Comparatives and Superlatives Presentation

Comparatives and Superlatives Presentation

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Comparatives: -er vs more/less ...than

We usually add -er to one-syllable adjectives​ to make them comparatives.

e.g. cleaner, faster, nearer

However, we use more + one-syllable past participle adjectives such as:-

bored​, creased, pleased, worn:

After I ironed my shirt, it looked more creased than before (not creaseder).​

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with FUN, REAL, RIGHT and WRONG​

I expected the game to be bad, but I couldn't have been more wrong.

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when we compare two qualities

'Don't you think Badr was brave to go bungee jumping?'

'In my opinion, he was more ​mad than brave'.

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Although the paint was called 'Beautiful Beige', I thought it was more white than beige.​

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​CLEAR

COLD

FAIR

ROUGH

SOFT

TRUE​

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Other adjectives like this:-​

You might think it's dark here, but it's more dark in the basement (or darker).​

Example 1​

We can sometimes use MORE than -er for emphasizing.​

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Two-Syllable adjectives are most commonly used with MORE/LESS

​past participle adjectives like worried, boring

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adjectives ending in -ful or -less such as careful, careless

also afraid, alert, alike, alone, ashamed, aware and some other adjectives including active, cautious, certain, complex, direct, eager, exact, formal, frequent, modern, special, recent.​

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The flower looks more yellower/more yellow than yesterday.

This water is impurer/ more impure than before.​

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With these adjectives you can use either -er or more + adjective, although the -er form is more common.

Both Options​

Adjectives ending in -y, -ow, -ure, -er​

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Some adjectives contain already contain a comparative/superlative meaning

​complete, equal, favourite, ideal, perfect, unique

The weather was perfect yesterday compared to today.

The weather today was good, but less perfect than yesterday.​

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So we use ​the comparative form in these cases for special emphasis or a particular communicative purpose.

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