adjectives/ degrees of comparison

The Comparative Form for Adjectives
One-syllable words	two-syllable words    ending in y	two syllables or more    not ending in y
add er	drop the y and add ier	use more / don't add er
big  bigger	noisy noisier	dangerous  more dangerous
old  older	busy  busier	expensive more expensive
nice  nicer	crazy  crazier	comfortable  more comfortable
young  younger	lazy  lazier	humid  more humid
fast  faster	funny  funnier	tired  more tired
cheap  cheaper	dry  drier	acceptable  more acceptable
There are some exceptions: good, bad, far, and fun are adjectives that don't follow the rules when making the comparative form.
good  better	bad  worse	far  farther
fun  more fun

Never use two comparatives together on an adjective:

more cheaper

Part A.

Directions: Complete each sentence with the comparative form. The words in parentheses are adjectives or adverbs. (10 points)

1. She is ___________ ___________ I am. (old)

2. These shoes are _________ ___________ ________those shoes. (expensive)

3. I think this pizza tastes ___________ ___________ the one we ordered from them the last time. (good)

4. The weather today is _____________ ____________ it was yesterday. (bad)

5. Jorge got home much ___________ last night ___________ he ever has. (late)

6. The state of Minnesota is a lot _____________ ___________ the state of Delaware. (big)

7. I wake up much ____________ now ____________ I did when I was younger. (early)

8. The sun is ______________ away from the earth ___________ the moon. (far)

9. Spanish is an ______________ language to learn _____________ English. (easy)

10. Riding a motorcycle is ___________ _________________ ____________ riding a bike. (dangerous)

Superlatives

One-syllable words	two-syllable words    ending in y	two syllables or more   not ending in y
add est	drop the y and ad iest	use most / don't add est
big  biggest	noisy noisiest	dangerous  most dangerous
old  oldest	busy  busiest	expensive most expensive
nice  nicest	crazy  craziest	comfortable  most comfortable
young  youngest	lazy  laziest	humid  most humid
fast  fastest	funny  funniest	tired  most tired
cheap  cheapest	dry  driest	acceptable  most acceptable
There are some exceptions: good, bad, far, and fun are adjectives that don't follow the rules when making the comparative form.
good  best	bad  worst	far  farthest
fun  most fun

Directions: Complete each sentence in the superlative form. The words in parentheses are adjectives. (10 points)

1. This is ________ ____________ ________________ car I have every owned. (expensive)

2. Maria is one of ________ ______________ players on the team. (good)

3. ________ _____________ month of the year in Minnesota is January. (cold)

4. He is __________ ______________ working employee in the company. (hard)

5. Who has __________ ______________ solution for fixing economic problems in the U.S.? (good)

6. Many Americans think George Bush has been _________ _____________ President we have ever had. (bad)

7. We had ______ __________ ____________ on our vacation last year. (fun)

8. A good education is ________ ___________ _______________ experience for a young person. (important)

9. That was ___________ ________________ story that I have ever heard. (funny)

10. Which country has ________ _______________ building? (tall)