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Comparatives and
Superlatives
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Superlatives
Special forms of adjectives.
They are used to compare two ormore things.
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Comparatives
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Short ending in E: Addr
Examples: wider, finer, cuter
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Ending in Y.
Change yto i, then add -er:
happyhappier
easyeasierheavyheavier
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One syllable ending in a vowel
and consonant.Double the consonant and add -er:
bigbigger
hothotter
fatfatter
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The rest of adjectives and adverbs
with one or two syllables.
Add -er:
lightlighter
smallsmallerfastfaster
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Two syllables or more, not ending in
Y. Ex: modern, interesting, beautiful.
Use more before the adjective:
beautifulmorebeautifuldifficultmoredifficult
expensivemoreexpensive
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Some adjectives are irregular.
goodbetter
badworse
far farther
little less
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strong weak
ll
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tall
short
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high
low
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slow
fast h li h
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heavy light
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ugly
b i f
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boring funny
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small
big
f ll
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empty full
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wet
dry
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far
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long
short
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easy difficult
d k li ht
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dark light
di t l
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dirty clean
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soft hard
ld
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young old
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good
bad
h
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poor rich
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fat
thin
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cheap
expensive
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happy
sad
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Comparatives:
You can use sentences with than, or
you can use a conjunction like but.
Paul is taller thanJane.Jane is tall, butPaul is taller.
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Madonna Justin Bieber
Madonna is more famous thanJustinBieber.
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Messi Ronaldo
Messi is better thanRonaldo.
Ronaldo is fasterthanMessi.
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The Queen Rajoy
The Queen is richer thanRajoy.Rajoy is tallerthanthe Queen.
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a turtle an elephant
The turtle is slower thanthe elephant.The elephant is
heavierthanthe turtle.
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a computer a pillow
The computer is more expensive thanthe pillow.
The pillow is softerthanthe computer.
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a crocodile a mole
The crocodile is longer thanthe mole.
The mole is weakerthanthe crocodile.
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Giselle Henry
Giselle is more beautiful thanHenry.Henry is
olderthanGiselle.
Giselle is tallerthanHenry.
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the Sun a pencil
The Sun is hotter thanthe pencil.The pencil is smallerthanthe
Sun.
The Sun is more important than the
pencil.
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a car a plane
The car is slower thanthe plane.
The car is cheaperthanthe plane.
The plane is more expensive than thecar.
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Superlatives
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Ending in Y.
Change yto i, then add -est:
happythehappiest
easytheeasiestheavytheheaviest
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Ending in E:
Add -st:widethewidest
fine
thefinestcutethecutest
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One syllable with one vowel and
one consonant at the end:Double the consonant, and add
-est:
hotthehottestbigthebiggest
fat
thefattest
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With more than one vowel or
more than one consonant at theend.
Add -est:
lightthelightestsmallthesmallest
fast
thefastest
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Some adjectives are irregular.
adjectivegood
comparativebetter
superlativethe best
bad worse the worst
far farther the farthest
little less the least
many more the most
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Superlatives:
Superlative sentences usually usethe, because there is only
onesuperlative.
Antonio is thetallest in the class.
Vanesa is tall, and Juan is taller,
but Antonio is thetallest.
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Madonna Rajoy Justin Bieber
Madonna is the richest one.Bieber is the youngest of the
three.
Rajoy is the tallest.
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Messi Ronaldo Villa
Ronaldo is the best player.Messi is the fastest of the
three.
Villa is the funniest one.
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The Queen Bisbal Banderas
Banderas is the most famous.The Queen is the shortest of the
three.
Bisbal is the strongest one.
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a turtle a tiger an elephant
The turtle is the slowest.
The tiger is the fastet of the three.
The elephant is the biggest one.The elephant is the
heaviest.
The tiger is the strongest one.
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a computer a house a pillow
The house is the biggest.The pillow is the softest of the
three.
The computer is the most expensive.The house is the highest.The
computer is the newest one.
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a car a bike a plane
The bike is the cheapest.
The car is the most popular.
The plane is the fastes of all.The plane is the safest means
of
transport.
The bike is the healthiest one.
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