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Comparatives: Long adjectives Use the word more to make the comparative form. Practice 1 polite ? 2 careful ? 3 naughty ? 4 beautiful ? 5 dangerous ? 6 interesting ? * Chapter 6, Book 4A Longman Welcome to English Wonderful places Long adjectives Examples Most two-syllable adjectives which do not end in -y Mary is more polite than Cindy. Tom is more helpful than Peter. Candy is more hard-working than Maggie. Joe is more good-looking than Tom. All adjectives of three syllables or more e.g. helpful ? busy ? more helpful busier more polite more careful naughtier more beautiful more dangerous more interesting Use the + most before long adjectives to make the superlative form. The melon is the most expensive fruit. $ 5 $ 10 $ 30 expensive mango melon coconut Superlatives: Long adjectives Comparatives Superlatives Adjective Comparative Superlative good Some adjectives have special forms. better the best bad worse the worst Pauline is a good student. Mary is a better student than her. Cherry is the best student in her class. Cherry Practice e.g. big ? bigger ? the biggest fat ? fatter ? the fattest 1 hot ? 2 long ? 3 nice ? 4 heavy ? 5 strong ? 6 hungry ? hotter ? the hottest longer ? the longest nicer ? the nicest heavier ? the heaviest stronger ? the strongest hungrier ? the hungriest 7 bad ? 8 good ? 9 enjoyable ? 10 exciting ? 11 noisy ? 12 beautiful ? worse ? the worst better ? the best more enjoyable ? the most enjoyable more exciting ? the most exciting noisier ? the noisiest more beautiful ? the most beautiful Practice Mount Fuji, Japan I visited some interesting places. The Golden Gate Bridge was more interesting than Mount Fuji. The Temple of Dawn was the most interesting. Golden Gate Bridge, USA Temple of Dawn, Thailand rose lily b