2. My husband is
big...strong and
handsome...I
Bigger, stronger and
more handsome Mine is bigger,
am in love!
Really...
is he?
Intelligent?...I
guess mine is
more intelligent
than yours...
Because he
doesn't like pretty
ladies like you!
stronger and
more
handsome...
Yes...and
besides he is
intelligent
How do you
know? How
can you be so
sure?
Now intelligent
gentlemen prefer
ugly ladies...Stop
the press!

3. We use the comparative degree for comparing two
things and the superlative for comparing three or
more things. Take a look at the example
below...Then we will introduce you to the rules of
formation of comparatives and superlatives
I am a big monkey!!!!
Yeah...but I am bigger.
I am the biggest...The
biggest in the world

7. Tom is old. He is 70. But Paul is 83. He is
older than Tom...and Joe is 120. He is the
oldest

8. The trumpet is noisy...A single drum is
noisier...But a set of drums is the noisiest musical
instrument

9. A pocket camera is expensive... A reflex camera is
more expensive than a pocket camera....But a digital
camera is the most expensive of the three

10. Tom is a good student. His marks are always seven or
eight. Sue is better than Tom: she gets always eight or
nine....But Lisa is the best in the class...She always gets
ten

11. The tiger is big. The elephant is bigger than the tiger.
But the whale is the biggest animal in the world.

12. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets
(comparative or superlative).
1. My house is(big) than yours.
2. This flower is(beautiful) than that one.
3. This is the(interesting) book I have ever read.
4. Non-smokers usually live(long) than smokers.
5. Which is the(dangerous) animal in the world?
6. A holiday by the sea is(good) than a holiday in the
mountains.
7. It is strange but often a coke is(expensive) than a
beer.
8. Who is the(rich) woman on earth?
9. The weather this summer is even(bad) than last
summer.
10.He was the(clever) thief of all.

14. Mary's house is _________ than my
house

15. Buffy has ________________
ears than Bob

16. Beth is ________________
than Melissa

17. read this small text and then compare the people from this
happy family:
Mark is the father. He is 45 years old. Mel is the mother.
She is 39 years old.
They have two children: Dan and Liza. Dan is 9 years old
and Liza is 12.
a. Mark is _________ his wife.
b. Mel is _________ her children.
c. Dan is __________than his sister.
d. Dan's sister is _______ than him.
e. The kids are ______their parents.
f. Dan is _________than his sister.
g. Dan's mother is ______than Liza.

18. 1. Which girl is ________? Dana or Karen?
young
the youngest
younger
more young
2. Tomer is _________ boy in the class.
the strongest
stronger
strong
the most strong

19. 3. The China Wall is _____ wall in the world.
the longest
more long
longer
long
4. February is ______ than April.
short
the shortest
shorter
most short

20. 5. I am ______ at music than my old sister.
good
better
goodest
the best
6. Ice hockey is __________ sport in Canada.
popular
the most popular
more popular
populariest

21. 7. Amalia is ___________ girl in the class.
the cleverest
clever
cleverer
more clever
8. Swimming is ______________ than
running.
exciting
more exciting
excited
the most exciting

22. HOMEWORK:
Work at the webpage: http://www.english4u.de/comparison_ex3.htm
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeaga
me/viewgame.asp?id=2070
and solve the exercises in there. Print the
score and fold it in your portfolio.