Comparatives and superlatives

Match the following

• happier

• short adjective ending in -y:

  y -> i + er

• more beautiful

• more/less + long adjective

• the least effective

• short adjective + er

• fastest

• the most/the least + long adjective

• taller

• the + short adjeecttive + est

Chose the COMPARATIVE form

• good

• gooder

• better

• best

Chose the SUPERLATIVE form

• bad

• badest

• worst

• worse

The new model is ... than old model. (cheap)

• cheap

• cheaper

• the cheapest

• cheapest

The other restaurant is ... - but it's ... away (good/far)

• better/further

• best/further

• better/farer

• best/farest

The V6 isn't as ... the V8 (expensive)

• expensive as

• more expensive

• the most expensive

• expensive

This year's sales are ... as last year's. (good)

• better

• good

• as good

• more good

This laptop is ... one on the market. (small)

• smallest

• the smallest

• smaller

• most small

The quality of the clothes in the stores is ... than ever before. (bad)

There aren't as many designers in London ... in Paris.

• as

• than

• more than