Comparatives & Superlatives

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

The market was cheaper than the department store and much friendlier. One bag was more beautiful than the others. In her opinion, the market was the best place to shop — more personal, more interesting, and more fun than any big store.

Grammar Reference · Comparatives & Superlatives

Comparative — short

Add -er + than for short adjectives. The market is cheaper than the store.

Comparative — long adj

Use more + adjective + than. The bag was more beautiful than the others.

Superlative — short

Add -est with the. It was the freshest bread in the bakery.

Superlative — long adj

Use the most + adjective. It was the most expensive bag in the shop.

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Comparatives & Superlatives

1.The department store was than the market.

2.Rafa's bags were the in the whole market.

3.Saturday is the day to shop in the city centre.

4.The supermarket is than the small bakery.

5.Online prices are often than in a physical shop.

6.That was the present she ever received.

02Exercise 2 — Find and Correct the Error

find the error · rewrite the sentence

1.This shop is more cheap than the other one.

2.The bakery sells the most fresh bread in town.

3.My bag is more good than yours.

4.That was the more expensive gift in the shop.

5.The supermarket is biger than the corner shop.

6.This market is more friendlier than the department store.

7.She bought the colourfulest bag at the market.

8.Online shopping is more fast than going to the shops.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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