Our objective is

1.To use ‘er’ and ‘est’ with comparative or superlative

words

long

long

longer

long

long

longer than

the longest

tall

tall

Taller than

the tallest

strong

strong

Stronger than

The strongest

C O M P A R A T I V E S

• TO COMPARE ONE OR MORE ADJECTIVES or ADVERBS

Comparative form of ADJECTIVES:

adjective example COMPARATIVE

ONE SYLLABLE

+ ER TALL / LONG

TALLER/ LONGER

Ending in VOWEL + CONSONANT

TWO SYLLABLE ENDING in Y

DOUBLE CONSONANT

Y IER

BIG/ THIN

LUCKY/ HAPPY

BIGGER/ THINNER

LUCKIER/ HAPPIER

3 SYLLABLES AND MORE

+ MORE- LESS

INTELLIGENTCARELESS

MORE CARELESS

LESS INTELLIGENT

COMPARING WITH IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

EXAMPLE COMPARATIVE

GOODBADFAR

MANY/ MUCHA LITTLEOLDILLWELL

BETTERWORSEFARTHER/ FURTHERMORELESSOLDER/ ELDERWORSEBETTER

Comparative form of ADVERBS:

EXAMPLES comparativeMOST ADVERBS MORE

+

QUICKLYINTELLIGENTLY

MORE quicklyMORE intelligently

EXCEPTIONS + -ER FAST/ HARDEARLY/ LATE

Faster/ harderEarlier / later

IRREGULAR ADVERBS

WELL BADLY FAR

BETTER WORSEFARTHER

SOME EXAMPLES OF ADVERBS

HE finished it MORE QUICKLY THAN I could.

She answered MORE INTELLIGENTLY THAN I could

She writes BETTER THAN Shakespeare!

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES and ADVERBS + THAN

ex: MY NEIGHBOUR’S CAR IS FASTER THAN MINE

THESE STUDENTS ARE MORE PUNCTUAL THAN THOSE

We can use THAN + OBJECT PRONOUN or THAN + SUBJECT + VERB

Ex: she is taller than ME or she is taller than I AM

Comparative adjectives do not always occur with THAN

Ex:She prefers older boys older wines are better

SUPERLATIVESADJECTICE EXAMPLES SUPERLATIVE

ONE SYLLABLE

+EST TALL/ LONG

TALLEST/ LONGEST

ENDING IN CONSONANT- VOWEL- CONSONANT

2 SYLLABLES ENDING IN -Y

DOULE CONSONANT

-Y -IEST

BIG/ THIN

LUCKYHAPPY

BIGGEST/ THINNEST

LUCKIESTHAPPIEST

THREE SYLLABLES AND MORE

+MOST EXPENSIVE

INTELLIGENT

MOST EXPENSIVEMOST INTELLIGENT

SUPERLATIVES with IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

example SUPERLATIVEGOODBADFARMANY/ MUCHOLDILL

BESTWORSTFARTHESTMOSTOLDESTWORST