From memory or your grammar knowledge, try to write the comparatives of the following words:
| Adjective | Comparative adjective |
| CheapLong
Short |
|
| Sad | |
| InterestingExpensive
Stressful Romantic Relaxing Dangerous Productive Exciting Tiring |
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| HealthyBusy | |
| Good |
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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” |
| TallSmallLargeSlowFast
Old Safe High |
TallerSmallerLargerSlowerFaster
Older Safer Higher |
The tallestThe smallestThe largestThe slowestThe fastest
The oldest The safest The highest |
| BigHotWetSadThin | BiggerHotterWetterSadderThinner | The biggestThe hottestThe wettestThe saddestThe thinnest |
| PrettyEasyEarlyFriendlySunny
Dirty Dry Hungry |
PrettierEasierEarlierFriendlierSunnier
Dirtier Drier Hungrier |
The prettiestThe easiestThe earliestThe friendliestThe sunniest
The dirtiest The driest The hungriest |
| ComfortableBoringPopularCommonGenerous
Difficult |
More comfortableMore boringMore popularMore commonMore generous
More difficult |
The most comfortableThe most boringThe most popularThe most commonThe 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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