1. Revision and Practice. Unit 5
COMPARATIVE AND
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
PERSONALITY AND COMPOUND
ADJECTIVES

2. COMPOUND ADJECTIVES
She is a girl with blue eyes.
SHE IS A BLUE-EYED GIRL.
She is a girl with curly hair.
SHE IS A CURLY-HAIRED GIRL.

3. COMPARATIVES
• one-syllable adjectives: near Add –er + than
La Bella Napoli is nearer than Pietro’s.
• adjective ends in –e: nice Add –r + than
The waiter at La Bella Napoli is nicer than the waiter at
Pietro’s.
Change –y for –i and add –
• adjective ends in –y: tasty er + than
The pizzas at La Bella Napoli are tastier than at Pietro’s.
• one-syllable adjectives ending in Double the consonant and
vowel + consonant: big add –er + than
The pizzas at La Bella Napoli are bigger than at St. Pietro’s.

4. COMPARATIVES
• two or more syllabes adjectives: exciting more + adjective + than
Football is more exciting than golf.
as + adjective + as
• When two things are similar
Alfie is as tall as Oliver.
not as + adjective + as
• When two things are not similar
The cheese at Pietro’s is not as good as at La Bella Napoli.

5. SUPERLATIVES
• one-syllable adjectives Add the adjective–est
La Bella Napoli is not the cheapest restaurant.
• adjective ends in –e Add the adj–st
You are the nicest person I have ever met.
• adjective ends in –y Change –y for –i and add the
adj–est
This is the crispiest base ever.
• one-syllable adjectives ending in
Double the consonant and
vowel + consonant
add the adj–est
Today is the hottest day of the week.
The most + adjective
• two or more syllabes adjectives
They do the most disgusting pasta I’ve ever tasted.

6. IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
Good Better than The best
La Bella Napoli is better than Pietro’s. Where do you get the best
pizza in London?
Bad Worse than The worst
The pizza at Pietro’s is worse than at They use the worst cheese.
La Bella Napoli.
Far Further than The furthest
Pietro’s is further than La Bella Which is the furthest
Napoli. restaurant in Cornellà?

8. – Which is the closest planet to Earth?
– Which is the furthest planet from Earth?
(Is Pluto a planet at all?)
– Is Saturn bigger than Mercury?
– Which is the smallest planet?

9. DESCRIBE SHREK
Use 10 adjectives:
5 personality 5 compound
adjectives adjectives
In order to use
Remember to use
compound adjectives,
adverbs such as:
describe:
very…
- his skin
quite…
- his neck
not very…
- his legs
not at all…
- his ears
- his mouth
- his nose

10. DESCRIBE SHREK
Use 10 adjectives:
5 personality 5 compound
adjectives adjectives
In order to use
Remember to use
compound adjectives,
adverbs such as:
describe:
very…
- his skin
quite…
- his neck
not very…
- his legs
not at all…
- his ears
- his mouth
- his nose