comparatives and superlatives

Which one is a comparative?

• toughest

• largest

• hottest

• colder

Answer explanation

"colder" is made up of "cold" + "er". Adding "er" is a feature of comparatives instead of superlatives.

加"er"是comparative的特點

而加"est"則是superlative的特點

(tough: 堅強)

Which one is a comparative?

• more beautiful

• highest

• lowest

• best

Answer explanation

For words that are longer than 2 syllables, e.g. "beautiful", we add "more" or "less" in front instead of adding "er".

Adding "est" is a feature of superlatives, not comparatives.

/beau/ti/ful/ : 3 syllables

多於兩個音節時會加"more"或"less", 不是加"er"

/beau/ti/ful/ : 三個音節

而加"est"則是superlative的特點

(high: 高(不可以用來形容人)

(low: 低)

Which one is a superlative?

• smoothest

• brighter

• longer

• wider

Answer explanation

"smoothest" is made up of "smooth" and "est". Adding "est" is a feature of superlatives instead of comparatives.

(smooth : 順滑)

(bright: 光)

(wide: 寬)

Which one is a superlative?

• easier

• taller

• the most amazing

• less expensive

Answer explanation

For words that are longer than 2 syllables, e.g. "amazing", we add "the most" or "the least" in front instead of adding "est".

/am/a/zing/ : 3 syllables

Adding "er" and "est" are features of comparatives, not superlatives.

多於兩個音節時會加"the most"或"the least", 不是加"est"

/am/a/zing/ : 三個音節

加"er"或"less"是comparative的特點，不是superlative

(amazing: 奇妙)

(expensive: 昂貴)

comparative and superlative of "bad" is...

• badder, worst

• bader, badest

• badder, baddest

• worse, worst

comparative and superlative of "far" is...

• further, furthest

• farrer, farrest

• farer, farest

• farther, farthest

comparative and superlative of "angry" are...

• angryer, angryest

• angier, angriest

• angriyer, angriyest

I am _______ you.

• the smartest

• smarter than

• the smarter

• more smart than

Answer explanation

This sentence compares two things only--- "I" and "you".

Therefore, we should use a comparative.

For comparatives, we add "than" at the back.

只在兩樣東西(I 和 you)之間作比較，所以用comparative。記得comparatives要加"than"在後面。

My friend is _______ the other boys.

• more cool than

• cooler than

• the coolest

• the most cool

Answer explanation

This sentence compares two things only--- "my friend" and "the other boys".

Therefore, we should use a comparative.

For comparatives, we add "than" at the back.

"cool" only has one syllable, so we add "er".

只在兩樣東西(my friend 和 the other boys)之間作比較，所以用comparative。記得comparatives要加"than"在後面。

"cool"只有一個音節，所以加"er"。

(cool: 酷、型)

Victoria Harbour is _________ Shing Mun River.

• the fascinatingest

• fascinatinger than

• the most fascinating

• more fascinating than

Answer explanation

This sentence compares two things only--- "Victoria Harbour" and "Shing Mun River".

Therefore, we should use a comparative.

For comparatives, we add "than" at the back.

"fascinating" has more than two syllables, so we add "more" in front instead of adding "er".

/fasc/in/a/ting/ : four syllables

只在兩樣東西(Victoria Harbour 和 Shing Mun River)之間作比較，所以用comparative。記得comparatives要加"than"在後面。

"fascinating"有多於兩個音節，所以在前面加"more", 而不是加"er"。

/fasc/in/a/ting/ : 四個音節

(fascinating: 極有趣的；吸引人的)