comparative and superlative forms of adjectives © beni suarez prado (2010)
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Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives
© BENI SUAREZ PRADO (2010)
General ideas:We use the comparative form of an
adjective when we want to compare just TWO things or people:
My With your
My car is faster than your car
General ideas:We use the superlative form of an
adjective when we want to compare one thing or person with the rest of its group:My With all the houses in my
village
My house is the most beautiful house in my village.
Formation rules:We must take into account the
NUMBER of syllables the adjective has. We consider: Adjectives with 1 syllable: BIG, SHORT, FAST Adjectives with 2 syllables and ending in –y: FUNNY, PRETTY
Adjectives with 2 or more syllables: MODERN, INTELLIGENTThe second part of the comparison is made with THAN in compartive forms and OF ALL, IN THE world, town, class……….. In superlative forms.
Comparative form:
ADJECTIVES WITH 1 SYLLABLE
SHORT FAST
+ ERSHORTERFASTER
The young girl is SHORTER THAN her sister
BIG + G + ER
BIGGER
My present is BIGGER THAN yours
Comparative form:
ADJECTIVES WITH 2 SYLLABLES AND ENDING IN -Y
FUNNY
PRETTY+ ER
FUNN-I-ERPRETT-I-ER
is FUNNIER THAN
Comparative form:ADJECTIVES WITH 2 SYLLABLES OR
MORE MODERN
+ MORE MODERN
is MORE modern THAN
is MORE
comfortableTHAN
+THAN
My your
COMFORTABLE
MORE +CONFORTABLE +THAN
This
that
Superlative form:ADJECTIVES WITH 1 SYLLABLE
SHORT FAST
+ THESHORT + ESTFAST +EST
A F1 car is THE FASTEST car OF ALL
BIG +BIG+G+EST
is THE BIGGEST country IN THE WORLD
THE
Superlative form:ADJECTIVES WITH 2 SYLLABLES
AND ENDING IN -Y FUNNY
PRETTY+
THE
FUNN-I-ESTPRETT-I- ESTÇ
She is the prettiest girl in the world.
Superlative form:ADJECTIVES WITH 2 SYLLABLES OR
MORE PEACEFUL
INTERESTING
+ THE MOST
is the most peaceful place in my town
PEACEFUL
INTERESTING+
This park
It is the most interesting book
I have ever read
COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
1 SyllableSHORT
BIGSHORT ERBIG G ER
THE SHORT EST
THE BIG G EST
2 Syllables ending in
–y
FUNNY FUNN I ERTHE FUNN I
EST
2 Syllables or more
MODERNINTERESTING
MORE MODERNMORE
INTERESTING
THE MOST MODERN
THE MOST INTERESTING
IRREGULAR COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS
AdjectiveComparativ
eSuperlative
GOOD BETTER THE BEST
BAD WORSE THE WORST
FARFARTHERFURTHER
THE FARTHESTTHE FURTHEST