COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES• COMPARATIVES: To compare two things,

people, etc.Examples: Maria is TALLER THAN Cristina

• SUPERLATIVES: To express the highest degree of quality:

Example: Carlos is THE TALLEST in the class.

EXAMPLE

MARK

HANNAH

CHARLIE

COMPARATIVE: Charlie is taller than Hannah.

HANNAH

CHARLIE

MARK

SUPERLATIVE: Mark i s the ta l lest in the p icture .

RULES TO COVERT ADJECTIVES INTO COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

RULE 1ADJECTIVE OF 1 SYLLABLE :

• COMPARATIVES: Add +er thanExamples: small- smaller than young- younger

than tall- taller than• SUPERLATIVES: Add the... +est

Examples: small- the smallest young- the youngest tall- the tallest

• RULE 2ADJECTIVE OF 2 OR MORE SYLLABLES:

• COMPARATIVES: Add more….. than Examples: comfortable- more comfortable

than boring- more boring than• SUPERLATIVES: Add the most…

Examples: comfortable- the most comfortableboring- the most boring

• RULE 3 ADJECTIVES WITH FORMULA CVC (Consonant, vowel, consonant):

• COMPARATIVES: Duplicate consonant and add … +er thanExamples: hot- hotter than big- bigger than

wet- wetter than• SUPERLATIVES: Duplicate consonant and add the… +est

Examples: hot- the hottest big- the biggestwet- the wettest

• RULE 4 ADJECTIVES OF 2 SYLLABLES, ENDING IN -Y:

• COMPARATIVES: Eliminate the -y and add … +ier thanExamples: happy- happier than ugly- uglier than

pretty- prettier than• SUPERLATIVES: Eliminate the -y and add the… +iest

Examples: happy- the happiest ugly- the ugliestpretty- the prettiest

• Exceptions– GOOD: Comparative: better than

Superlative: the best– BAD: Comparative: worse than

Superlative: the worst– OLD: Comparative: elder than

Superlative: the eldest– FAR: Comparative: farther than

Superlatve: the farthest

EXERCISEADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

Pretty Tall Interesting Good Happy Sad Unusual Bad Short Amazing Red Green Sleepy Wonderful Terrible Large Hot Expensive Old Young