Comparatives and Superlatives Are Special Forms of Adjectives

Ahmadiyah Elementary School

Adjectives- Comparatives and Superlatives

Adjective form Comparative Superlative

Only one syllable, ending in Add -R: Add -ST: E. wider, finer, cuter widest, finest, cutest Examples: wide, fine, cute

Only one syllable, with one Double the consonant, and Double the consonant, and vowel and one consonant at add -ER: add -EST: the end. hotter, bigger, fatter hottest, biggest, fattest Examples: hot, big, fat

Only one syllable, with more than one vowel or more than Add -ER: Add -EST: one consonant at the end. lighter, neater, faster lightest, neatest, fastest Examples: light, neat, fast

Two syllables, ending in y Change Y to i, then add Change Y to i, then add -ER: Examples: happy, silly, -EST: happier, sillier, lonelier lonely happiest, silliest, loneliest

Two syllables, ending / er/ le/ add -ER: add -EST: ure/ow

Use MORE before the Use MOST before the Two syllables or more, not adjective: adjective: ending in Y. Examples: more modern, more most modern, most modern, interesting, beautiful interesting, more beautiful interesting, most beautiful

Example Number of syllables The same My car is as new as your car. One, two three or more syllables. Not the same My car is not as new as your car. One, two three or more syllables.

Exceptions: good better best bad worse worst

How to use comparatives and superlatives

Comparatives Comparatives are used to compare two things. You can use sentences with THAN, or you can use a conjunction like BUT. Examples:  Jiro is taller than Yukio.

 Yukio is tall, but Jiro is taller.

Superlatives are used to compare more than two things. Superlative sentences usually use THE, because there is only one superlative. Examples: Superlatives  Masami is the tallest in the class.

 Yukio is tall, and Jiro is taller, but Masami is the tallest.