Comparative and Superlative - Part 2
Use comparative adjectives and superlative adjectives to say what people or places have. There are lots of examples of comparative and superlative adjectives all about travel.
Comparative with have
Explain
Subject + have / has + comparative adjective + noun + than + comparison noun.
Paris has tastier food than London.
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London has taller buildings than Paris.
Vocabulary - adjectives
Rule 1
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When the adjective is one syllable or two syllables (ending in -y) you add 'er' or 'ier'.
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If the adjective ends with a 'y' you drop the 'y' and add 'ier'.
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Examples:
Adjective
big
tall
tasty
weak
strong
fresh
Comparative
bigger
taller
tastier
weaker
stronger
fresher
Rule 2
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When the adjective is two syllables (and doesn't end in a 'y') or more then we add 'more' at the front.
Adjective
delicious
popular
famous
peaceful
historic
convenient
Comparative
more delicious
more popular
more famous
more peaceful
more historic
more convenient
Rule 3​
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There are some exceptions.
Adjective
good
bad
Comparative
better
worse
Comparative Examples
Subject + have / has + comparative adjective + noun + than + comparative noun
London + has + more convenient + airports + than + Hawaii
London is more convenient airports than Hawaii.
Hawaii + has + fresher + air + than + London
Hawaii has fresher air than London.
This restaurant + has + tastier + pizza + than + that restaurant
This restaurant has tastier pizza than that restaurant.
This restaurant + has + more delicious + pizza + than + that restaurant
This restaurant has more delicious pizza than that restaurant.
This restaurant + has + better + pizza + than + that restaurant
This restaurant has better pizza than that restaurant.
He + has + stronger + legs + than + him
He has stronger legs than him.
He + has + weaker + legs + than + him
He has weaker legs than him.
The subject must possess (have) the first noun. You can't use have + comparative adjective without a noun.
He + has + weaker + than + him
Weaker what?
He + has + weaker + legs + than + him
Comparative Exercises
New York
Florence
Dubai
Paris
Subject + have / has + comparative adjective + noun + than + noun
Answer - tall + buildings
New York has taller buildings than Florence.
Florence
Answer - historic + buildings
Florence has more historic buildings than New York.
New York
Answer - hot + weather
Dubai has hotter weather than Moscow.
Answer - good + weather
Dubai has better weather than Moscow.
Moscow
Answer - famous + places
Paris has more famous places than Basel.
Basel
Superlative with have
Explain
Subject + have / has + the + superlative adjective + noun
Tokyo has the best restaurants.
I have the most beautiful eyes.
Rule 1
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When the adjective is one syllable or two syllables (ending in -y) you add 'est' or 'iest'.
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If the adjective ends with a 'y' you drop the 'y' and add 'iest'.
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Examples:
Adjective
big
tall
tasty
weak
strong
fresh
Superlative
biggest
tallest
tastiest
weakest
strongest
freshest
Rule 2
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When the adjective is two syllables (and doesn't end in a 'y') or more then we add 'most' at the front.
Adjective
delicious
popular
famous
peaceful
historic
convenient
Superlative
most delicious
most popular
most famous
most peaceful
most historic
most convenient
Rule 3​
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There are some exceptions.
Adjective
good
bad
Superlative
best
worst
Superlative Examples
Subject + have / has + the + superlative adjective + noun
The Louvre + has + the + best + art.
The Louvre has the best art.
The Louvre
art
Italy + has + the + most historic + scenary.
Italy has the most historic scenary.
Italy
scenary
We can add a location to say that the noun is the superlative in a certain place.
France + has + the + most popular + restaurants + in Europe.
France has the most popular restaurants in Europe.
France
restaurants
New York + has + the + tallest + building + in America.
New York has the tallest building in America.
New York
building
Superlative Exercises
The Louvre
Answer - famous
The Louvre has the most famous painting.
Answer - famous
The Louvre has most famous painting in the world.
+ LOCATION CHUNK
painting
the world
Answer - historic
Peru has the most historic place.
Answer - historic
Peru has the most historic place in South America.
+ LOCATION CHUNK
Peru
place
South America
Answer - good
Barcelona have the best footballer.
Barcelona
footballer
Comparative and Superlative - Negative
We add 'do not' to make the sentence negative.
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Subject + do / does not + have + comparative adjective + noun + than + noun
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London does not have tastier food than Paris.
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I don't have longer hair than my sister.
Subject + do / does not + have + the + superlative adjective + noun
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This does not have the most delicious taste.
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That cafe does not have the worst coffee.
Questions
Closed
Does / Do + subject + have + comparative adjective + than + noun
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Does / Do + subject + have + the + superlative adjective + noun
Does Italy have better weather than the UK?
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Does Italy have the best weather?
Open
Comparative
With 'open' questions you must match the question work to the answer you expect.
Question word + has + comparative adjective: + noun + or + noun
Who has longer hair: me or you?
Where has more peaceful sunbathing: Florida or Monaco?
When has hotter season: spring or summer?
When can not possess something and so can not be used with this grammar.
Superlative
Question word + has + the + superlative adjective + noun
Where has the best swimming?
Who has the most beautiful smile?
When has the most popular season?
When can not possess something and so can not be used with this grammar.
Which - asks for one specific noun out of a group
Comparative
Which + has + comparative adjective noun: noun + or + noun
Which has more convenient airports: London or New York?
Which has worse food: America or Canada?
Be careful. If you are able to use 'who', 'where' or 'when', use them.
Which has more beautiful eyes: me or her?
Who has more beautiful eyes: me or her?
Which has more convenient transport: Tokyo or Beijing?
Where has more convenient transport: Tokyo or Beijing?
Superlative
Which + noun + has + the + superlative adjective + noun
Which city has the best skiing?
Which restaurant has the most delicious steak?
Which country in Asia has the most peaceful beaches?
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