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Comparatives and Superlatives Guide

This document summarizes the rules for comparatives and superlatives in English. It outlines the forms for comparative of superiority using -er or more, and superlatives using -est or most. It provides examples for one, two, and multi-syllable adjectives and adverbs. Irregular forms like good/better and much/more are also defined. Comparatives of inferiority using less are shown. Finally, it discusses the uses of same and different.

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Comparatives and Superlatives Guide

This document summarizes the rules for comparatives and superlatives in English. It outlines the forms for comparative of superiority using -er or more, and superlatives using -est or most. It provides examples for one, two, and multi-syllable adjectives and adverbs. Irregular forms like good/better and much/more are also defined. Comparatives of inferiority using less are shown. Finally, it discusses the uses of same and different.

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COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY (ms que)


TYPE OF ADJECTIVE/ADVERB RULE
EXAMPLE
1 SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
-ER THAN
He is taller than his brother
Adjectives ending in a consonant
preceded by a single stressed vowel
double the consonant
My house is bigger than Pauls
2 SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
-IER THAN
Sally is prettier than her friends
ENDING IN -Y
Alice is busier than her friend Sue
2, 3 AND MORE SYLLABLE
ADJECTIVES

MORE + ADJECTIVE + THAN

ADVERBS ENDING IN LY AND


OFTEN (exception: early )

SUPERLATIVES (el ms / -simo)


TYPE OF ADJECTIVE/ADVERB RULE
1 SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
THE EST.(IN +PLACES/GROUPS
OF PEOPLE , OF+ A PERIOD OF TIME/
PEOPLE)
Adjectives ending in a consonant
preceded by a single stressed vowel
double the consonant
2 SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
ENDING IN -Y
2, 3 AND MORE SYLLABLE
ADJECTIVES

THE IEST
THE MOST + ADJECTIVE + IN (places/
groups of people ) /OF (people/
places)

Luigis is more expensive than Pizza Hut


Berlin is more modern than Cork
You should speak more slowly to him
She should drive more carefully
I go clubbing more often than last year
Today he arrived home earlier than
yesterday

EXAMPLE
She is the sweetest girl in the class
Paul is the tallest man in Spain
She is the richest of the two
This is the hottest temperature of the day

Mandy is the prettiest girl in the class


Sally is the tallest of my friends
Frank is the most intelligent of my friends
This is the most expensive watch in the
shop

IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES


GOOD / WELL
BETTER /bet \n/.THAN (major
que)
BAD / BADLY
WORSE.THAN /ws \n/ (peor
que)
MUCH / MANY
MORE.THAN /m*/ (ms que)
LITTLE
LESS.THAN (menos que)
FAR /fa:/ (lejos)
FURTHER.THAN //f\/ (normally
with figurative meaning= further
information)
FARTHER THAN //f>\/ (normally
for distance) (ms lejos que)
OLD (only family relationships)
ELDER ..THAN //eld/
COMPARATIVE OF INFERIORITY (menos que)
TYPE OF WORD
RULE
ADJ / ADV / NOUNS
LESS (+ adjective / +noun ) THAN

THE BEST /\ best/ (el mejor)


THE WORST /w*st/ (el peor)
THE MOST /must/ (el ms)
THE LEAST /li:st/ (el menos)
THE FURTHEST /f\st/

THE FARTHEST /f>\st/


THE ELDEST

EXAMPLE
I spend less money on clothes than you

SPECIAL FORMS
THE SAME AS (igual que )
DIFFERENT FROM (distinto /diferente a /de

EXAMPLE
Anns salary is the same as mine
My point of view is different from yours

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