Comparative and superlative of adjectives
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Mrs. FB Kh
The Comparative And
Superlative OfAdjectives
What is an adjective
There are two types of adjectives
Regular adjectives
Irregular adjectives
Regular adjectives are divided into two groups
Short adjectives
Long adjectives
ContainOne
syllable
Contain two or more
syllables
What is a syllable
A syllable is the sound of a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) that is created when pronouncing a
word.The number of times that you hear the
sound of a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) is equal to the number of syllables the word has.
big
important
fast
horrible
happy
modern
One syllableOne vowel sound
/i/
One syllableOne vowel sound
/æ/Two
syllables
/æ/ /i/
/Ↄ/ /ə/Two
syllables
/i/ /Ↄ/ /ə/Three
syllables
/Ↄ/ /ə/ /ə/
Three syllables
Making ComparisonsThere are two forms of
comparisons
The comparative
The superlative
There are three forms of the comparative
The comparativ
e of inferiority
The comparativ
e of equality
The comparative
of superiority
Less….. than as………as more … than
...er than
The Comparative of SuperiorityIs used to compare between two items: people, animals, places or objects to say that one item has a
LARGER amount of quality than the other
The Comparative of Short Adjectives
For 1-syllable adjectives,
JUST add “er” to the end.Joe is a smart
boy.BUT
Tom is smarter than Joe.
Joe Tom
Adjective Comparative
Clean Cleaner
New Newer
Cheap Cheaper
Tall Taller
If the 1-syllable adjective ends with the letter “e,”
JUST add “r” to the end. Examples: nice------ nicer / wise-----wiser
Algeria is larger than
Egypt.
If the 1-syllable adjective has a C-V-C pattern,
Double the consonant and add “er.”
consonant consonantvowel
July is hotter than June.
For adjectives with two syllables, ending in –y, DROP
the “y” and add “ier.”pretty--- prettierWho is
prettier Aishwaria
Rai or Katrina Kaif?
Adjective Comparative
Happy Happier
Funny Funnier
Dirty Dirtier
Healthy Healthier
The Comparative
of Long Adjectives
For adjectives that are 2 or more syllables,
use “more” + the adjective to make the comparative form.
Example: Adjective--- comfortable
How many syllables that it contain?
kəm(p)fə(rtə-bəl
1 2 3 4Travelling by plane is more comfortable than travelling by
train.
Adjective Comparative
Valauble more valuable
Beautiful more beautiful
Expensive more expensive
Active more active
Famous more famous
The Comparative of
Irregular Adjectives
Irregular ComparativesGood is an irregular adjective. In
the comparative form, it changes into BETTERSarah’s grades are better than
Mark’s grades.
Adjectives Comparatives
Good Better Bad Worse Far Farther / furtherOld Older/ elder
Much More ( uncountable
nouns)Many More (countable
nouns)A little Less
The Superlative
of Adjectives
The superlative is used to compare one item to more than two items: (people,
animals, places or objects) to say that one item has the largest amount of quality
than all the other items.
The Superlative of
Short Adjectives
For a one-syllable word, add the suffix –est to the word
Long-the longest / Sweet- the sweetestCool- the coolest / Rich- the richest
Smart- the smartest
Often times it is necessary to double the final consonant.
Big – the biggestHot- the hottestFat- the fattest
If the one syllable word ends with an “e”
you only need to add an - st.Fine- the finestNice- the nicest
Simple- the simplestIf a two-syllable word ends with a “y” then change the “y” into “i” and add -
est.Funny- the funniestHappy-the happiestPretty- the prettiest
The Superlative of
Long Adjectives
Words that contain two or three syllables are preceded by the word most Beautiful- the most beautiful
Famous- the most famousDangerous- the most dangerous
The peacock is the most beautiful bird in the world.
The Superlative of Irregular Adjectives
Ribery is a good
footballer.
Ronaldo is better
than Ribery.
Messi is better
than them all.
He is the best.
There are some adjectives that have irregular forms meaning that the superlative can’t be formed by adding the suffix -est or by using
the word most . Good----------- the best
Bad----------------the worstFar-----the farthest / the furthest
Old-----the oldest / the eldest