COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

Comparatives Superlatives
1-syllable I. add -er to the adjective (tall I. add -est to the adjective (tall +
adjectives  + ‘-er’ = taller) ‘-est’ = tallest)
II. add ‘than’ after the II. add ‘the’ before the adjective
adjective Example:
Example:  My sister is the tallest in our
 My sister is family.
much taller than me.
 It's colder today than it
was yesterday.

Adjectives I. Replaced ‘-y’ with ‘-i’ (funny I. Replaced ‘-y’ with ‘-i’ (funny >
that end in > funni) funni)
‘-y’ II. add -er to the adjective II. add -est to the adjective (funn
(funn + ‘-i’ + ‘-er’ = funnier) + ‘-i’ + ‘-est’ = funniest)
III. add ‘than’ after the III. add ‘the’ before the adjective
adjective
Example: Example:
 Your joke is funnier than  Your joke is the funniest joke I
mine. have ever heard.

2 or more- I. add ‘more’ before the I. add ‘the most’ before the
adjective (more beautiful) adjective (the most beautiful)
syllable
II. add ‘than’ after the
adjective (more beautiful
than) Example:
Example:
 She is the most beautiful girl in
 She is more beautiful than this land.
her sister.

Irregular
Adjectives Adjectives Comparatives Superlatives
bad worse worst
far(distance) farther farthest
far(extent) further furthest
good better best
little   less least
many more most
much more most

Source: Retrieved from http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/rules/comp.htm

PREPARED BY:
TERISI ANAK VINCENT ENTALANG
PISMP GSTT BI (SK) JUNE 2013
IPG KAMPUS BATU LINTANG