Comparatives Table Version 2

From memory or your grammar knowledge, try to write the comparatives of the following words:

Adjective	Comparative adjective
Cheap Long Short
Sad
Interesting Expensive Stressful Romantic Relaxing Dangerous Productive Exciting Tiring
Healthy Busy
Good

 

Check your answers with the original page.

 

What is the system for making different kinds of comparatives? Match those categories above with the ones below to give you more examples if you need to.

 

Test each other on the comparatives above.

 

Do the same with the table on the next page.

 

Useful language “How do you spell ‘pretty’?” “P, R, E, double T, Y”

 

 

TallSmallLargeSlow Fast Old Safe High	TallerSmallerLargerSlower Faster Older Safer Higher	The tallestThe smallestThe largestThe slowest The fastest The oldest The safest The highest
BigHotWetSad Thin	BiggerHotterWetterSadder Thinner	The biggestThe hottestThe wettestThe saddest The thinnest
PrettyEasyEarlyFriendly Sunny Dirty Dry Hungry	PrettierEasierEarlierFriendlier Sunnier Dirtier Drier Hungrier	The prettiestThe easiestThe earliestThe friendliest The sunniest The dirtiest The driest The hungriest
ComfortableBoringPopularCommon Generous Difficult	More comfortableMore boringMore popularMore common More generous More difficult	The most comfortableThe most boringThe most popularThe most common The most generous The most difficult
GoodBadFar	BetterWorseFurther	The bestThe worstThe furthest

 

Use adjectives like those above to describe which of the pieces of revision vocabulary you are thinking of, e.g. “It is bigger than a spatula”

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