1. 1st LEVEL. GRAMMAR 9C-10A EOI REUS COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE COMPARATIVE Comparative forms are forms of the adjectives that we use to compare things, people or places. All adjectives have a comparative form. Some of them are irregular comparatives, but most of them follow one of these patterns: 1) er (old older, nice nicer, cheap cheaper) We add this ending (-er) to short adjectives (one syllable). Be careful with those adjectives ending in Consonant + Vowel + Consonant (CVC) or in y. CVC DOUBLE CONSONANT -Y -IER big bigger heavy heavier hot hotter easy easier thin thinner happy happier Rome is old but Athens is older. This coat is OK but I think the other one is nicer. My school is bigger than the museum. IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES far further good better bad worse 2) more + adjective (careful more careful, difficult more difficult) For long adjectives (2 or more syllables) we use the word more to do the comparative form, but we don't change the adjective. expensive more expensive interesting more interesting You must be more careful with your homework. She doesn't like her job. She wants to do something more interesting. The train is more expensive than the bus. COMPARATIVE SENTENCES When we want to compare two things, we use the word than after the comparatives. Are oranges more expensive than bananas? Susan is taller than her brother, but she is younger. My house is older than yours. This exercise is easier than the previous one. She's better at Maths than you and me. If you compare two people using pronouns, you have to use the object pronouns after than (me, you, him, her, us, you, them). She's more intelligent than me. I got up earlier than her.

2. 1st LEVEL. GRAMMAR 9C-10A EOI REUS SUPERLATIVE Superlative forms are forms of the adjectives that we use to indicate that a thing, a person or a place have the maximal quality of an adjective, in comparison to all the other things, people or places. All adjectives also have a superlative form. Some of them are irregular, but most of them follow one of these patterns: 1) the -est (old the oldest, nice the nicest, cheap the cheapest) We add the article the and this ending (-est) to short adjectives (one syllable). Be careful with those adjectives ending in Consonant + Vowel + Consonant (CVC) or in y. CVC DOUBLE CONSONANT -Y -IEST big the biggest heavy the heaviest hot the hottest easy the easiest thin the thinnest happy the happiest This church is very old. Its the oldest building in the town. What is the longest river in the world? My sister is the nicest person in the world. IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES far the furthest good the best bad the worst 2) the most + adjective (careful the most careful, difficult the most difficult) For long adjectives (2 or more syllables) we use the words the most to do the superlative form, but we don't change the adjective. expensive the most expensive interesting the most interesting Money isnt the most important thing in life. Thats the most expensive car Ive ever seen. The most interesting picture in the museum is the Mona Lisa. SUPERLATIVE SENTENCES We use the superlative to compare something to all the indeterminate similar things. Are oranges the most expensive fruit in the market? Susan is the tallest student in the class. My house is the oldest house in the street. Ben is a good player but he isnt the best in the team.