) for me. (Your arguments are not convincing to me.)
10. They looked… (amusing/amused) by the presents. (They were pleasantly surprised by the gifts.)

4. Put appropriate phrases with adjectives into the sentences.

For example: His car is... - His car is as slow as a turtle.

аs slow as a turtle (slow as a turtle) – as pretty as a rose (beautiful as a rose) – as high as a mountain (high as a mountain) – as white as snow (white as snow) – as hot as fire (hot as fire) – as pale as the moon (pale as the moon) – as brave as a lion (brave as a lion) – as clear as a bell (clean as a bell) – as blue as the sky (blue like the sky) – as busy as a bee (busy like a bee) – as clumsy as a bear (clumsy like a bear) – as strong as steel (strong as steel) – as light as a feather (light as a feather) – as free as a bird (free as a bird) – as true as a dog (faithful as a dog) – as cold as ice (cold as ice)

1. My friends are…
2. Those buildings are…
3. Her voice is...
4. She has got 5 children and she is always …
5. You look ill, your face is...
6. Put on your coat. Your hands are...
7. Her teeth are...
8. Bob is a real man. He is... and his character is...
9. Their daughter looks like an angel, she is …
10. What color are her eyes? – They are...
11. You have broken my chair. You are...
12. I can't stand on the sand. It's...
13. When I am in love I feel…
14. At the top of the mountain I started feeling…

Answers:

favorite, light, oval, large, famous, Italian, elegant, black, beautiful, small, funny, happy, excited, warm, comfortable, old

My favorite painting is in a bright oval room with large windows. It was painted by the famous Italian artist. An elegant lady rides a black horse through a beautiful park. Three small funny dogs are running behind them. The woman looks happy and excited. I feel quite warm and comfortable when I look at this old painting.

1. Russian (Novgorod is a Russian city.)
2. careful (Please be careful with the knife.)
3. English (Sherlock Holmes was an English detective.)
4. good (Goodbye! Have a good time in Mexico.)
5. free (I like to go shopping in my free time.)
6. valuable (Don't leave valuables in your bags.)
7. tired (I'm going to bed. I'm so tired.)
8. delicious (These peaches are very tasty.)
9. cold (Won't you close the window? I'm cold.)
10. cotton – leather (I'm looking for a white cotton dress and a pair of red leather shoes.)

1. tiring
2. bored
3. relaxing
4. disappointed
5. excited
6. interested
7. confusing
8. surprised
9. convincing
10. amused

The exercises are designed to consolidate knowledge on this topic and practice the skill of using comparative and superlative adjectives in written English. In all tasks, it is necessary to put an adjective instead of an ellipsis, while correctly choosing the degree of comparison. When completing tasks, you should also pay attention to the correct spelling of degrees of comparison of adjectives.

Let me remind you how degrees of comparison of adjectives are formed in English:

You will find explanations for this table. A more detailed explanation of the rules for forming degrees of comparison of adjectives is in this article.

The order of performing the exercises is as follows:

• Read the sentence.
• If a sentence contains unfamiliar words that make it difficult to understand the meaning, use a dictionary. For this Double-click an unfamiliar word and you will immediately see its translation.
• From the given answer options, choose the one that can be substituted for the ellipsis.
• Click the “Show Correct Answer” button and check your choice against the correct answer.

1. Choose the correct degree of the adjective in brackets:

Nick is (happier, the happiest) boy that I know. – Nick is the happiest boy I know. Of the six cars, I like the silver one (better, best). – Of the six cars, I like the silver one the most. Jane's notebook is (cheaper, the cheapest) than mine. Jane’s laptop is cheaper than mine. This is (more delicious, the most delicious) cheese-cake I have ever had! – This is the most delicious cheesecake I have ever tried! This bookcase is (more beautiful, the most beautiful) than that one. – This bookcase is more beautiful than that one. Do you feel (better, the best) today than yesterday? – Do you feel better today than yesterday? I think my cat is (prettier, the prettiest) of all the cats in the world. – I think that my cat is the most beautiful cat in the world. Steve Jobs is (more famous, famouser) than Stephen Wozniak. – Steve Jobs better known than Stephen Wozniak. This week the weather is (hotter, more hot) than last week. – This week the weather is hotter than last week. Our new house is (more expensive, expensiver) than the old one. – Our new house is more expensive than the old one. Girls are usually (cleaner, more clean) than boys. – Girls are usually cleaner than boys. Chemistry was (harder, the hardest) subject at school. – Chemistry was the most difficult subject at school.

2. Give degrees of comparison for adjectives.

Example: wet – wetter – the wettest

Expensive – more expensive – the most expensive

1. big 2. clever 3. good 4. pleasant 5. poor 6. bad 7. funny 8. important 9. sunny (sunny) 10. far (distant) 11. comfortable (convenient) 12. wise (wise)

3. Make sentences from these words and translate them.

Most – the Mona Lisa – in – is – painting – the – famous – the – world. Longer – the Don – is – the Volga – than. More – Spain – Germany – than – beautiful – is. London – city – in – biggest – the – England – is. The – team – Adam – is – worst – the – player – in.

Answers:

1. the happiest 2. best 3. cheaper 4. the most delicious 5. more beautiful 6. better 7. the prettiest 8. more famous 9. hotter 10. more expensive 11. cleaner 12. the hardest

Big – bigger – the biggest Clever – cleverer – the cleverest Good – better – the best (excl.) Pleasant – more pleasant – the most pleasant Poor – poorer – the poorest Bad – worse – the worst (excl.) Funny – funnier – the funniest Important – more important – the most important Sunny – sunnier – the sunniest Far – farther – the farthest (excl.) Comfortable – more comfortable – the most comfortable Wise – wiser – the wisest

The Mona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world. – “Mona Lisa” is the most famous painting in the world. The Volga is longer than the Don. – The Volga is longer than the Don. Spain is more beautiful than Germany. – Spain is more beautiful than Germany. London is the biggest city in England. – London is the largest city in England. Adam is the worst player in the team. – Adam is the worst player on the team.

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Understand how to use adjectives in comparative degree in English, a convenient table with examples will help you:

Pay attention to the spelling of endings simple shapes degrees of comparison:

• one consonant after a short vowel is doubled

big - bigger - the biggest
fat - fatter - the fattest

• letter after the consonant -y changes to -i

happy - happier - the happiest

• letter -e falls out at the end

large - larger - the largest

Exercises on using degrees of comparison of adjectives

Choose in brackets and write down the correct form of the adjective.

1. June is usually a ( hot / hottest) month.
2.July is ( hotter / hottest) than May.
3. Summer is the ( hotter / hottest) season.
4. Kittens are very ( funny / funnier).
5. The white cat is ( funny / funnier) than the gray cat.
6. Monkeys are the ( funny / funniest) animals of all.
7. Tom is very ( good / better) dancer.
8. Who is the ( good / best) runner in your whole class?
9. The car is ( good / better) than the bike.
10. Don’t eat this salad, it is really ( worst / bad).
11. Jack is the ( worse / worst) pupil in the class.
12. It is one of the ( more interesting / most interesting) stories.
13. The weather is ( cold / coldest) today.
14. This spring is ( cold / colder) than last spring.

Key:

Open key

1.hot
2. hotter
3.hottest
4.funny
5. funnier
6. funniest
7. good
8.best
9.better
10.bad
11. worst
12. most interesting
13. cold
14. cooler

Put the adjectives in brackets to the correct degree.

1.Father's car is ( old) than uncle's car.
2. What is the ( long) river in Europe?
3. The red dress is ( beautiful) than the blue dress.
4. The red dress is ( beautiful) in this shop.
5. The cake is ( tasty) than bread.
6. Your story is ( good) than my story.
7. This shop is ( bad) than that shop.
8. Who was the ( bad) runner in this competition?
9. This is the ( interesting) cartoon.
10. Brown dog is ( fat) than the white dog.
11. Is Bob ( lazy) than his brother?
12. This is the ( good) stamp in my collection.
13. Who is the ( accurate) pupil in your class?
14. What is the ( big) house in Moscow?