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8. Comparative and superlative adjectives

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0. Spelling review. Add the following endings in brackets to the adjectives given.

1. thinner
2. safer
3. angrier
4. wetter

5. wider
6. funnier
7. driest
8. fattest

9. latest
10. laziest
11. saddest
12. largest

1. Make superiority comparative phrases with these adjectives. Use am/is/are if necessary.

1. faster than
2. are slower than

3. are longer than
4. is more beautiful than

5. are smarter than
6. is more comfortable

2. Make superiority superlative phrases with these adjectives. Use am/is/are if necessary.

1. am the shortest
2. is the most boring

3. is the worst
4. is the most

5. is the fattest
6. is the tallest

3. Make equality phrases with the adjectives in brackets. Use am/is/are when necessary.

1. is as small as
2. is as big as

3. is as good as
4. is as colourful as

5. is as far as
6. as much money

4. Make inferiority comparative phrases with these adjectives. Use am/is/are when necessary.

1. is less fashionable than
2. is less weak than

3. less strong than
4. is less funny than

5. is less thin than
6. is less pretty than

5. Make inferiority superlative phrases with these adjectives. Use am/is/are when necessary.

1. is the least expensive
2. is the least beautiful

3. the least cheap
4. the least hot

5. the least powerful
6. is the least mean