Our objective is
1.To use ‘er’ and ‘est’ with comparative or superlative
words
long
long
longer
long
long
longer than
the longest
tall
tall
Taller than
the tallest
strong
strong
Stronger than
The strongest
C O M P A R A T I V E S
• TO COMPARE ONE OR MORE ADJECTIVES or ADVERBS
Comparative form of ADJECTIVES:
adjective example COMPARATIVE
ONE SYLLABLE
+ ER TALL / LONG
TALLER/ LONGER
Ending in VOWEL + CONSONANT
TWO SYLLABLE ENDING in Y
DOUBLE CONSONANT
Y IER
BIG/ THIN
LUCKY/ HAPPY
BIGGER/ THINNER
LUCKIER/ HAPPIER
3 SYLLABLES AND MORE
+ MORE- LESS
INTELLIGENTCARELESS
MORE CARELESS
LESS INTELLIGENT
COMPARING WITH IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
EXAMPLE COMPARATIVE
GOODBADFAR
MANY/ MUCHA LITTLEOLDILLWELL
BETTERWORSEFARTHER/ FURTHERMORELESSOLDER/ ELDERWORSEBETTER
Comparative form of ADVERBS:
EXAMPLES comparativeMOST ADVERBS MORE
+
QUICKLYINTELLIGENTLY
MORE quicklyMORE intelligently
EXCEPTIONS + -ER FAST/ HARDEARLY/ LATE
Faster/ harderEarlier / later
IRREGULAR ADVERBS
WELL BADLY FAR
BETTER WORSEFARTHER
SOME EXAMPLES OF ADVERBS
HE finished it MORE QUICKLY THAN I could.
She answered MORE INTELLIGENTLY THAN I could
She writes BETTER THAN Shakespeare!
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES and ADVERBS + THAN
ex: MY NEIGHBOUR’S CAR IS FASTER THAN MINE
THESE STUDENTS ARE MORE PUNCTUAL THAN THOSE
We can use THAN + OBJECT PRONOUN or THAN + SUBJECT + VERB
Ex: she is taller than ME or she is taller than I AM
Comparative adjectives do not always occur with THAN
Ex:She prefers older boys older wines are better
SUPERLATIVESADJECTICE EXAMPLES SUPERLATIVE
ONE SYLLABLE
+EST TALL/ LONG
TALLEST/ LONGEST
ENDING IN CONSONANT- VOWEL- CONSONANT
2 SYLLABLES ENDING IN -Y
DOULE CONSONANT
-Y -IEST
BIG/ THIN
LUCKYHAPPY
BIGGEST/ THINNEST
LUCKIESTHAPPIEST
THREE SYLLABLES AND MORE
+MOST EXPENSIVE
INTELLIGENT
MOST EXPENSIVEMOST INTELLIGENT
SUPERLATIVES with IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
example SUPERLATIVEGOODBADFARMANY/ MUCHOLDILL
BESTWORSTFARTHESTMOSTOLDESTWORST
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