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Comparison: adjectives and adverbs

can use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs.

Comparative and superlative adjectives

We use the comparative adjective with We use the superlative adjective with the
than to compare two people or things. when we compare three or more things.

Pete is stronger than Tim. But Max is the strongest.

We can use the comparative to compare two groups. It's the tallest building in my town.
Doctors ore richer than nurses. Amy is the most intelligent person in the class.
Paris is more beautiful than Manchester.
We use of before other nouns.
With the superlative, we use the before the adjective. It was the funniest film of the year.
I ' ve got three brothers. Mike is the oldest.
We can also use superlatives with the phrase
Yesterday was the hottest day of the year.
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I ve ever...
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The Simpsons'is the most enjoyable programme on TV.
This is the most interesting book Ifve ever read.
After the adjective, we use in before places or nouns
See Reference page 175 for the spelling rules.
for a group of people (e.g. team, family).

1 Write the comparative forms of the adjectives. 2 Write the superlative forms of the adjectives.

cheap cheaper 7 difficult clean the clearest 7 new
old 8 hard big 8 sad
hot _ 9 healthy lucky 9 bad
easy _ 10 thin popular 10 special
exciting _ 11 bad cold 11 fresh
late _ 12 useful noisy 12 good
good _ boring

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