English grammar: Comparatives and superlatives. Paula López Tarrío

1. COMPARING
PLACES

3. GRAMMAR
Comparatives and superlatives
COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES
One-syllable adjectives → -ER
Examples:
- Small → smaller
- Cheap → cheaper
-Green Park is smaller than
Hyde Park.
-This Italian restaurant is
cheaper than Jamie Oliver’s
restaurant.
One-syllable adjectives → THE
-EST
Examples:
-Small → the smallest
-Cheap → the cheapest
-Green Park is the smallest royal
park in London.
-This is the cheapest restaurant
in the neighbourhood.

4. GRAMMAR
Comparatives and superlatives
COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES
One-syllable adjectives ending
in –E → -R
Example:
- Large → larger
-Hyde Park is larger than Green
Park.
One-syllable adjectives → THE
-ST
Example:
- Large → the largest
-Hyde Park is the largest park in
London.

5. GRAMMAR
Comparatives and superlatives
COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES
One-syllable adjectives ending
in consonant + vowel +
consonant → double consonant +
-ER
Example:
-Big → bigger
-The British Museum is bigger
than the National Gallery.
One-syllable adjectives ending
in consonant + vowel +
consonant → THE double
consonant + -EST
Example:
-Big → the biggest
-The British Museum is the
biggest museum in London.

6. GRAMMAR
Comparatives and superlatives
COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES
Two-syllable adjectives ending
in – ER / -OW / -LE → -ER
Examples:
-Narrow → narrower
-Gentle → gentler
-Clever → cleverer
-Battersea Bridge is narrower
than Tower Bridge.
Two-syllable adjectives ending
in – ER / -OW / -LE → THE
-EST
Examples:
-Narrow → the narrowest
-Gentle → the gentlest
-Clever → the cleverest
-Battersea Bridge is the
narrowest bridge in London.

7. GRAMMAR
Comparatives and superlatives
COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES
Two-syllable adjectives ending
in –Y → -IER
Example:
-Busy → busier
-Oxford Street is busier than
Abbey Road.
Two-syllable adjectives ending
in –Y → THE –IEST
Example:
-Busy → the busiest
-Oxford Street is the busiest
street in London.

8. GRAMMAR
Comparatives and superlatives
COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES
Two or more syllable adjectives
→ MORE + adjective
Examples:
-Popular → more popular
-Camden Market is more popular
than Portobello Market.
Two or more syllable adjectives
→ THE MOST + adjective
Example:
-Popular → the most popular
-Camden Market is the most
popular market in London.

9. GRAMMAR
Comparatives and superlatives
IRREGULAR
COMPARATIVES
IRREGULAR
SUPERLATIVES
-Good → better
-Bad → worse
-Far → farther / further
-Good → the best
-Bad → the worst
-Far → the farthest / the
furthest

10. Look at the pictures and make
comparisons using the adjectives given
COMPARATIVES

11. Athens is _______________
(ancient) London.
more ancient than

12. London is _______________
(beautiful) Liverpool.
more beautiful than

13. London is __________ (big)
Dublin.
bigger than

14. Heathrow Airport is _________
(busy) Gatwick.
busier than

15. London is
_____________________
(cosmopolitan) York.
more cosmopolitan than

16. Camden Market is
_________________ (crowded)
Portobello Market.
more crowded than

17. Tijuana is ________________
(dangerous) London.
more dangerous than

18. Mexico City is ____________
(dirty) London.
dirtier than

19. Living in London is
_________________
(expensive) living in Madrid.
more expensive than

20. The Louvre Museum is
______________ (famous) The
National Gallery.
more famous than

21. The Shard is __________ (high)
The Gherkin.
higher than

22. London is ________________
(industrial) Oxford.
more industrial than

23. The British Museum is
__________________
(interesting) Tate Modern.
more interesting than

24. London is __________ (large)
Manchester.
larger than

25. The Big Ben is _________ (low)
The London Eye.
lower than

26. The Big Ben is
________________ (modern)
The Tower of London.
more modern than

27. Battersea Bridge is
____________ (narrow) Tower
Bridge.
narrower than

28. Westminster Abbey is
_________ (old) St Paul’s
Cathedral.
older than

29. Cambridge is
_________________ (peaceful)
London.
more peaceful than

30. London is ________________
(polluted) Oslo.
more polluted than

31. The British Museum is
_________________ (popular)
the Science Museum.
more popular than

32. London is __________ (rainy)
Gibraltar.
rainier than

33. Chichester is ___________
(small) London.
smaller than

34. Trafalgar Square is
_______________ (spacious)
Leicester Square.
more spacious than

35. London is ________________
(touristy) Glasgow.
more touristy than

36. Bath is ___________________
(picturesque) London.
more picturesque than

37. Oxford Street is ___________
(wide) Baker Street.
wider than

38. Wellington is ___________
(windy) London.
windier than

39. Complete the sentences using
superlatives
SUPERLATIVES

40. Stonehenge is one of
________________ (ancient)
monuments in the UK.
the most ancient

41. Bath is one of
_______________ (beautiful)
cities in England.
the most beautiful

42. London is ____________ (big)
city in the UK.
the biggest

43. Heathrow Airport is _________
(busy) airport in Europe.
the busiest

44. London is _________________
(cosmopolitan) city in the UK.
the most cosmopolitan

45. Camden Market is
________________ (crowded)
market in London.
the most crowded

46. Tijuana is one of
_________________
(dangerous) cities in the world.
the most dangerous

47. Baghdad is one of ___________
(dirty) cities in the world.
.
the dirtiest

48. London is ________________
(expensive) city to live in the UK.
.
the most expensive

49. The Louvre Museum is one of
_______________ (famous)
museums in the world.
.
the most famous

50. Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, is
___________ (high) tower in
the world.
.
the highest

51. Birmingham is
________________ (industrial)
city in England.
.
the most industrial

52. The British Museum is
__________________
(interesting) museum in London.
.
the most interesting

53. Toronto is __________ (large)
city in Canada.
.
the largest

54. Mount Wycheproof, in Australia,
is _________ (low) mountain in
the world.
.
the lowest

55. Tokyo is one of
______________ (modern)
cities in the world.
the most modern

56. Battersea Bridge is
_____________ (narrow) bridge
in London.
the narrowest

57. The White Tower is _________
(old) intact building in London.
the oldest

58. The Lake District is one of
________________ (peaceful)
areas in England.
the most peaceful

59. Pakistan is one of
______________ (polluted)
countries in the world.
the most polluted

60. Shakespeare’s Globe is one of
______________ (popular)
theatres in London.
the most popular

61. Glasgow is ___________ (rainy)
city in the UK.
the rainiest

62. Vatican City is ___________
(small) city in the world.
the smallest

63. Trafalgar Square is
_______________ (spacious)
square in London.
the most spacious

64. Edinburgh is
________________ (touristy)
city in Scotland.
the most touristy

65. Bath is one of the
__________________
(picturesque) cities in England.
the most picturesque

66. “9 de Julio Avenue”, in Buenos
Aires, is ___________ (wide)
street in the world.
the widest

67. Wellington, in New Zealand, is
___________ (windy) city in the
world.
the windiest