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Comparatives and superlatives

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Transcript

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

START

INDEX

TOPIC

OBJECTIVE

CONTENT

SUPERLATIVES

VIDEO

Comparatives

PRACTICE

REFERENCES

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OBJECTIVE

You will learn how to use the comparatives and superlatives and how to modiy the adjectives in this topic.

Comparatives

Comparative adjectives

Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects they modify (larger, smaller, faster, higher). They are used in sentences where two nouns are compared.

STRUCTURE

Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun (object).

01

02

03

Suffix -er

suffix -ier

more

Basic rule for forming comparatives with one syllable adjectives (taller)

Adding this before adjectives with two, three or more syllables (more beautiful)

Basic rule for forming comparatives with two syllable adjectives ending in -y (busy-busier)

SUPERLATIVES

Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of a quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest). They are used in sentences where a subject is compared to a group of objects.

STRUCTURE

suffix -est

01

Basic rule for forming superlatives with one syllable adjectives (longest)

sunniest

02

Adjective with two syllables where the word ends in -y

the most

03

Adding most before adjectives with two, three or more syllables (the most handsome)

Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object).

ADJECTIVES

REFERENCES

  • English tutor hub. (2021, June). Comparative Adjectives – English Grammar Lesson. https://englishtutorhub.com/grammar/comparative-adjectives-english-grammar-lesson/
  • British Council. (2023, January). Comparative adjectives. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/a1-a2-grammar/comparative-adjectives
  • English club. (2024, January). Superlative Adjectives. https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/adjectives-superlative.php#:~:text=A%20superlative%20adjective%20expresses%20the%20extreme%20or%20highest,about%20three%20or%20more%20things%20%28not%20two%20things%29.
  • Go English. (2020, May). Learn how to form comparatives and superlatives in English. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q27H9YCQmrY