Comparatives And Superlatives

1. To form comparatives and superlatives you need to know the number of syllables in the
adjective. Syllables are like "sound beats".
Comparatives are used to compare two things Superlatives are used, to show the difference
or people. between more than two things or people.
My brother is the faster of the group.
She is taller than her sister. Paris is the biggest city in France.
My house is bigger than yours.

The Rules To Form Comparatives And Superlatives:

One syllable adjective Comparative —add 'r' Superlative — add 'st'
ending in a silent 'e' — nice — nicer — nicest

One syllable adjective Comparative — the Superlative — the

ending in one vowel consonant is doubled and 'er' consonant is doubled and
and one consonant — big is added —bigger 'est' is added—biggest

One syllable adjective ending in Comparative — 'er' is added Superlative — 'est is added
more than one consonant or more — higher, cheaper, softer. — highest, cheapest, softest
than a vowel (or long vowels) .
— high, cheap, soft.

A two-syllable adjective ending in Comparative — 'y' becomes Superlative — 'y' becomes

'y' — happy 'i' and 'er' is added 'i' and 'est' is added —
— happier happiest

Two-syllable or more adjectives Comparative — more + the Superlative — more + the

without 'y' at the end — exciting adjective + than — more adjective + than — the most
exciting than exciting

Adjectives Comparative Superlative Similarities

s s
bad worse worst To express similarities use the following structure:
far(distance farther farthest
) ... as + adjective + as ...
far(extent) further furthest
good better best
little less least Miguel is as intelligent as Nicole.
many more most Lanna is as popular as Danny.
much more most