EDITED BY: KARLA ROMERO

AS…AS(THE ADJECTIVE DOES NOT CHANGE)

She's twice as old as her sister. I'm almost as good in math as in science. This book is not as exciting as the last one. The cafeteria is not as crowded as usual. Russian is not quite as difficult as Chinese.

THAN (SOME CHANGES ARE NECESSARY, DEPENDING ON THE

NUMBER OF SYLLABLES THE ADJECTIVE HAS) This computer is better than that one. It's much colder today than it was

yesterday. Our car is bigger than your car. This grammar topic is easier than most

others. I find science more difficult than

mathematics.

COMPARATIVE CONCLUSIONS

Comparative is the name for the grammar used when comparing

TWO THINGS

The two basic ways to compare are using

- as .. as

- than

What happen to COMPARATIVE adjectives?

How do they change?

1-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES

My sister is much taller than me.

It's colder today than it was yesterday.

Rule 1: Add -er to the adjective.

1-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES

big-biggerfat-fatter

hot-hotterRule 2: If the word ends in the pattern: consonant-vowel-consonant …double the last consonant and add

–er.

2- SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES

My sister is funnier than my mom.

Mark is happier than John.

Cats are grumpier than mice.

Rule 3: If the adjective ends in y, drop the -y and add –ier.

2-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES

The shops are always more crowded just before Christmas.

Is there anything more boring than watching a bad movie?

My sister is more careful with her writing than I am with mine.

Rule 4: Use “more” with the unchanged adjective .

2 – SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES

simple-simplerclever-cleverer

narrow-narrowerRule 5: The comparative of some

shorter 2-syllable adjectives can be formed with -er.

Note:To be sure which comparative method to use, you will need to look up in a good dictionary.

ADJECTIVES WITH 3 OR MORE SYLLABLES…

Russian grammar is more difficult than English grammar.

My sister is much more intelligent than me.

I find math lessons more interesting than science lessons.

Rule 6: use more with the unchanged adjective.

What happen to SUPERLATIVE adjectives?

How do they change?

SUPERLATIVES

Superlatives talk about one thing only and how it is the best, worst, in a group.

You do not compare two things, You compare more than two.

1- SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES

My sister is the tallest in our family.

Yesterday was the coldest day of the year so far.

Rule 1: add -est to the adjective (plus the).

1- SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES

big-biggestfat-fattest hot-hottest

Rule 2: If the word ends in the pattern: consonant-vowel-consonant …double the last consonant and add –est.

2- SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES

The richest people are not always the happiest.

Which do you think is the easiest language to learn?

Rule 3: If the adjective ends in y, drop the -y and add -iest (plus the).

2-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES

Andy is the most careful person I know.

This homework was the most simple assignment of the list.

Tom is the most clever student in the classroom.

Rule 4: Use the most with the unchanged adjective.

Note: The superlative of some 2-syllable adjectives can be formed with -est.

ADJECTIVES WITH 3 OR MORE SYLLABLES…

Some people think that Russian is the most difficult language.

Albert Einstein was the most intelligent person in history.

You are the most irritating person I have ever met!

Rule 5: Use the most with the unchanged adjective.

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVESCommon irregular comparative/superlative forms:

Now you can be a better English student and why not ….you can be the best.

THANK YOU