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omparative and uperlative djectives

omparative and uperlative djectives

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Comparative Adjectives1

Superlative Adjectives2

Examples 3

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Comparative Adjectives

What are comparative adjectives?

Comparative adjectives are used to clarify the difference between 2 objects/nouns. .

Comparative adjectives are used to compare 2 nouns.

To state that one noun has more of something than the 2nd noun.

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Superlative Adjectives

What are Superlative Adjectives?

Superlative adjectives are used to compare 3 or more nouns.

Expresses the extreme or highest degree of a quality.

To describe the extreme quality of one thing in a group of things.

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Comparative Adjectives

One Syllable Adjectives

By adding –er for the comparative

Example

tall - tallerold - olderlong - longer

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Comparative Adjectives

Two Syllable Adjectives

You form the comparative with more

Example

peaceful - more peacefulcareful - more carefulthoughtful - more thoughtful

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Comparative Adjectives

Three or more Syllables

You form the comparative with more

Example

generous - more generousimportant - more importantintelligent - more intelligent

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Sentences

Mary is taller than Max

Max is older than John

My hair is longer than your hair

Examples of One Syllable

Adjectives

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Sentences

This morning is more peaceful than yesterday morning

Max is more careful than Mike

Jill is more thoughtful than your sister.

Examples of Two Syllable

Adjectives

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Sentences

John is more generous than Jack.

Health is more important than money

Women are more intelligent than men

Examples of Three or more Syllable

Adjectives

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Superlative Adjectives

Text

Tall -tallest

Old - oldest

Long – longest

One syllable Adjectives

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Superlative Adjectives

Two syllable adjectives

Peaceful

Careful

Thoughtful

Most peaceful

Most careful

Most thoughtful

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Superlative Adjectives

Generous – most generous

Important – most important

Intelligent – most intelligent

Three or more syllables adjectives

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Sentences

John is the most generous of all the people I know

John is the most generous of all the people I know

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

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

Mary is the tallest of all the students.

Mary is the tallest of all the students.

One syllable adjectives One syllable adjectives

Two syllable adjectives

Two syllable adjectives

Three or more syllable adjectives

Three or more syllable adjectives

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