Comparison of adjectives

This paiting is more interesting than the one on the right. Making comparisons.

task 1

Use the adjectives below to compare the two paitings.

• old
• realistic
• interesting
• detailed
• dark
• bright
• vivid (=colourful/graphic)
• dull (= boring)

task 2

Fill in the sentences with the comparative forms of adjectives.

1. The first paitings seems ........................... (young) than the second one.
2. The second piece of art is .................................. (realistic).
3. The first paiting is ........................................ (modern) than the second one.
4. In my opinion the first piece of art is ............................ (good) than the second one.

task 3

Fill in the table.

Comparative (two things)

• large - ........................
• dry - ........................
• thin - ..........................

add -(e)r

adjectives with one syllable

use more/less + adjective

adjectives with two or more syllables

• useful - ........................
• interesting - ........................

• bad - ....................
• good - ....................
• far - ................... / .....................
• well (=healthy) - .......................

irregular adjectives

task 4

Fill in the sentences with the superlative forms of adjectives.

1. The paiting in the middle is ............................ (old) of all three.
2. ........................................ (expensive) paiting is the one located in the middle.
3. The third piece of art is ...................................... (colourful) one.
4. In my opinion the last paiting is ............................................ (bad) of all the paitings.

task 6

Fill in the table.

superlatives (more than two things)

• large - ........................
• dry - ........................
• thin - ..........................

add -(e)st

adjectives with one syllable

use the most/least + adjective

adjectives with two or more syllables

• useful - .................................
• interesting - ............................

• bad - .......................
• good - .......................
• far - ......................... / .........................
• well (=healthy) - ..........................

irregular adjectives

task 7

Make notes.

Important points

1/ We use comparative adjectives to compare two things. We add THAN. The paiting in the middle / expensive / the last one ........................................................................................................................ 2/ We use object pronouns (me, her, them, etc.), not subject pronouns (I, she, they, etc.) after THAN. Mary / good painter / I ........................................................................................................................ 3/ We do not use MORE or LESS with an adjective that is already comparative (e.g. The last painting is more brighter than the first one). 4/ After superlatives we use IN (i.e. the name of a place or group) before singular nouns and OF before plural nouns Ben / young / artist / the group Ben / young / artist / the painters ...................................................... ..........................................................

task 8

Practise.

source: MyGrammarLab Intermediate B1/B2, Mark Foley & Diane Hall

Thank you!