Comparative & Superlative adjectives

What are Comparative Adjectives?

by Tran Phuong

​S + TOBE + ADJ + er + than

​Comparative adjectives are words used to compare the difference between 2 things.

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​Example:

• ​You are taller than me.

• ​He is bigger than her

• ​Tom is thiner than Jerry

​Making Comparative Words

With regular one syllable adjectives, we add -er to make the comparative form.

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Example

• ​Tall => taller

• ​Fast => faster

• ​Long => longer

• ​Old => older

• ​Young => younger

​​Making Comparative Words

​With regular one and two syllable adjectives that end in y, we remove the y and add -ier to make the comparative form

• ​Happy => happier

• ​Curly => curlier

​Making Comparative Words

​With adjectives that end with a single vowel followed by a single consonant, the consonant is doubled and

-er is added.

• ​Big => bigger

• ​Sad => sadder

• ​Hot => hotter

​Making Comparative Words

​With two syllable adjectives that don't end in -y, and all three syllable adjectives we add more before the adjective.

• ​Beatiful => more beautiful

• Handsome => more handsome

• ​Popular => more popula

​Irregular Adjectives

​Irregular adjectives don't follow these rules. So, you must memorize them

• ​Good => better

• ​Bad => worse

• ​I am better than you

• ​She is worse than her sister

​What are Superlative Adjectives?

S + TOBE + THE + est + O

​Superlative adjectives are words used to compare the difference between

3 or more things

​Making Superlative Adjectives

With regular one syllable adjectives, we add -est to make the superlative form

• ​fast => the fastest

• ​Small => the smallest

• ​Tall => the tallest

• ​Long => the longest

• ​Smart => the smartest

​Making Superlative Adjectives

​With regular one and two syllable adjectives that end in y, we remove the y and add -iest to make the superlative form.

• ​Happy => the happiest

• ​Curly => the curliest

• ​Noisy => the noisest

​Making Superlative Adjectives

​With adjectives that end with a single vowel followed by a single consonant, the consonant is doubled and

-est is added.

• ​Big => the biggest

• ​Hot => the hottest

• ​Sad => the saddest

​Making Superlative Adjectives

​With two syllable adjectives that don't end in -y, and all three syllable adjectives we add the most before the adjective.

• ​Beautiful => the most beautiful

• ​Interesting => the most interesting