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ADJECTIVE ADVERB Gradation

The document provides examples of how to form the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs in English. It lists one and two syllable adjectives and adverbs and their comparative and superlative forms. It then provides 20 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the appropriate comparative or superlative form based on the adjective or adverb in the sentence. The key at the bottom shows the correct comparative or superlative forms for each blank.

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ADJECTIVE ADVERB Gradation

The document provides examples of how to form the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs in English. It lists one and two syllable adjectives and adverbs and their comparative and superlative forms. It then provides 20 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the appropriate comparative or superlative form based on the adjective or adverb in the sentence. The key at the bottom shows the correct comparative or superlative forms for each blank.

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…er / the …est more … / the most … irregular

1 syllable adjectives 2 or more syllable adjectives


quick – quicker – the quickest a lot – more – the most
fast – faster – the fastest Boring – more boring – the most boring much – more – the most
nice – nicer – the nicest Bored – more bored – the most bored many – more – the most
smart – smarter – the smartest Careful – more careful – the most careful
far – farther – the farthest
2 syllable adjectives ending in …y adverbs good – better – the best
Happy – happier – the happiest quickly – more quickly – the most quickly bad – worse – the worst
healthy – healthier – the healthiest nicely – more nicely – the most nicely little – less – the least

Fill the gaps with appropriate forms [comparative or superlative] of the adjectives and adverbs.

1. Bob is friendly, but Mark is …………………………………………than him.


2. She can swim quickly but Bob can swim much ……………………………………….
3. Bob is quick but Mike is …………………………………….. than him.
4. Who’s ……………………… [tall] person in your family?
5. Mary lives far but Bob lives …………………………………… than him.
6. The Johnsons are noisy but we’re ………………………………………… than them.
7. Bob scored 100% points in the test. He was ……………….. [good] in the class.
Mike scored 9%. He was …………………. [bad] in the class.
8. I eat a lot, but Susan eats ……………………..than me.
9. Barbara plays the piano beautifully. She plays …………………………………………..than Bob.
10. Her car is expensive but Bob’s is ……………………………………………….than hers.
11. Bob’s stupid but Rob is ……………………………………. than Bob.
12. Bob is such a nice man. He’s …………..………… [polite] man I know.
13. I’m very tired but Sue is ……………………………………….than me.
14. When I got married that was ……………………. [happy] day of my life.
15. Bob’s self-esteem is quite high now but it used to be ………………… when he was younger. [low]
16. This English lesson is boring, but Maths is …………………………………..than English.
17. Wow, thank you, this is …………………. [cute] present I have ever got!
18. Anna’s clever but her sister is ………………….. .
19. Today I have little time but tomorrow I’m going to have even ………….……. time.
20. This film is …………………………. [funny] than the last one which we saw.

Key:

1. FRIENDLIER [2 syllables, last letter “y”] 11. MORE STUPID [2 syllables]


2. MORE QUICKLY [adverb] 12. THE MOST POLITE
3. QUICKER [2 syllables] 13. MORE TIRED
4. THE TALLEST 14. THE HAPPIEST
5. FARTHER, FURTHER 15. LOWER
6. NOISIER [2 syllables, last letter is “y”] 16. MORE BORING
7. THE BEST, THE WORST 17. THE CUTEST
8. MORE 18. MORE CLEVER
9. MORE BEAUTIFULLY [adverb] 19. LESS
10. MORE EXPENSIVE 20. FUNNIER [2 syllables, last letter is “y”

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