comparative and superlative form

“COMPARATIVEand”

SUPERLATIVE FORMS

?Forming Comparative

Adjectives made of one syllable must be added the ending -‘er’ :

Adjective Compa. Form

tall taller thanshort shorter thansmall smaller than

More Beautiful

If an adjective is made of one, two, or three or more syllables, then the word more must be added before the adjective:

Adjective Comp. Formbeau*ti*ful(3) more beautiful

ex*pen*sive(3) more expensive

in*te*lli*gent(4)more intelligent

● Pretty

If an adjective is made of two syllables and ends in ‘’ y’’. This letter must be changed into ‘I’, and add the ending -er:Adjective Comp. FormPretty Prettiereasy easierhappy happier

Exceptions

There are some irregular adjectives:

Adjective Comparative FormGood BetterBad WorseFar fartherLittle LessMany More

Superlative

● GoodHe is the best friend I have.● Bad

He is the worst boyfriend I have.● Tall● She is the tallest basketball

player in the team.�

● Translate these sentences

● Electricity is cooler than other majors

● Students from mechanic are funnier than others