Adjectives 
Short adjectives 
( 1 – 2 syllables ) 
Adjectives of 
2 or more syllables 
Irregular 
forms 
good 
bad 
long 
short 
tasty 
happy 
clever 
beautiful 
interesting 
difficult 
    
Small + er 
the  small + est 
Small 
    
 small   small er (than) the small est 
long long er (than )   the long est 
tall tall er (than) the tall est  
 short short er (than) the short est 
cold cold er (than) the cold est 
new new er (than) the new est 
    
Big – big g er – the big g est 
Nic e – nicer – the nicest 
Happ y – happ i er – the happ i est 
    
Nice  nicer the nicest 
smaller 
Small ________ the smallest 
the biggest 
Big bigger  ______________ 
Funny  ___________ _______________ 
 funnier the funniest 
 Happy happier 
_________ ___________  the happiest 
 Clever the  cleverest 
 _________  cleverer  _______________ 
 Long ________ the longest 
longer 
 New the  newest 
 ______ newer __________ 
 ______ _______ the hottest 
   Hot hotter 
    
the  old est  of all 
old er than …….  
I am 
70 
I am 58 
I am 64 
Bob 
Barbara 
Molly 
Molly is old 
Bob is old er  than  Molly 
Barbara is  the  old est  of all  
    
1. Monkeys are funnier than kittens 
2. Dogs are cleverer than cats 
3. Oranges are not tasty 
 4. The horse’s tail is longer than the bear’s 
5. The dog’s ears are the biggest 
6 . I am taller than my mother 
  7 . The crocodile has got the shortest tail  
    
 
long 
tastier 
longer 
cleverest 
 ni c e 
taller 
older 
biggest 
1.  The giraffe has a _____________ neck  
 2 . Russia is the ____________ country in the world 
3. My father is ___________ than my mother 
4. Monkey’s tail is ____________ than cat’s tail 
 5. My little brother is very ________ 
6. I think that bananas are _____________ than oranges 
7. I am ____________ than my sister 
8. Bob is the ____________ pupil in the class 
    
Use the words : small, big, long, short, strong 
A giraffe 
An elephant 
A tiger 
    
Start 
Use the words: sweet, tasty, juicy 
A grapefruit 
A pear 
A banana 
    
more 
the most  
beautiful 
beautiful 
beautiful 
    
more interesting 
Interesting ___________ the most interesting 
Dangerous  the most dangerous 
_______ more dangerous ___________ 
 more difficult the most difficult 
Difficult ___________ ___________ 
  more wonderful the most wonderful 
Wonderful ___________ ___________ 
    
The book/the newspaper/the magazine (interesting) 
The newspaper is interesting. 
The magazine is more interesting than the newspaper . 
The book is the most interesting of all. 
1. English/Russian/Chinese (difficult) 
 2. autumn/winter/summer (a beautiful season) 
3. New Year’ Day/Christmas/birthday (a wonderful season) 
4. tigers/wolves/snakes (dangerous animals) 
5. The car/the flat/the TV set (expensive) 
    
Start 
Use the words: interesting, wonderful 
“ Little Red Hiding Hood” 
“ Cinderella” 
“ Snow White” 
    
Start 
Bad – worse – the worst 
Good – better – the best 
    
Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of adjectives 
1. I think that parrots are the …………………… pets ( funny ) 
2. Apples are ……………….. than pears ( tasty ) 
3.Books are …………………..………. than films ( interesting ) 
4. Winter is the ……………… season of the year ( cold ) 
5. Ann is ………………………………. than Betty ( beautiful ) 
6. The horse is ……………….. than the wolf ( big ) 
7. Snakes are very ……………………….. ( dangerous ) 
8. St .Petersburg is the ……………… city in the world ( good ) 
9. Mary’s toys are …………….. than Ben’s toys ( new ) 
10 The weather today is ……………….. than it was 
 yesterday ( bad ) 
    
Sam 
Betty 
Jack 
Tom 
Liz