Comparative and Superlative

Comparative vs. Superlative

The Comparative

The Comparative

• The Comparative is normally used if you want to compare two things, people, etc:
• When we compare using short words (one or two sylabbles), we add –er + than at the end of the adjective.

• Ex.
• He is taller than me.
• My car is cheaper than your car.

The Comparative

• If an adjective ends in one vowel + consonant:
• (a,e,i,o,u) (b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m....)
• we double the consanant and add -er

• Ex.
• big - bigger
• hot - hotter
• thin - thinner
• fat - fatter

The Comparative

• If and adjective ends with a –y, we change it to –i and add –er

• Ex.
• happy - happier
• funny - funnier
• easy - easier
• ugly - uglier

The Comparative

• When we compare 2 things or people using long words (three or more sylabbles), we add more + adjective + than

• Ex.
• Maria is more beautiful (adj) than Jennifer.
• This book is more interesting than that book.

The Comparative

• There are some irregular adjectives, meaning their forms are different when we compare.

• Irregular words change;
• good = better
• bad = worse
• far = further
• little = less
• much/many = more

The Superlative

The Superlative

• If you want to compare three or more things, people, etc. you use the Superlative.
• When using short words (one sylabble), we add the + adjective + –est.

• Ex:
• The red car is the fastest of all / in the group
• The dinosaur was the tallest animal of all.

The Superlative

• When using long words( three or more syllables) we add the most + adjective

• Ex:
• He is the most intelligent student in the class.
• She is the most beautiful girl in the world.

The Superlative

• There are some irregular adjectives, meaning their forms are different when we compare.

• Irregular words change;
• Good = the best
• Bad = the worst
• Far = the furthest
• Little = the least
• Much/many = the most

VIDEO

Here is a video that summarises everything about adjectives.

VIDEO

Here is a video that shows how to compare adverbs..

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S. Knezhevich