Comparison of Adjectives
Comparative of Equality...
Sentenças afirmativas
as + adjetivo + as
Paul is
as tall as
as rich as
John.
as intelligent as
as careful as
Sentenças negativas
so + adjetivo + as
Paul isn’t
so tall as
so rich as
John.
so intelligent as
so careful as
Comparative of Superiority...
Adjetivos com até 2 sílabas
Regra geral
adjetivo + er + than
tall - taller than
rich - richer than
old - older than
Adjetivos terminados em “e”
adjetivo + r + than
wide - wider than
nice - nicer than
fine - finer than
Adjetivos terminados em “y”
precedidos de consoante
adjetivo - y + ier + than
easy - easier than
dirty - dirtier than
funny - funnier than
dry - drier than
Adjetivos terminados em “y”
precedidos de vogal
adjetivo + er + than
gay - gayer than
grey - greyer than
Adjetivos terminados em “cvc”
cvc = consoante/vogal/consoante
adjetivo + 2 x c + er + than
hot – hotter than
fat – fatter than
thin – thinner than
Adjetivos longos
mais de duas sílabas
more + adjetivo + than
more intelligent than
more complicated than
more satisfied than
more expensive than
Comparative of Inferiority...
Adjetivos curtos e longos
less + adjetivo + than
tall - less tall than
rich - less rich than
intelligent - less intelligent than
comfortable - less comfortable than
1.Complete the sentences using the correct form of the comparative of equality.
Part I
a)My brother is________________my
sister. (smart)
as smart as
b)Her mother is________________her
sister. (beautiful)
as beautiful as
c)Paul is__________________
Henry. (careful)
as careful as
d)Tim is ________________his
cousin. (careless)
as careless as
e)Sam is_________________
Nigel. (calm)
as calm as
f)Nick is _________________
as nervous as Marlon. (nervous)
g)Carol is _________________her
aunt. (fat)
as fat as
h)Gene is__________________Richard.
(thin)
as thin as
i)Henry is________________his
as intelligent as
father. (intelligent)
j)Mary is_________________Karina.
(charming)
as charming as
2.Complete the sentences using the correct form of the comparative of equality.
Part II
a)Billy isn't_________________I.
(happy)
so happy as
b)Harold isn't _______________Edward.
(glad)
so glad as
c)Johnny isn't_________________Albert.
(talented)
so talented as
d)Silvia isn't_________________Robert.
(interested)
so interested as
e)Meg isn't__________________Paola.
(ugly)
so ugly as
f)Pamela isn't_____________Alessandra.
(sick)
so sick as
g)Patricia isn't _____________Samantha.
(tall)
so tall as
h)Francis isn't_________________Sue.
(anxious)
so anxious as
j)Martha isn't__________________Vera.
so satisfied as
(satisfied)
3.Fill in the blanks with the comparative of superiority of the adjectives in brackets:
Part I
a)John was_________than
the rest of the boys. (fat)
fatter
b)Orange ice-cream is______________than
apple ice-cream. (sweet)
sweeter
c)Your hands are__________than
hers. (big)
bigger
d)The bedroom is________________than
the bathroom. (small)
smaller
e)My hair is__________than
yours. (grey)
greyer
f)The slice of cheese is____________than
the slice of ham. (thin)
thinner
g)Susan is ________________than
my daughter. (short)
shorter
h)This actor is______________than
that one. (tall)
taller
i)This film is ______________than
that play. (funny)
funnier
j)This building is _____________than
your house. (high)
higher
4.Fill in the blanks with the comparative of superiority of the adjectives in brackets:
Part II
a)I thought Sue was________________than
my brother. (curious)
more curious
b)I received a book________________than
this one. (expensive )
more expensive
c)Physics is__________________than
Chemistry. (difficult)
more difficult
d)My teacher's house was more
________________
comfortable than mine. (comfortable)
e)Peter is__________________than
the other boys. (sensitive)
more sensitive
f)This subject is much more
______________
important than the previous one. (important)
more careful
g)Your father is_____________than
his brother. (careful)
h)I need someone __________________
than your sister. (intelligent)
more intelligent
more nervous
i)He is________________now
than he was few hours ago. (nervous)
j)Some people are ______________
than others. (talented)
more talented
Superlative of Superiority...
Adjetivos com até 2 sílabas
Regra geral
the + adjetivo + est
tall - the tallest
rich - the richest
old - the oldest
Adjetivos terminados em “e”
the + adjetivo + st
wide - the widest
nice - the nicest
fine - the finest
Adjetivos terminados em “y”
precedidos de consoante
the + adjetivo - y + iest
easy - the easiest
dirty - the dirtiest
funny - the funniest
dry - the driest
Adjetivos terminados em “y”
precedidos de vogal
the + adjetivo + est
gay - the gayest
grey - the greyest
Adjetivos terminados em “cvc”
cvc = consoante/vogal/consoante
the + adjetivo + 2 x c + est
hot - the hottest
fat - the fattest
thin - the thinnest
Adjetivos longos
mais de duas sílabas
the most + adjetivo
the most intelligent
the most complicated
the most satisfied
the most expensive
Superlative of Inferiority...
Adjetivos curtos e longos
the least + adjetivo
tall - the least tall
rich - the least rich
intelligent - the least intelligent
comfortable - the least comfortable
Irregular forms
good (bom)
bad (mau)
far (longe)
far (adicional)
old (velho)
old (velho)
better than
worse than
farther than
further than
older than
elder (2)
the best
the worst
the farthest
the furthest
the oldest
eldest (several)
“Farther (farthest)” ou “further (furthest)” refere-se à
distância...
San Francisco is farther (further) than Boston.
I'm going to the farthest (furthest) city in the state.
“Further” pode significar também adicional ou extra...
I want further information about the job. (extra)
She gave me further details about the case. (extra)
“Elder” e “eldest” referem-se a membros de uma família e não
podem ser usados na comparação com than.
My elder sister is older than your mother.
The eldest daughter is Sarah.
1.Complete the sentences with the correct form of the superlative of superiority.
Part I
a)She works too hard. I believe she is the ____________woman
in town. (busy)
busiest
b)Among all the boys at the party he was the__________of
all. (fat)
fattest
c)Peter was the_________________boy
of all. (strong)
strongest
d)That street is the ________________in
the city. (wide)
widest
e)Anne is the_____________girl
in the school. (pretty)
prettiest
f)English is one of the ___________
languages in the world. (easy)
easiest
g)I have one of the____________babies
in the world. (nice)
nicest
h)She is the ________girl
thinnest
I know. (thin)
i)Peter is the___________boy
I have ever met. (tall)
tallest
j)Which is the_________way
to get there? (quick)
quickest
2.Complete the sentences with the correct form of the superlative of superiority.
Part II
a)This subject is the _______________
most difficult of all. (difficult)
b)That couch was the most
________________
comfortable of the house. (comfortable)
c)Bring me the__________________exercise
of the book. (complicated)
most complicated
d)He is the ___________________person
I know. (intelligent)
most intelligent
e)This tea is the_______________.
(tasteful)
most tasteful
f)This car is one of the ________________
most expensive cars I’ve ever seen. (expensive)
g)She is the _____________woman
I know. (reliable)
most reliable
h)Mary is very beautiful besides she is the _____________
most charming girl in the world. (charming)
most dangerous
i)Be careful! This street is the_________________street
in this city. (dangerous)
j)Great party ! It was one of the _______________
most interesting parties I’ve ever seen. (interesting)
3.Fill in the blanks with “better”, “worse”, “best” or “worst” .
a)Brazil produced the_________coffee
in the world. (good)
best
b)The climate in sunny Rio is _________
better than in Palmas in the Winter. (good)
c)Copper is a _______
better conductor of electricity than other metals. (good)
worse It's the______
worst newspaper
d)This newspaper is bad, and that one is even________.
in the city. (bad)
e)That man is very bad. He is __________
worse than any other man I know. (bad)
f)Sam is a good man. He is ______
better than any other man in the city.
best of all. (good)
He is the ____
g)John is a bad student, but Henry is even_______.
worse (bad)
better beer? (good)
h)The beer is awful. Don't you have any ______
i)I need a good car. Among those cars, which is the_____?
best (good)
worst of all. (bad)
j)I didn't like the play. It was the ______
4.Fill in the blanks with “further”, “farther” and “farthest”.
a)My sister lives far from the school, Sarah lives any_______.
farther
b)Sam lives the________of
farthest all.
c)She got _______
further information about this subject last week. (extra)
further
d)She shouldn't have________illusions
about him. (extra)
e)My teacher lives __________than
my brother.
farther
further
f)She promised to give me________details
about the case later. (extra)
g)I think she's going to need ________
further help with her project. (extra)
h)The _________
farthest city is about 30km away.
i)Don't go any_______.
farther It may be dangerous.
further
j)Don't go now. I need _______details
about the project. (extra)
(UFPR) - Check the right alternative:
Mary is_____________her brother but her feet are____________.
a)shorter; bigger than
b)so short as; bigger
c)shorter than; bigger
d)shortest; biggest
e)the shortest; biger
Test 1
(OSEC) – The alternative that completes the sentence below…
We live_________you. We live in Osasco.
a)further
b)farther than
c)farther
d)far
e)farthest
Test 2
(UFPR) – Choose the alternative that completes correctly
the sentence below.
Do you think the play was_______than the film?
a)more worse
b)more bad
c)badder than
d)worse
e)as bad
Test 3
(PUC - PR) - Choose the only correct alternative to complete the spaces:
I – The United States is not ______________ as Brazil.
II - The Everest is ___________ mountain in the world.
III - Chimpanzees are ____________ than dogs.
IV - Aids is _____________ disease of human being.
V - Mike Tyson is _________ as Evander Holyfield.
a) as beautiful - the higher - so intelligent - the bad - more strong
b) more beautiful - the most high - as intelligent - the baddest - so strong
c) so beautiful - the high - most intelligent - the badder - stronger
d) so beautiful - the highest - more intelligent - the worst - as strong
e) as beautiful - as highest - more intelligent - the worst - strongest
Test 4
(PUCCAMP) - Assinale a letra correspondente à alternativa que
preenche corretamente as lacunas da frase apresentada.
-Mr. Smith: I'm sorry, Mr. Johnson. I believe the candidate you sent us
will not suit our purposes. We need somebody ........... than he.
- Mr. Johnson: In that case I would suggest Miss Cary. She's definitely
the....... person in our group.
a) smarter - most intelligent
b) smart - intelligent
c) smartest - more intelligent
d) as smart - as intelligent
e) as smart - as intelligent as
Test 5