FRENCH

COMPARATIVES ANDSUPERLATIVES

This learning guide is divided into differentparts with a quick recap after each topic.

1) WHAT IS COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES?

2) COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES OF ADJECTIVES

3) COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES OF ADVERBS

4) THE IRREGULARS

1) WHAT IS COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES?

2) COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES OF ADJECTIVES

3) COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES OF ADVERBS

4) THE IRREGULARS

1. WHAT ISCOMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES?

ENGLISH

Comparatives is used to compare superiority, inferiority, or equalitybetween two or more things. In English, it’s marked by the suffix –er orpreceded by the word more or less.

Superlatives is used to talk about the extremes. In Englis, it’s marked by thesuffix –est or preceded by the word most or least.

ENGLISH

Example for Comparative:

I am more good-looking than myoffice friends.

Example for Superlatives:

I am the most good-looking personever!

Things you should remember:French comparatives and superlatives, just like in English, can occur bothin adjectives and adverbs.

2. COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVESOF ADJECTIVES

FRENCH

Here are some tips and rules in using comparative adjectives in French:1. Use the word plus (which means more).2. Use the word moins (which means less).3. Use the word que (which means than).

Here are some tips and rules in using superlative adjectives in French:1. Use the word plus (to mean most) ; Masculin singular adjectives le plus Feminine singular adjectives la plus Plural adjectives (masculin and feminine) les plus

2. Use the word moins (to mean least) ; Masculin singular adjectives le moins Feminine singular adjectives la moins Plural adjectives (masculin and feminine) les moins

FRENCH

Here are some tips and rules in using comparative adjectives in French:1. Use the word plus (which means more).2. Use the word moins (which means less).3. Use the word que (which means than).

Here are some tips and rules in using superlative adjectives in French:1. Use the word plus (to mean most) ; Masculin singular adjectives le plus Feminine singular adjectives la plus Plural adjectives (masculin and feminine) les plus

2. Use the word moins (to mean least) ; Masculin singular adjectives le moins Feminine singular adjectives la moins Plural adjectives (masculin and feminine) les moins

Things you should remember:For irregular comparative and superlative adjectives do not follow theserules

2. COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVESOF ADJECTIVES (CONTINUED)

FRENCH

A quick recap of this topic:

1. The words plus and moins are used to denote comparisons just like howwe use ‘more’ and ‘less’ in English.

2. To change an adjective into its superlative form, le/la/lesplus or le/la/les moins are used, and these are dependent on thegender and quantity of the subject being described.

3. Irregular comparatives and superlatives do not follow these rules.

FRENCH

A quick recap of this topic:

1. The words plus and moins are used to denote comparisons just like howwe use ‘more’ and ‘less’ in English.

2. To change an adjective into its superlative form, le/la/lesplus or le/la/les moins are used, and these are dependent on thegender and quantity of the subject being described.

3. Irregular comparatives and superlatives do not follow these rules.

3. COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVESOF ADVERBS

ENGLISH

Here are some tips and rules in using comparative adverb in French:1. Use plus... que (which means more...than).2. Use moins... que (which means less... than).3. Use aussi... que (which means as...as).

Here are some tips and rules in using superlative adverb in French:1. Superlatives in adverbs works the same way as they do in the

adjectives, except for one thing: you no longer need to make le agreewith the gender or number. In short, there is no la or les for thefeminine and plural forms. Le stays as is.

2. Use le plus to say the most or the ____est.3. Use le moins to say the least or the ____est.

ENGLISH

Here are some tips and rules in using comparative adverb in French:1. Use plus... que (which means more...than).2. Use moins... que (which means less... than).3. Use aussi... que (which means as...as).

Here are some tips and rules in using superlative adverb in French:1. Superlatives in adverbs works the same way as they do in the

adjectives, except for one thing: you no longer need to make le agreewith the gender or number. In short, there is no la or les for thefeminine and plural forms. Le stays as is.

2. Use le plus to say the most or the ____est.3. Use le moins to say the least or the ____est.

Things you should remember:For irregular comparative and superlative adverbs do not follow theserules

4. THE IRREGULARS IRREGULARS

IRREGULAR COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

bon (good) meilleur (better) le meilleur (the best)

mauvais (bad) pire/ plus muvais (worse) le pire / le plus mauvais (theworst)

petit (small) moindre / plus petit (smaller) le moindre / le plus petit (thesmallest)

IRREGULARS

IRREGULAR COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADVERBS

beaucoup (a lot) plus (more) le plus (the most)

bien (well) mieux (better) le mieux (the best)

mal (badly) pis or plus mal (worse) le pis or le plus mal (theworst)

Peu (little) moins (less) le moins (the least)

SUMMARY

A quick recap of this topic:

1. Comparatives and superlatives of adverbs are formed in the same wayas the adjectives. Plus… que, moins… que, and aussi… que forcomparatives and le plus and le moins for superlatives.

2. Unlike the adjectives, the comparatives and superlatives of the adverbsno longer need to agree to the gender or number to the word they aredescribing.

SUMMARY

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