Credit to Marion Pölzl 116098877
Comparison
1) Adjektive mit einer Silbe werden mit -er und -est gesteigert
loud - louder - loudest
(nice, cold, great, big, warm, tall, small, fast, hard, rich, poor, sweet,
quick, few...)
2) Adjektive mit 3 oder mehr Silben werden mit more ~ und most ~ gesteigert.
dangerous — more dangerous — most dangerous
(beautiful, intelligent, expensive, interesting, comfortable, exciting,
wonderful,...)
3) Adjektive mit 2 Silben werden mit more ~ und most ~
gesteigert, ausser sie enden auf -y, -le, -ow, -er.
Dann werden sie mit -er und -est gesteigert simple — simpler - simplest
dirty — dirtier - dirtiest
thirsty — thirstier — thirstiest
useful — more useful — most useful
empty — emptier - emptiest
polite — more polite — most polite
hungry — hungrier — hungriest
clever — cleverer — cleverest
stupid — more stupid — most stupid
lazy — lazier — laziest
narrow — narrower — narrowest
4) Unregelmäßige Steigerung.
good — better — best
bad — worse - worst
many — more - most
much — more - most
little — less — least
Credit to Marion Pölzl 116098877
Step 1: Fill in the correct degree of comparison:
positive comparative superlative
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Wool is _________ in England than in Austria. (cheap)
Tom‘s test was very ____________ but Bob‘s was even ________ (bad)
My friend is not so ______ as I am. I‘m the __________ boy in our class. (tall)
This time our dictation was not as _______________ as last time. (difficult)
The Browns have the ____________________ house in our street. Oh no, ours
is even _____________________. (beautiful)
Mr. Lewis is a ____________ driver. But my father is even________________• (good)
The new dress was _______________________ than I thought. (expensive)
This was the ______________ film 1 had ever seen. (bad)
I earn ______________ than he does. (little)
Sue can type as ___________ as I can (fast) but Mary is ______________- (good)
My little brother makes _____________ mistakes than I do.(few)
She is the _________________ girl I have ever seen. (polite)
Carol is __________________ girl in our class. (careful)
My case is _________________ than yours, hut John‘s is the _________________(heavy)
She is __________________ than I thought. She will give the _________________
answers. (selfish)
Pam is even _________________ than last year, she is the __________________girl I know.
(pretty)
Credit to Marion Pölzl 116098877
Step 2: Fill in the correct degree of comparison:
positive — comparative — superlative
This film is ____________________ (much) interesting than the other one but ____________
(little) exciting.
Shakespeare was the __________________ (famous) and ____________ (great) dramatist.
This is ____________ (incredible) story I‘ve ever heard.
Today‘s dinner was____________ (bad) it was even ____________(bad) han yesterday's.
Mary is always dressed after the ________________ (late) fashion.
He wrote his ____________ (ate) book one month before he ied.
Timmy is ____________ (clever) oy Iknow.
This is the ____________ (simple) work we ‘ve ever got.
The bank is ____________ (near) than the post office.
Which is the ________________ (near) way to the station?
Let‘s walk a little ______________ (far) -
My ____________ (old) oy attends Primary School.
I aven‘t got any ____________ (far) questions.
From here it's ____________ (far) to New York than to Linz.
I am ____________ (old) than Tom hut ____________ (young) than Jim.