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Peter runs fast. Paul runs faster. Pedro runs the fastest.
Adjectives normally take –er and –est to form the comparative and superlative
degrees of comparison. This is not always the case.
Adjectives which do not follow the rules:
good better best
little less least
much / many more most
bad worse worst
ACTIVITY 1What is the correct form of the adjective in each of these sentences?
1. That was the (long) trip I have ever taken. _______________________________
2. Vusi is (tall) than his brother, but (short) than ____________________________ his friends. ____________________________
3. It is the (cold) month, but the (hot) day of the year. _____________________ ___
4. Lebo is the (clever), but also the (nasty) girl in _____________________the class. 5. Lucky made the (little) mistakes in the test and _______________ won the prize. 6. Their behaviour is the (bad) I’ve ever seen. _______________________________ 7. Their team beat us because they are the (good). __________________________ 8. Yes, indeed, my joke is (funny) than yours. _______________________________