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What is a noun?

What is an adjective?

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Adjectives Comparative form

How to built comparative forms?

Superlative form How to built superlative forms?

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What is a noun?

Noun is a word which refers to a thing, person, activity, place etc.

car

street

teacher

reading

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What is an adjective?

Adjective is a word which describes a noun

fast

big

expensive

car

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What is a syllable?

Syllable is a part of a word containing vowel sound

read ing

read ing1st syllable 2nd syllable

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Syllables examples

1. One-syllable adjectives

2. Two-syllable adjectives

3. Three-syllable adjectives

fast big cheap long

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WHEN TO USE COMPARATIVE

AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

Degrees of Adjectives

Adjectives can express degrees of modification:

Gladys is a rich woman, but Josie is richer than Gladys, and Sadie is therichest woman in town.

The degrees of comparison are known

as the , the , and

the .

positive: tall comparative: taller superlative: the tallest

Actually, only the comparative and superlative show degrees.

We use the comparative for comparing 2 things and the superlative for

comparing 3 or more things.

Notice that the word than frequently accompanies the comparative and the

word the precedes the superlative.

Mary is Anna.

Anna is Mary.

Sarah is girl in the class.

tall

taller

the

tallest

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taller

taller

taller

taller

To make comparative and superlative forms

of adjectives some rules must be followed:

Rule 1

One syllable adjectives generally form the comparative by adding ER and the superlative by adding EST.

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVEsoft softer the softest

cheap cheaper the cheapest

sweet sweeter the sweetest

thin thinner the thinnest

One-syllable adjectives -

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One-Syllable Adjective

Comparative Form Superlative Form

tall taller tallest

old older oldest

long longer longest

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Mary is taller than Max.

Form the comparative and superlative forms of a

one-syllable adjective by adding er for the comparative form and est for the superlative

Maxs story is the longest story Ive ever heard.

My hair is longer than your hair.

Of the three students, Max is the oldest.

Max is older than John.

Mary is the tallest of all the students.

Note: if a one syllable adjective ends in a single

vowel letter followed by a single consonant letter,

the consonant letter is doubled and then the suffix

is added.

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One-Syllable Adjective

ending with a Single

Consonant with a Single

Vowel before it

Comparative Form Superlative Form

big bigger biggest

thin thinner thinnest

fat fatter fattest

.

If the one-syllable adjective ends with a single

consonant with a vowel before it, double the consonant

and add er for the comparative form; and double the consonant and add est for the superlative form.

My dog is bigger than your dog.

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One-syllable adjectives -

3

Mary is the fattest person Ive ever seen

My mother is fatter than your mother.

Of all the students in the class, Max is the thinnest.

Max is thinner than John.

My dog is the biggest of all the dogs in the neighborhood.

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If an adjective ends in E, this is removed when

adding ER or EST.

If the one-syllable adjective ends with an e,

just add r for the comparative form and stfor the superlative form.

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One-Syllable

Adjective with Final -

e

Comparative

FormSuperlative Form

large larger largest

wise wiser wisest

Marys car is larger than Maxs car.

One-syllable adjectives -

2

Max is the wisest person I know.

Max is wiser than his brother.

Mars is close to the Sun.

Earth is closer to the Sun than Mars.

Mercury is the closest Planet to the Sun.

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lazy

lazier

the laziest

If an adjective ends in a consonant followed by y,

y is replaced by i when adding ER and EST.

Rule 2

Two syllable adjectives which end in Y

usually form the comparative by adding

ER and the superlative by adding ESTDont forget to change the y to i

If the two-syllable adjectives ends with y, change the y to i and add er for the comparative form. For the superlative form change the y to i and add est.

Two-Syllable Adjective

ending with -yComparative Form

Superlative

Form

happy happier happiest

angry angrier angriest

busy busier busiest

John is happier today than he was yesterday.

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Two-syllable adjectives -

1

Mary is the busiest person Ive ever met.

Mary is busier than Max.

Of all of Johns victims, Max is the angriest.

Max is angrier than Mary.

John is the happiest boy in the world.

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Im 155 kg. Im 55 kg

Im 45 kg

The Prince is heavy, The princess

Fiona is heavier than the prince, but

Shrek is the heaviest of all.

Rule 3

To form the comparative and superlative

of adjectives that are two syllables and

more and not ending in a Y, add MORE

and THE MOST in front of the positive

adjective.

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The Global Peace Index lower scores (dark green) are more peaceful countries.

New Zealand is the most peaceful nation

with a score of 1.2

Two-syllable adjectives - 2

Two-Syllable

AdjectiveComparative Form Superlative Form

peaceful more peaceful most peaceful

pleasant more pleasant most pleasant

careful more careful most careful

thoughtful more thoughtful most thoughtful

With most two-syllable adjectives, you form the

comparative with more and the superlative with most.

This morning is more peaceful than yesterday morning.

26 Mary is the most thoughtful person Ive ever met.

Jill is more thoughtful than your sister.

Of all the taxi drivers, Jack is the most careful.

Max is more careful than Mike.

Maxs house in the mountains is the most peaceful in the world.

However, a few 2 syllable adjectives can take either ER or

EST or MORE or THE MOST. Here are some examples.

Irregular adjectives (nepravilni pridjevi)

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Farther means more far/distant in physical distance.

Farthest means the most far/distant.

Further means more far/distant figuratively or non-physically, and can also mean more/additional:

Furthest means the most far/distant figuratively.

Tom ran farther than Jack.

Which is farther, New York or Los Angeles?

Pluto is the farthest planet from the sun.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

Who is further along in her research?

Do you have any further ideas?

That is the furthest thing from my mind.

Dont forget:

Asas

John is as tall as Bob.

Your house is as large as mine.

Not so/as.. as..

This book is not so interesting as that one.

The tree is not as tall as the building over there.

In idioms

As good as gold

As poor as a church mouse

As brave as a lion

As black as coal

As blind as a bat

As pale as a ghost

As cool as a cucumber

As fierce as a tiger

As light as a feather

As white as a sheet

As white as snow

As wise as an owl