ADJECTIVES - COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

Adjectives - Comparative and Superlative

This is a box.

Big | Small

This is asmall box.

This is a bigbox.

Bigger / Smaller | Biggest / Smallest

	The blue box is bigger than the green box.		The blue box is smaller thanthe red box.
The green box is smaller thanthe red box and the blue box. The green box is the smallestbox.				The red box is bigger than the blue box and the green box. The red box is the biggest box.

Higher / Lower | Highest / Lowest

Mount Snowdon 1,085 metres	Mount Fuji is higher than Mount Snowdon.	Mount Fuji 3,776 metres	Mount Fuji is higher than Mount Snowdon, but lower than Mount Everest.	Mount Everest 8,848 metres
Mount Snowdon is the lowest mountain.				Mount Everest is the highest mountain.

Longer / Shorter | Longest / Shortest

River Danube 2,850 (km)	The river Amazon is longer than the river Danube.	River Amazon 6,516 (km)	The river Amazon is longer than the river Danube, but shorter than the river Nile.	River Nile 6,695 (km)
The river Danube is the shortest river.				The river Nile is the longest river.

Cheaper / More (Less) Expensive | Cheapest / Most (Least) Expensive

John's car cost £15,000	John's car was less expensive than Jane's car. It's cheaper than Jane's car.	Jane's car cost £25,000	Jane's car is more expensive than John's car, but less expensive than Bill's car.	Bill's car cost £55,000
John's car is the least expensive car. It's the cheapest car.				Bill's car is the most expensive car.