Adding –er and -est

Small Smaller The Smalle

st

Changing “y” for “i”

Happy Happier

The happies

t

Consonant – Vowel - Consonant

Sadder

Sadll The saddes

t

2 syllables or more

Intelligent

More intellige

nt

The most

intelligent

Irregular

Good Better The best

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

Good – better- the Best

Bad – worse - the worst

Far – farther - the farthest

Less = the least

Comparative sentencesSubject + verb “to be” + comparative adj. + than +

Object

Luis is funnier than you

You are taller than Michelle

I am better than you

Superlative sentencesSubject + verb “to be” + superlative adj. +

complement

Luis is the funniest in the classroom

You are the tallest boy here

I am the best football player

Which is the fattest?

Which is the fastest?

Cheetah

Falcon

Horse

Which is the biggest?

Mars

The moon

Andromeda

Complete with thecomparative form

Today is _____________ (sunny) than yesterday.

My sister is _______________ (young) than me.

A nuclear bomb is ______________ (dangerous) than a gun.

The school is _________________ (big) than my house.

sunnier

younger

more dangerous

bigger

Complete with thesuperlative form

Today is _____________ (sunny) day in history of humanity.

Lorena is _______________ (young) of my sisters.

Nuclear weapons are ______________ (dangerous) weapons in the world.

The elephant is _________________ (big) land animal in the world.

the sunniest

the youngest

the most dangerous

the biggest