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Adjectives Comparative and Superlative Form 2

The document provides guidance on forming comparatives and superlatives of adjectives in English. It explains that for one-syllable adjectives the comparative is formed by adding -er, and for adjectives of two or more syllables the comparative is formed by adding more. The superlative is formed by adding -est to one-syllable adjectives or most to adjectives of two or more syllables. Some adjectives are irregular and have unique comparative and superlative forms. Examples are provided to demonstrate the rules.

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Adjectives Comparative and Superlative Form 2

The document provides guidance on forming comparatives and superlatives of adjectives in English. It explains that for one-syllable adjectives the comparative is formed by adding -er, and for adjectives of two or more syllables the comparative is formed by adding more. The superlative is formed by adding -est to one-syllable adjectives or most to adjectives of two or more syllables. Some adjectives are irregular and have unique comparative and superlative forms. Examples are provided to demonstrate the rules.

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Comparison of adjectives

When you compare two people or things you have to add –ER to the adjective ONLY
IF IT IS A ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE
Strong  StrongER
Weak  WeakER
Tall  TallER
Short  ShortER
Long  LongER
Ugly  UgliER
Pretty  PrettiER
Happy  HappiER
Sad  SaddER
Slow  SlowER
Fast  FastER
Fat  FattER
Slim  SlimmER
Brave  BravER
Shy  ShiER
Old OldER
New  NewER

When the adjectives have TWO SYLLABLES OR MORE you have to use MORE to
make the comparison.

Beautiful  MORE Beautiful


Charming  MORE Charming
Cheerful  MORE Cheerful
Comfortable  MORE Comfortable
Delicious  MORE Delicious EXPENSIVE
Expensive  MORE Expensive
Famous  MORE Famous
Fortunate  MORE Fortunate
Intelligent  MORE Intelligent
Powerful  MORE Powerful
MORE EXPENSIVE

Note: It is important to remember that to make the comparison you have to use the
word THAN

1. My sister is SHORTER THAN me


2. My bed is MORE COMFORABLE THAN yours

Compare
 Ann is ___________ (happy) than her sister.
 My hair is ______________ (long) than my sister’s hair.
 John is ____________ (thin) than Bob.
 Our ice-cream is ________________ (delicious) than this one.
 Steve is _____________ (tall) today than he was yesterday.
 Mary’s car is ____________ (large) than Mark’s car.
 A car is __________________ (expensive) than a bike.
 My bed is __________________ (comfortable) than yours
 My cousin is ____________ (strong) than my brother.
 A flower is __________________ (beautiful) than a ball.

Note:

Some adjectives change entirely in their


comparative form.

good better

 I am bad
___________ worse
(old) than my sister
 Karina
much more
is __________________ (good) at sports than Susana
 It is ___________(bad)
far farther to be bald than to be hairy
 This table
old is _______________(old)
elder (people) // older (things)
than that chair
 Today I will eat __________________(much) potatoes than you.
 My house is _____________(far) than yours.

Note:

Some adjectives have only one syllable, end with a consonant and have a single vowel
before the consonant. With this adjectives double the last letter before adding - ER

BIG  BIGGER
 Carlos is __________________ (busy) than his boss
Some
I amadjectives have two syllables
___________(pretty) thanand
youend in Y. Change the Y for I and then add –ER
 My dog is _______________(happy) than your cat because I feed twice a
day. DIRTIER
DIRTY
 Pigs are __________________(dirty) than rabbits.

Compare according to the picture


BIG
FAMOUS
NICE
BEAUTIFUL
HAPPY
OLD
Superlatives
The superlative form of an adjective is used to compare three or more of them. To
create a superlative you have to add –EST to the adjective.

Clean CleanER CleanEST


Easy EasiER EasiEST
Fat FattER FattEST
Heavy HeaviER HeaviEST
Flat FlattER FlattEST
Hot HottER HottEST
Narrow NarrowER NarrowEST
Noisy NoisiER NoisiEST
Simple SimplER SimplEST
Thin ThinnER ThinnEST
Wet WettER WettEST

When the adjectives have TWO SYLLABES OR MORE you have to use MOST to
make the superlative form.

Beautiful  MOST Beautiful


Charming  MOST Charming
Cheerful  MOST Cheerful
Comfortable  MOST Comfortable
Delicious  MOST Delicious
Expensive  MOST Expensive
Famous  MOST Famous
Fortunate  MOST Fortunate
Intelligent  MOST Intelligent
Powerful  MOST Powerful

Note: Don’t forget to add THE before the superlative form.

1. Florencia is THE OLDEST sister


2. This book is THE MOST EXPENSIVE of the store

Write the superlative form of each sentence

1) I am _____________________ (tall) in the class.


2) This is _____________________ (expensive) hotel I’ve ever stayed in.
3) This road is ___________________ (narrow) in all of California.
4) New York is one of the ____________________ (busy) cities in the USA.
5) Jack is _____________________ (good) football player on the team.
6) North Pole is _______________________ (cold) place on Earth.
7) My father is _______________________ (generous) person I know.
8) This is _____________________________(easy) way to do it.

Insert the comparative or superlative of the adjective depending on the case.

1) I think John is _____________ (happy) now than he was last year.


2) His _______________ (big) desire is to return home.
3) She is probably ________________ (angry) person I know.
4)Today’s weather is ____________ (bad) than yesterday’s.
5) My brother is ___________ (young) than me.
6) He drove _________ (fast) and __________ (fast) till we told him to stop.

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