This document discusses comparative and superlative adjectives in English. It notes that comparative adjectives typically end in -er and are used to compare two things, while superlative adjectives typically end in -est and compare more than two things. It provides examples of regular adjective forms like small-smaller-smallest as well as irregular forms like good-better-best. The document also discusses how one-syllable adjectives ending in e and consonant-vowel-consonant words form their comparative and superlative degrees.
This document discusses comparative and superlative adjectives in English. It notes that comparative adjectives typically end in -er and are used to compare two things, while superlative adjectives typically end in -est and compare more than two things. It provides examples of regular adjective forms like small-smaller-smallest as well as irregular forms like good-better-best. The document also discusses how one-syllable adjectives ending in e and consonant-vowel-consonant words form their comparative and superlative degrees.
This document discusses comparative and superlative adjectives in English. It notes that comparative adjectives typically end in -er and are used to compare two things, while superlative adjectives typically end in -est and compare more than two things. It provides examples of regular adjective forms like small-smaller-smallest as well as irregular forms like good-better-best. The document also discusses how one-syllable adjectives ending in e and consonant-vowel-consonant words form their comparative and superlative degrees.
-We use Comparative when we compare two people or things.
Lots of Comparative adjectives end in:-er
-Example: 1. Small-Smaller 3.ld-lder !. Warm-Warmer ".#all-#aller If one-s$lla%le adjective ends with an e& we just add 'r -Example: 1. Nice-Nicer, !.Wide-Wider We use more with the unchanged adjectives: -Example( 1. )oring-*ore )oring !. )eautiful-*ore )eautiful +ote: If the word ends: consonant-vowel-consonant, then the last consonant is usually doubled in the comparative. Examples( big-bigger, fat-fatter, hot-hotter. Superlatives are used to compare more than two things. Lots of Comparative adjectives end in( est - Example: 1. Short- Shortest 3.,igh-,ighest !. Smart-Smartest ".-ar.--ar.est /f one-s$lla%le adjective ends with an e, we just add st -Examples: 1. Nice-Nicest, !.Wide-Widest We use most with the unchanged adjective -Example( 1. )oring-*ost )oring !. )eautiful-*ost )eautiful 0djectives with one s$lla%le 1 2 32 changes to /4 -Example( Friendly-Friendliest Certain adjectives have irregular forms in the comparative and superlative degrees( 0djective Comparative Superlative 1. 5ood )etter #he %est !. Little less least 3. )ad worse worst ". 6ar farther farthest 14 Exercise Complete the comparative and superlative adjective chart %elow. 1. Sweet !. Long 3. 6ast ". ld 7. Expensive 8. Large 9. #all :. ;ich <. ,ard 1=.Warm 11.+ice 1!.)ad 13.2oung 2) Exercise Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative). 1. This is the (interesting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!boo" I have ever read. #. $he is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (happy now than he was last year. %. I always tell the !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (fun &o"es. '. They are not going to the!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(bad hotel. (. )e was the (clever !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! boy of all. *. $ara is 1% years old. +na is ( years old. $ara is (old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!+na. ,. The weather is not good today - it-s snowing. I hope the weather will be (good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ne.t wee".