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Understanding Comparatives and Superlatives

The document discusses comparative and superlative forms of adjectives, explaining that comparatives are formed using -er and superlatives are formed using -est or more/most. Examples are provided of how to use comparatives to compare two things and superlatives to compare more than two things. A table also shows the different rules for forming comparatives and superlatives depending on the type of adjective.

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Understanding Comparatives and Superlatives

The document discusses comparative and superlative forms of adjectives, explaining that comparatives are formed using -er and superlatives are formed using -est or more/most. Examples are provided of how to use comparatives to compare two things and superlatives to compare more than two things. A table also shows the different rules for forming comparatives and superlatives depending on the type of adjective.

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  • Introductory Images
  • Introduction to Comparatives and Superlatives
  • Use of Comparatives
  • Use of Superlatives
  • Adjective Forms Table
  • Exercise on Comparatives and Superlatives
  • Irregular Forms of Adjectives
  • Practical Examples: Visual Comparisons

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My bag is cheaper tan yours


Justin Bieber is
more handsome than
Joe Jonas
Titanic is
the longest
movie I’ve seen.
Mario Galaxy is
the best
videogame I
have played.
Comparatives and Superlatives are
special forms of adjectives. They are used
to compare two or more things.

Generally,
comparatives are formed using -er and
superlatives are formed using -est.
USE OF COMPARATIVES

Comparatives are used to compare two things. You


can use sentences with “than”, or you can use a
conjunction like “but”.

a) Michael is taller than John.

b) John is tall, but Michael is taller.

Michael John
USE OF SUPERLATIVES
Superlatives are used to compare more than two
things. Superlative sentences usually use “the”,
because there is only one superlative.

a) Bryan is the tallest in the class.

b) John is tall, and Michael is taller, but Bryan is the


tallest.

Bryan Michael John


Adjective form Comparative Superlative
Only one syllable,
Add -r: wider, finer, Add -st: widest, finest,
ending in E. Examples:
cuter cutest
wide, fine, cute
Only one syllable, with
Double the consonant, Double the consonant,
one vowel and one
and add -er: hotter, and add -est: hottest,
consonant at the end.
bigger, fatter biggest, fattest
Examples: hot, big, fat
Only one syllable, with
more than one vowel or
more than one Add -er: lighter, neater, Add -est: lightest,
consonant at the end. faster neatest, fastest
Examples: light, neat,
fast
Two syllables, ending in Change y to i, then add Change y to i, then add
Y. Examples: happy, -er: happier, sillier, -est: happiest, silliest,
silly, lonely lonelier loneliest
Use “more” before the Use “most” before the
Two syllables or more,
adjective: more adjective: most
not ending in Y.
modern, more modern, most
Examples: modern,
interesting, more interesting, most
interesting, beautiful
beautiful beautiful
Choose comparative use –er or more and superlative use –est or most

Happy
Busy
Red
Tilted
Tangled
Boring
Faster
Healthy
Long
Popular 
Ugly
Young
Difficult
Important
Interesting
Happy
Busy
Red
Tilted
Tangled
Boring
Fast
Healthy
Long
Popular 
Ugly
Young
Difficult
Important
Interesting
Adjectives comparatives superlatives
Happy happier The happiest
Irregular adjectives change the spelling:
short - tall - fast - slow - talented - good - handsome - ugly – selfish
Messi is taller tan Ronaldo or
Messi is tall, but Ronaldo is taller.
thin - popular - old - young - talented - good - beautiful - glamorous
new - old - popular - fun - boring - good - bad - violent - addictive

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