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Comparative & Superlative Adjectives (Comparative (Purpose: - Show…
Comparative & Superlative Adjectives
Comparative
Purpose:
- Show change
I am feeling
happier
now.
The balloon got
bigger and bigger
.
- Make comparison
This car is
better
.
use com. adj.
+ than
to compare people, places, things
John is
taller than
Alex.
Monkeys are
more intelligent
than cows.
Superlative
Purpose:
-Show highest quality or degree
It was the
happiest
day of my life.
Everest is the
highest
mountain in the world.
use
the
Form
1
syllable
ends with "e"
-> add "-r" or "-st"
nice -> nice
r
-> nice
st
large -> large
r
-> large
st
-er
or
the -est
small -> small
er
-> small
est
ends in a
vowel + consonant
-> double the consonant
big -> big
ger
-> big
gest
fat -> fat
ter
-> fat
test
ends in
consonant + y
happy -> happ
ier
-> happ
iest
2
syllables
use
more
and
most
careful ->
more
careful ->
most
careful
interesting ->
more
interesting ->
most
interesting
some use
either
"-er" "-est" or "more" "most"
quiet, simple, polite, likely, stupid, silly
New cars are
quieter / more quiet
than old cars.