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Comparatives “To compare two things or two people”Ex : Lubna is more beautiful than Nela

Superlatives“To compare more than two things or more than two people”Ex : Insurgent is one of the most exciting films I have ever seen

Things to Remember!! Adjective form Comparative Superlative

Only one syllable, with more than one vowel or more than one consonant at the end. Examples:light, neat, fast, tall, neat, deep

Add -er:lighter, neater, faster, taller, neater, deeper

Add -est:lightest, neatest, fastest, tallest. neatest, deepest

Only one syllable, ending in E. Examples:wide, fine, cute

Add -r:wider, finer, cuter

Add -st:widest, finest, cutest

Only one syllable, with one vowel and one consonant at the end. Examples:hot, big, fat, sad

Double the consonant, and add -er:hotter, bigger, fatter, sadder

Double the consonant, and add -est:hottest, biggest, fattest, saddest

Two syllables, ending in Y. Examples:happy, silly, lonely, jolly

Change y to i, then add -er:happier, sillier, lonelier, jollier

Change y to i, then add -est:happiest, silliest, loneliest, jolliest

two syllable word ending in a vowel-sound that is not stressedyellow, simple

Add -er:yellower, simpler

Add -est:yellowest, simplest

Two syllables or more, not ending in Y. Examples:modern, interesting, beautiful,

Use more before the adjective:more modern, more interesting, more beautiful

Use most before the adjective:most modern, most interesting, most beautiful

Irregular (Adverb & Adjective) Comparative

and SuperlativeWord Comparativ

eSuperlativ

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badly worse worst

much more most

little less least

well better best

Word Comparative Superlative

good better bestbad worse worst

much more mostlittle less least

far fartherfurther

farthestfurthest

Adverb Adjective

Exercises !!1. My standard poodle Jack is the biggest of my two dogs.A. biggerB. more biggerC. most bigD. No change is necessary.

2. Raphael, our new roommate, is lazy. Of the truckload of boxes, Chuck and I had to carry the heavier ones.

A. heaviestB. more heavyC. more heavierD. No change is necessary.

3.No one drives __________ than Grandmother Ruth.A. slowestB. more slowestC. more slowerD. more slowly

4.Of all our friends, Thomas is the __________ person we know.A. more sadB. sadderC. saddestD. most saddest