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Exciting Than Seattle. Use The Superlative Form When Speaking About Three or More Objects To Show
Exciting Than Seattle. Use The Superlative Form When Speaking About Three or More Objects To Show
Use the comparative form to show the difference between two objects. Example:New York is more
exciting than Seattle. Use the superlative form when speaking about three or more objects to show
which object is 'the most' of something. Example: New York is the most exciting city in the USA.
Here is a chart showing how to construct the comparative form in English. Notice in the example
sentences that we use 'than' to compare the two objects:
add '-er' to end of the adjective (Note: double the final consonant if preceded by a vowel) remove
the 'y' from the adjective and add 'ier'
Example Sentences
Example Sentences
Example Sentences
place 'the' before the adjective and add '-est' to end of the adjective (Note: double the final
consonant if preceded by a vowel)
Example: cheap - the cheapest / hot - the hottest / high - the highest
Example Sentences
Example Sentences
Two Syllable Adjectives Ending in '-y' place 'the' before the adjective and remove the 'y' from the
adjective and add 'iest'
Example Sentences
IMPORTANT EXCEPTIONS
There are some important exceptions to these rules. Here are two of the most important exceptions:
good
good - adjective
better - comparative
the best - superlative
Example Sentences
bad
bad - adjective
worse - comparative
the worst - superlative
Example Sentences
EXAMPLES OF IRREGULAR FORMS
ADJECTIVES COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
MUCH/MANY MORE THE MOST
FEW/LITTLE LESS THE LEAST
GOOD BETTER THE BEST
BAD WORSE THE WORST
ADJECTIVES