Exercise on the degree of comparison of adjectives. English simulator on the topic: Training exercises: degrees of comparison of adjectives

Hello! From the previous article, English adjectives with translation, you know that an adjective is a sign of an object or phenomenon, answers the question What? They are relative (relative) and qualitative (qualitative). And that only qualitative ones form comparative degrees, because in relation to the relative we cannot say more glassy or more glassy. But first things first.

So only quality adjectives have degrees of comparison (Degrees of comparison) of which there are only three in English: positive, comparative and superlative. Just like any other language, English also has its own exceptions, which we will talk about a little later. And now we will analyze each degree of comparison and their formation separately.

Positive (positive degree)

By and large, there is nothing to say here. This is a simple, initial form, denoting the quality of a person, phenomenon or object beyond comparison with similar ones with the same qualities. As a rule, this form is given in the dictionary. For example: dark (dark), cold (cold), yellow (yellow), polite (polite).

Comparative (comparative degree)

This degree is used when it is necessary to compare several objects, phenomena or persons. Comparative degree demonstrates a lesser or greater degree of a feature. Often used with conjunction than (than). In order to form a comparative degree you need:

To a positive degree (initial form) of disyllabic and monosyllabic adjectives add ending "-er": d arcer (darker), colder (colder), yellower (yellow)
If the word ends in "-e", then the additional letter "e" omitted: polite - politer (polite - more polite)
When a word ends in "-y", then forming a comparative degree "y" replaces the letter "i": heavy - heavy (heavy - harder), lucky - luckier (successful - more successful)
When the simple adjective ends with a consonant preceded by a short vowel, then at the base comparative degree the consonant at the end is doubled: hot - hotter (hot - hot)
Polysyllabic adjectives form a comparative degree analytically with the help of special additional words - l ess (less)/ more (more): less comfortable - comfortable - more comfortable (less comfortable - comfortable - more comfortable / more comfortable)

Excellent (superlative degree)

This degree determines the smallest or highest degree of a feature among several compared persons, objects or phenomena. To form a superlative degree, you must:

To initial form two-syllable and one-syllable adjectives add an ending "-est", and before the word itself, you must insert the article "the": the darkest (darkest), the thinnest (thinnest)
On adjectives on "-e", "y" and consonant with a short vowel, the same rules apply as with the base of the comparative degree: the simplest (the simplest)
Polysyllabic adjectives create a superlative degree with special words "least/most": interesting - the most interesting (interesting - the most / most interesting), talented - the least talented (talented - least talented)

Exceptions

It's time to talk about exceptions.

The following two-syllable adjectives form degrees of comparison at the same time and with special words least/most, less/more, and with endings "-er", "-est": sour, simple, serious, quiet, polite, pleasant, narrow, handsome, gentle, friendly, cruel, common, clever, angry, able.

Some adjectives acquire special forms in the formation of degrees of comparison. There are no rules here. These words and their declensions must be remembered:

Positive		Comparative		excellent
Good	Good	better	it is better	the best	The best
Bad	Bad	worse	worse	the worst	The worst
Little	Little	worse	smaller	the least	Least
many/much	Numerous	more	more	the most	largest

You will also have to learn a few adjectives that have different superlative and comparative forms:
Basic degrees of comparison English adjectives These are the main degrees of comparison of English adjectives and the rules for their formation. I hope the material was very useful to you.

Exercises

The best way to remember anything is constant practice. Therefore, if you want to quickly and easily master Degrees of comparison of English adjectives, then do some practice exercises that you can download on our website.

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Exercise 2: Paste suitable adjective to the right extent.

A train is ___________ than a bus.
This text is the ___________ of all.
I was ill last week but today I am________
Park Street is _______ than Market Street.
This jacket is small for me. Show me a _______ one.
What is the __________ thing in life?
A crocodile is _________ than a water snake.
Helen is the ________ girl in our class.

Exercise 3. Exercise Open the brackets by putting the proposed adjective in the right degree.

Jill's a far_________ (intelligent) person than my brother.
Kate was the_________ (practical) of the family.
Greg felt __________ (bad) yesterday than the day before.
This wine is the ____________ (good) I've ever tasted.
Jack was the_________ (tall) of the two.
Jack is the__________ (clever) of the three brothers.
If you need any ___________ (far) information, please contact our head office.
The sinking of Titanic is one of _____________ (famous) shipwreck stories of all time.
Please, send the books back without_________ (far) delay.
The deposits of oil in Russia are by far the __________ (rich) in the world.
Could you come a bit _______ (early) tomorrow?
I like this song _________ (well) than the previous one.
Which of these two performances did you enjoy ________ (much)?
The fire was put out _________ (quickly) than expected.

Exercise 4. Insert more or less.

People are______ intelligent than monkeys.
Summer holidays are ____ splendid than winter holidays.
Maths is _____ important than English.
Books are ______ interesting than films.
Writing in English is _____ difficult than speaking.
Parents are_______ helpful than teachers.
Reading is_______ useful than watching TV.
Food is _____ expensive than clothes.

Exercise 5. Compare according to the model.

Maths and English. (difficult)

Maths is as difficult as English.

History and Russian, (difficult)

History is not so difficult as Russian.

Weather in autumn and weather in summer. (pleasant)
A bike and a motor-bike, (comfortable)
A snake and a crocodile, (dangerous)
Shoes and coats, (expensive)
Holidays and week-ends, (wonderful)
Ann and Nell

Exercise 6. Read the sentences. Choose one of the suggested answers.

1. Mike found himself a _______ job somewhere out of town.

2. We prefer the Palm Beach though it is _______ from the center.

3. This detailed map is ________ the atlas.

a) more useful as

b) more useful like

c) more useful than

4. Safari parks are _______ places of all to keep animals.

5. This computer is _______ advanced than the old model.

6. They talked about ____________ developments in agriculture.

7. The situation is_____________ now and there isn't an easy solution.

a) less complicated

b) many more complicate

c) much more difficult

d) farther more complicated

8. People stay indoors during the _________ part of the day.

Exercise 7. Underline the correct use of the degree of adjectives old, near, far, late.

Let's take a later/latest train.
Computers are one of the latest/last discoveries of the 20th century.
Sorry I'm late - am I the last/latest ?
That's a further/farther reason to do it.
This poem belongs to his last / later works.
Jane is 2 years older/elder than Jack.
Jane is older/elder than Jack by two years.
My older/elder brother is 5 years older/elder than me.
Where is the nearest/nex t post office?
The teacher told us about the latest/last elections in this country.
The nearest/next house to ours is 2 miles away.

Training exercises

1. Choose in brackets the correct degree of the adjective:

Nick is (happier, the happiest) boy that I know. Nick is the happiest boy I know.
Of the six cars, I like the silver one (better, best). Of the six cars, I like the silver one the most.
Jane's notebook is (cheaper, the cheapest) than mine. Jane's laptop is cheaper than mine.
This is (more delicious, the most delicious) cheesecake I have ever had! This is the most delicious cheesecake I have ever tasted!
This bookcase is (more beautiful, the most beautiful) than that one. This bookcase is prettier than that one.
Do you feel (better, the best) today than yesterday? Do you feel better today than yesterday?
I think my cat is (prettier, the prettiest) of all the cats in the world. I think my cat is the most beautiful cat in the world.
Steve Jobs is (more famous, famouser) than Stephen Wozniak. - Steve Jobs better known than Stephen Wozniak.
This week the weather is (hotter, more hot) than last week. This week the weather is hotter than last week.
Our new house is (more expensive, expensiver) than the old one. Our new house is more expensive than the old one.
Girls are usually (cleaner, more clean) than boys. Girls are usually cleaner than boys.
Chemistry was (harder, the hardest) subject at school. Chemistry was the most difficult subject in school.

2. Give the degree of comparison of adjectives.

N-r: wet - wetter - the wettest

Expensive - more expensive - the most expensive

1. big (big) 2. clever (smart) 3. good (good) 4. pleasant (pleasant) 5. poor (poor) 6. bad (bad) 7. funny (funny) 8. important (important) 9. sunny (sunny) 10. far (distant) 11. comfortable (comfortable) 12. wise (wise)

3. Make sentences from these words and translate them.

most - the Mona Lisa - in - is - painting - the - famous - the - world.
longer - the Don - is - the Volga - than.
more - Spain - Germany - than - beautiful - is.
London - city - in - biggest - the - England - is.
the - team - Adam - is - worst - the - player - in.

Exercise 4 Say which of the following sentences are correct, correct the mistakes. Say which of these sentences are right and correct the wrong ones.

1 I hope that next time you'll speak to your uncle more politely. 2. Peter usually comes to his classes most late of his classmates. 3. Who can solve this problem most quickly? 4. This time he listened to his little sister patient than usual. 5. Could you speak a little slower, please? 6. When I was a very young child I thought that to sing best meant to sing loudest. 7. I think that now I see the whole problem much more clearly. 8. Who lives more near the school - you or your friend? 9. Alice goes to the theater frequentest of us all. 10. Will you raise your hands a bit higher, please? I can "t see them. 11. In December it snows oftener than in November. 12. He knows three languages but he speaks English easiest. 13. Last night I slept peacefullier than before. 14, Could you come to school more early and 15. This new computer works most fast and can solve problems in no time.

Exercise 5. Translate.

Could you drive faster?
The train arrived earlier than usual.
My sister helps my mother more often than other members of our family.
Of the five athletes, Vasya jumped the highest.
Mrs. Finch talks to the nurses more patiently than any other doctor.
Our dog barks louder than the neighbour's.
My brother writes to my grandmother more often than I do.
Anna speaks English better than Vasya.
Vasya lives closest to the school.

Answers:

1. the happiest 2. best 3. cheaper 4. the most delicious 5. more beautiful 6. better 7. the prettiest 8. more famous 9. hotter 10. more expensive 11. cleaner 12. the hardest

big-bigger-the biggest
clever - cleverer - the cleverest
good - better - the best (excl.)
pleasant - more pleasant - the most pleasant
poor - poorer - the poorest
bad - worse - the worst (excl.)
funny-funnier-the funniest
important - more important - the most important
sunny - sunnier - the sunniest
far - farther - the farthest (excl.)
comfortable - more comfortable - the most comfortable
wise - wiser - the wisest

The Mona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world. - "Mona Lisa" is the most famous painting in the world.
The Volga is longer than the Don. The Volga is longer than the Don.
Spain is more beautiful than Germany. Spain is more beautiful than Germany.
London is the biggest city in England. – London – The largest city in England.
Adam is the worst player in the team. Adam is the worst player on the team.

Exercise 4.

1 -> correct;

2 latest -> latest;

3->correct;

4 patients -> more patiently;

5->correct;

6->correct;

7->correct;

8 more near -> nearer

9 frequentest -> most frequent;

10 -> correct;

11->correct;

12->correct;

13 peacefullier -> more peacefully;

14 more early -> earlier;

15 most fast - fastest;

Exercise 5.

Can't you drive faster?
The train arrived earlier than usual.
My sister helps my mother more often than other members of our family.
Of the five athletes Bob jumped highest.
Mrs. Finch talks to the nurses most patiently of all the other doctors.
Our dog barks louder than our neighbor's.
My brother writes to our grandma more often than I do.
Anna speaks English better than Vasya.
Bob lives closest / nearest to the school.

1. Choose an adjective or an adverb to make sentences grammatically correct.

Examples: It is clear. I see it clearly.

1. It is (correct, correctly).
2. Spell the word (correct, correctly).
3. You know it (good, well).
4. Of course it is (good, well).
5. It is (cold, coldly) in the room.
6. Don't look so (cold, coldly) at me.
7. It is (easy, easy).
8. I can do it (easy, easily).
9. It is (warm, warmly) today.
10. He always greets us (warm, warmly).

2. Give the Comparative and Superlative Degrees.

Sad, gray, bad, old, happy, free, far, dry, big, near, shy, unusual, able, mountainous, little, polite, famous, well-known, heavy.

3. Put adjectives into correct forms.

1. John is (young) of the 3 brothers.
2. The Sun is (bright) the Moon.
3. Is the diameter of Jupiter (big) than that of the Earth?
4. That room is (light) than yours.
5. This room is (large) than the one upstairs.
6. It doesn't take (much) than four days to cross the Atlantic, does it?

4. Choose the correct form of an adjective.

1. Jane is the (taller - tallest) of the 2 girls.
2. Father was the (eldest - elder) of seven sons.
3. Albert is (elder - older) than John.
4. I think your plan is the (best - better) of the two.
5. This is the (most large-largest) power station, I've ever seen.
6. Henry is the (oldest - eldest) of the 3 brothers.

Right answers:

1. Choose an adjective or adverb to make the sentences grammatically correct.

2. Give comparative and superlative degrees.

sad - sadder - (the) saddest
gray - grayer - (the) grayest
bad - worse - (the) worst
old - older (elder) - (the) oldest (eldest)
happy - happier - (the) happy
free - freer - (the) freest
far - farther (further) - (the) farthest (furthest)
dry - drier - (the) driest
big - bigger - (the) biggest
near - nearer - (the) nearest
shy - shyer - (the) shyest
unusual - more unusual - (the) most unusual
able - abler - (the) ablest
mountainous - more mountainous - (the) most mountainous
little - less - (the) least
polite - politer - (the) politest
famous - more-famous - (the) most-famous
well-known - more well-known - (the) most well-known
heavy - heavy - (the) heaviest

3. Put the adjectives in the correct form.

4. Choose the correct form of the adjective.

Hello my dear readers.

English grammar rules are quite easy to understand for both adults and children. To prove it to you, today we will analyze one of the most popular topics: degrees of comparison of adjectives in English.

Bright and memorable tables will not leave you indifferent, and practical part, consisting of tasks, exercises and, will forever consolidate the knowledge gained.

Ready to start the lesson?

Let's start simple

You probably know that in English there is 3 degrees of comparison of adjectives: simple, comparative and superlative.

Remember, and better write down: If in front of you English word from one syllable (hot, big, cool, kind) - just add the ending -er to the end of the adjective and get a comparative degree.

For example:

hot-hotter wide-wide

big bigger kind kinder

But do not forget that there is also a superlative degree (this is when something is the very best\beautiful\fast). So, if we still have a word of one syllable, then the superlative degree is formed by adding the article the at the beginning of a word and ending -est at the end.

For example:

hot-hotter-the hottest wide-wider-the widest

big-bigger-the biggest kind-kinder-the kindest

On this simple part rules ends.

And the next one begins.

Don't forget the important

If you haven't noticed, then in the examples above we have doubled consonants. This only happens under the following conditions:

The word consists from one syllable.
The word ends like this: one vowel + one consonant.

For example,

fat-fatter-the fattest

I will talk about the obvious, but sometimes confusing - to words ending in a vowel -e, we simply add -r and -st.(this is also seen in the above examples)
Another important point! There is a list of short adjectives consisting of two syllables and ending in - y. When we form degrees of comparison with them, then the letter -y is replaced by -i .

For example,

lucky-luckier-the lucki est.

There is an unspoken rule that adjectives consisting of two syllables can form degrees of comparison in the second way about which read below.

Another way to form degrees of comparison

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Answers:
Exercise 1.
1. Hot-Hotter-The hottest
2. Beautiful-More beautiful-The most beautiful
3. Happy-Happier-The happiest
4. Brave-Braver-The bravest
5. Fast-Faster-The Fastest
6. Calm-Calmer-The calmest
7. Cool-Cooler-The coolest
8. Loud-Louder-The loudest
9. Short-Shorter-The shortest
10. Strong-Stronger-The strongest
11. Dangerous-More dangerous-The most dangerous
12. Handsome-More handsome-The most handsome
13. Nice-Nice-The nicest
14. Sarcastic - More sarcastic - The most sarcastic
15. Bad-Worse- The worst

Exercise 2.
1. The safest \ the fastest.
2. Longer\Shorter
3.Louder
4.Closer
5. Bigger
6. More expensive
7. More beautiful
8. The best
9. The tallest
10 Taller

Exercise 3
1. The smartest
2.Worse
3. The kindest
4. The most populated
5. Further
6. (Much) happy
7. The best
8. The most popular
9. Further
10.Worst