AdjectivesComparative & Superlative form.

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When we go shopping, for example, we often compare:

products - That one is better than this one. prices - Yes, but that one's cheaper.

When we talk about what we like or prefer and give our opinions, we often compare:

people - She's much more intelligent than her sister.

places - Oxford and Cambridge have the oldest universities.

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DEFINITIONAdjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in a sentence.

Comparative & superlative adjectives.

We use the comparative and superlative form to compare and contrast different objects in English.

Use the comparative form to show the difference

between two objects.

Example: New York is more exciting than Seattle.

USAGE:

Comparative & superlative form

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.

Comparative & superlative form

Generally in English they obey three rules:

1. They precede the noun there modifying 2. They don’t change when it comes to genders .3. They don´t change when it comes to quantity

Comparative & superlative adjectives.

Example 1:•A bright sun (un sol brillante)

•A wonderful view ( una vista maravillosa)

Comparative & superlative adjectives.1. They precede the noun there modifying

2. They don’t change when it comes to genders .

Example 2:A tall manA tall woman

Comparative & superlative adjectives.

Example 3:

A beautiful flower beautiful flowers

Comparative & superlative adjectives.3. They don´t change when it comes to

quantity

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:

One Syllable Adjectives 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: cheap - cheaper / hot - hotter / high - higher

Example Sentences a)Yesterday was hotter than today.

b) This book is cheaper than that book.

Comparative form

Two Syllable Adjectives Ending in '-y' Example: happy - happier / funny - funnier

Example Sentences :I am happier than you.

That joke was funnier than his joke.

Comparative form

Three or More Syllable Adjectives place 'more' before the adjective Example: interesting - more interesting /

difficult - more difficult Example Sentences: London is more expensive than Madrid.

This test is more difficult than the last test.

Comparative form

One Syllable Adjectives 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

Today is the hottest day of the summer.

This book is the cheapest I could find.

Superlative form

Three or More Syllable Adjectives place 'the most' before the adjective Example: interesting - the most interesting /

difficult - the most difficult Example Sentences

London is the most expensive city in England.

That is the most beautiful painting here.

Superlative form

Two Syllable Adjectives Ending in '-y' place 'the' before the adjective and remove the 'y' from the adjective and add 'iest'

Example: happy - the happiest / funny - the funniest

Example Sentences:

New York is the noisiest city in the USA.

He is the craziest person I know.

Superlative form

IMPORTANT EXCEPTIONS

Irregular Comparative and Superlative Forms

goodBetter (than)

(the) best

bad Worse (than) (the) worst

farFarther/further (than)

(the) farthest/furthest

Certain adjectives have irregular forms in the comparative and superlative degrees:

Positive Comparative form Superlative form

richRicher (than)Tony is richer than GaryKey: Adjective + er + than

(The) richestBut, Tim is the richestKey: The + adjective + est

Lovely

Lovelier (than)Incorrect a) Monterrey is lovlyer than TepicCorrectb) Monterrey is lovelier than Tepic

Loveliesta) But, Paris is the

loveliest capital

Beautiful

(More) beautifulIncorrect:a) Petra is beautifuler than Juana.Correct:b) Petra is more beautiful than

Juana.

(The) most beautiful

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