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Compare two or more people, things and actions using comparative and superlative forms.
Overview
Compare two or more people, things and actions using comparative and superlative forms.
Form and rules
Short adjectives usually take -er/-est: small → smaller → smallest.
Longer adjectives usually use more/most: more interesting, the most expensive.
Use than after comparatives when naming the second item.
Use the before most superlatives: the fastest, the most useful.
Learn irregular forms: good → better → best; bad → worse → worst; far → farther/further.
A closer look
Use the before most superlatives: the fastest, the most useful.
Learn irregular forms: good → better → best; bad → worse → worst; far → farther/further.
Examples
My car is cheaper than yours.
This exercise is more difficult.
She's the tallest person in the class.
That was the best meal of the trip.
Today is hotter than yesterday.
Common mistakes
Easy forms the comparative easier.
A superlative with a long adjective uses the most.
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The test combines multiple choice, gap completion, error correction, and sentence building so students have to recognise and produce the grammar, not simply reread the rule.