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    The document discusses comparative and superlative forms of adjectives. It explains that the comparative form uses "-er" or "more" to express the idea of "more", while the superlative form uses "-est" or "most" to express the idea of "most". It provides examples of how to form the comparative and superlative of one-syllable, two-syllable, and irregular adjectives.

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    Comparative and superlative forms of

    adjectives

    Prepared by,
    Normaizan Kharis
    What is a noun?
    Noun is a word which refers to a thing, person,
    activity, place etc.

    car

    reading
    street
    Back
    teacher
    What is an adjective?
    Adjective is a word which describes a noun

    adjectives noun

    big

    fast car
    expensive Back
    What is a syllable?
    Syllable is a part of a word containing vowel sound

    read ing
    read ing
    1st syllable 2nd syllable
    Back
    Syllables – examples
    1. One-syllable adjectives

    fast big cheap long

    2. Two-syllable adjectives
    happy crazy dirty

    3. Three-syllable adjectives

    important wonderful Back


    What is a “comparative form”?
    Comaprative form expresses the idea of ‘more’

    fast-er

    My car is fast.

    But his car is faster.


    Back
    “Comparative form”?
    How is a ‘comparative’ form built?

    one syllable adjectives long er


    two syllable adjectives
    ending in -ly
    funnier
    yier
    other two and three
    syllable adjectives
    modern
    more modern
    irregular adjectives
    for example ‘good’
    good
    better Back
    What is a “superlative form”?
    Comaprative form expresses the idea of ‘most’

    fast-est
    My car is fast.
    Your car is fast.
    But his car is the fastest.
    Back
    “Superlative form”?
    How is a ‘superlative’ form built?

    one syllable adjectives long est


    two syllable adjectives
    ending in -ly
    funnyiest
    other two and three
    syllable adjectives
    modern
    most modern
    irregular adjectives
    for example ‘good’
    good
    best Back
    Summary comparison
    comparative superlative

    long longer longest

    funny funniest funniest

    modern more modern most modern

    good better best


    Back
    Exercises
    List of adjectives

    hot big thin


    nice pleasant young
    short intelligent lovely
    kind happy attractive
    exciting pretty unhappy
    good annoyed careless
    bad tasty perfect
    tired upset terrible
    ugly

    Back

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