short adjective + -er (small → smaller, big → bigger, happy → happier). long adjective: more beautiful. good → better, bad → worse.
a)small
b)big
c)happy
d)beautiful
e)good
f)bad
2Write the superlative.
the smallest, the biggest, the happiest, the most beautiful, the best, the worst
a)small
b)big
c)happy
d)beautiful
e)good
f)bad
3Circle the correct form.
than → comparative. the → superlative.
a)My brother is (taller / tallest) than me.
b)This is the (bigger / biggest) pizza I have ever seen.
c)Maths is (more difficult / difficulter) than art.
d)She is the (better / best) player in the team.
4Compare with as … as.
Tom is as old as Ali. The cat is not as heavy as the dog.
a)Tom 12 years, Ali 12 years (old)
b)Cat 4 kg, dog 20 kg (heavy)
1Write the comparative.
short adjective + -er (small → smaller, big → bigger, happy → happier). long adjective: more beautiful. good → better, bad → worse.
a)smallsmaller
b)bigbigger
c)happyhappier
d)beautifulmore beautiful
e)goodbetter
f)badworse
2Write the superlative.
the smallest, the biggest, the happiest, the most beautiful, the best, the worst
a)smallthe smallest
b)bigthe biggest
c)happythe happiest
d)beautifulthe most beautiful
e)goodthe best
f)badthe worst
3Circle the correct form.
than → comparative. the → superlative.
a)My brother is (taller / tallest) than me.taller
b)This is the (bigger / biggest) pizza I have ever seen.biggest
c)Maths is (more difficult / difficulter) than art.more difficult
d)She is the (better / best) player in the team.best
4Compare with as … as.
Tom is as old as Ali. The cat is not as heavy as the dog.
a)Tom 12 years, Ali 12 years (old)Tom is as old as Ali.
b)Cat 4 kg, dog 20 kg (heavy)The cat is not as heavy as the dog.
1Write the comparative and the superlative.
One syllable: -er / -est (tall, taller, the tallest). big → bigger. -y → -ier. Two or more syllables: more / most interesting. Irregular: good – better – best, bad – worse – worst, far – further – furthest.
a)tall
b)big
c)happy
d)interesting
e)good
f)bad
g)far
h)expensive
2Fill in the correct form.
Comparative + than. the + superlative.
a)Mount Everest is … (high) mountain in the world.
b)My sister is … (old) than me.
c)This book is … (boring) than the film.
d)Today is … (hot) day of the year.
e)Emre is … (good) at maths than I am.
3C as … as or not as … as? Rewrite the sentence.
Tom is as tall as Ali. — The blue car is not as expensive as the red car.
a)Tom is 1.70 m. Ali is 1.70 m. (tall)
b)The blue car costs 8,000 pounds. The red car costs 12,000 pounds. (expensive)
c)The film is 90 minutes. The book takes 10 hours. (long)
4Compare the three cities in four sentences.
Berlin is bigger than Hamburg. Hamburg is the oldest city. Munich is not as big as …
a)Berlin: 3.7 million people, 891 km², founded 1237. — Hamburg: 1.9 million, 755 km², founded 808. — Munich: 1.5 million, 310 km², founded 1158.
b)Use big, small, old, young.
1Write the comparative and the superlative.
One syllable: -er / -est (tall, taller, the tallest). big → bigger. -y → -ier. Two or more syllables: more / most interesting. Irregular: good – better – best, bad – worse – worst, far – further – furthest.
a)talltaller, the tallest
b)bigbigger, the biggest
c)happyhappier, the happiest
d)interestingmore interesting, the most interesting
e)goodbetter, the best
f)badworse, the worst
g)farfurther, the furthest
h)expensivemore expensive, the most expensive
2Fill in the correct form.
Comparative + than. the + superlative.
a)Mount Everest is … (high) mountain in the world.the highest
b)My sister is … (old) than me.older
c)This book is … (boring) than the film.more boring
d)Today is … (hot) day of the year.the hottest
e)Emre is … (good) at maths than I am.better
3C as … as or not as … as? Rewrite the sentence.
Tom is as tall as Ali. — The blue car is not as expensive as the red car.
a)Tom is 1.70 m. Ali is 1.70 m. (tall)Tom is as tall as Ali.
b)The blue car costs 8,000 pounds. The red car costs 12,000 pounds. (expensive)The blue car is not as expensive as the red car.
c)The film is 90 minutes. The book takes 10 hours. (long)The film is not as long as the book.
4Compare the three cities in four sentences.
Berlin is bigger than Hamburg. Hamburg is the oldest city. Munich is not as big as …
a)Berlin: 3.7 million people, 891 km², founded 1237. — Hamburg: 1.9 million, 755 km², founded 808. — Munich: 1.5 million, 310 km², founded 1158.(data)
b)Use big, small, old, young.e.g. Berlin is the biggest city. Hamburg is the oldest. Munich is the smallest / youngest. Munich is not as big as Hamburg.
1Correct the mistakes.
Never -er and more together. than, not then or as. good → best. boring → more boring.
a)This is the most easiest test.
b)She is more taller than her brother.
c)London is bigger then Paris.
d)He is the goodest player.
e)This film is boringer than the book.
f)My bag is heavier as yours.
2Read the data and write five true sentences. Use each form once: comparative, superlative, as … as, not as … as, less.
e.g. Zeynep is the tallest. Lena is as fast as Zeynep.
a)Lena: 1.62 m, 13 years, runs 100 m in 15.1 s. — Emre: 1.62 m, 14 years, 14.2 s. — Zeynep: 1.70 m, 13 years, 15.1 s.
3Explain the difference in meaning in one German sentence each.
Two people or a whole group? Same meaning or a shade of difference?
a)Ali is taller than Tom. — Ali is the tallest.
b)This test is not as hard as the last one. — This test is less hard than the last one.
4Write a short text (six to eight sentences) comparing two places you know.
At least two comparatives, one superlative and one as … as.
a)size, noise, people, prices, weather
1Correct the mistakes.
Never -er and more together. than, not then or as. good → best. boring → more boring.
a)This is the most easiest test.This is the easiest test.
b)She is more taller than her brother.She is taller than her brother.
c)London is bigger then Paris.London is bigger than Paris.
d)He is the goodest player.He is the best player.
e)This film is boringer than the book.This film is more boring than the book.
f)My bag is heavier as yours.My bag is heavier than yours.
2Read the data and write five true sentences. Use each form once: comparative, superlative, as … as, not as … as, less.
e.g. Zeynep is the tallest. Lena is as fast as Zeynep.
a)Lena: 1.62 m, 13 years, runs 100 m in 15.1 s. — Emre: 1.62 m, 14 years, 14.2 s. — Zeynep: 1.70 m, 13 years, 15.1 s.e.g. Zeynep is taller than Lena. Emre is the fastest / oldest. Lena is as tall as Emre. Lena is not as fast as Emre. Lena is less fast than Emre.
3Explain the difference in meaning in one German sentence each.
Two people or a whole group? Same meaning or a shade of difference?
a)Ali is taller than Tom. — Ali is the tallest.Der erste vergleicht zwei Personen, der zweite stellt Ali über eine ganze Gruppe.
b)This test is not as hard as the last one. — This test is less hard than the last one.Beide sagen dasselbe; not as … as ist im Alltag üblicher, less … than klingt formeller.
4Write a short text (six to eight sentences) comparing two places you know.
At least two comparatives, one superlative and one as … as.
a)size, noise, people, prices, weatherOwn text. Check: two comparatives with than, one superlative with the, one as … as.
Short and long adjectives
One syllable (and two syllables ending in -y): -er / -est — tall, taller, the tallest; happy, happier, the happiest. Two or more syllables: more / most — more interesting, the most interesting. Never combine both: not „more taller".
big – bigger – the biggest (double the consonant)
Irregular
good – better – best. bad – worse – worst. far – further – furthest. much/many – more – most. little – less – least.
Comparing
Comparative + than. Superlative with the. Equal: as … as. Not equal: not as … as. Always than, never then or as after a comparative.
Ali is taller than Tom.Ali is as old as Tom.Tom is not as tall as Ali.