Give degrees of comparison of the following adjectives:
Small – smaller – smallest; young – younger – youngest; thin – thinner – thinnest; tall – taller – tallest; fine – finer – finest; straight – straighter – straightest; few – fewer – fewest; easy – easier – easiest; busy – busier – busiest; thick – thicker – thickest; dirty – dirtier – dirtiest; good – better – best; much – more – most; new – newer – newest; bad – worse -worst; little – less – least; many – more – most; modern – more modern – most modern; reasonable – more reasonable – most reasonable; dear – dearer – dearest; good- better – best; important – more important – most important; high – higher – highest; cheap – cheaper – cheapest; light – lighter – lightest; more polite.
Answer the questions:
Which is longer: an hour or a minute? An hour is longer than minute.
Which is higher: a mountain or a hill? A mountain is higher than a hill.
Which is bigger: a ship or a car? A ship is bigger than a car.
Which is longer: a sea or a river? A river is longer than a sea.
Which is more difficult: to go on foot or to go by train? To go on foot is more difficult than to go by train.
Open the brackets:
February is colder than January.
John Anders is older than me.
Lake Baikal is deeper than this lake.
Peter is taller than Mike.
Our flat is more comfortable than yours.