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COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects they modify (larger, smaller, faster, higher). They are used in sentences where two
nouns are compared, in this pattern:
Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun (object).
The second item of comparison can be omitted if it is clear from the context (final example below).
EXAMPLES
Jim and Jack are both my friends, but I like Jack better. ("than Jim" is understood)
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of a quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest). They are used in
sentences where a subject is compared to a group of objects.
Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object).
The group that is being compared with can be omitted if it is clear from the context (final example below).
EXAMPLES
We all threw our rocks at the same time. My rock flew the highest. ("of all the rocks" is understood)
FORMING REGULAR COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
Forming comparatives and superlatives is easy. The form depends on the number of syllables in the original adjective.
ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
Add -er for the comparative and -est for the superlative. If the adjective has a consonant + single vowel + consonant spelling, the final consonant must be doubled before
adding the ending.
Adjective
Comparative
Superlative
tall
taller
tallest
fat
fatter
fattest
big
bigger
biggest
sad
sadder
saddest
TWO SYLLABLES
Adjectives with two syllables can form the comparative either by adding -er or by preceeding the adjective with more. These adjectives form the superlative either by
adding -est or by preceeding the adjective with most. In many cases, both forms are used, although one usage will be more common than the other. If you are not sure
whether a two-syllable adjective can take a comparative or superlative ending, play it safe and use moreand most instead. For adjectives ending in y, change the y to an
i before adding the ending.
Adjective
Comparative
Superlative
happy
happier
happiest
simple
simpler
simplest
busy
busier
busiest
tilted
more tilted
most tilted
tangled
more tangled
most tangled
Comparative
Superlative
important
more important
most important
expensive
more expensive
most expensive
Comparative
Superlative
good
better
best
bad
worse
worst
little
less
least
much
more
most
far
further / farther
furthest / farthest
EXAMPLES
Case
1. Tokyo is
than Shanghai. (large)
2. Europe is
than South America. (small)
3. The Amazon river is
than the Mississipi river. (long)
4. Antarctica is
than Africa. (cold)
5. The Caspian sea is
than lake Michigan. (deep)
6. Brazil is
than Norway. (hot)
7. Andagoya, Colombia, is
than Santiago, Chile. (wet)
8. The Atlantic ocean is
than the Mediterranean. (wide)
9. The Aconcagua, in South America, is
than Mt. McKinley, in North America. (tall)
10.The Niger river is
than the Congo river. (short)
close
closer
closest
huge
huger
hugest
large
larger
largest
strange
stranger strangest
wise
wiser
wisest
1-syllable adjectives ending in a consonant with
a single vowel preceding it
big
bigger
biggest
fat
fatter
fattest
red
redder
reddest
sad
sadder
saddest
thin
thinner
thinnest
1-syllable adjectives ending in "y"
dry
drier
driest
spry
sprier/spryer
spriest/spryest
wry
wrier/wryer wriest/wryest
1-syllable adjectives,
other cases
fast
faster
great
greater
quick
quicker
short
shorter
tall
taller
2-syllable adjectives
ending in "e"
bumpier
heavier
icier
shinier
tinier
bumpiest
heaviest
iciest
shiniest
tiniest
Non-smokers usually
live (long)
than
smokers.
5.
Which is
the (dangerous)
animal in the world?
A holiday by the sea
is (good)
than a
holiday in the mountains.
7.
4.
6.
1. Gold is
than silver. (expensive)
2. Reality TV programmes are
than chat shows. (interesting)
3. Science is difficult but Maths is
. (difficult)
4. I think that Halle Berry is
than Sharon Stone. (beautiful)
5. Tigers are
than crocodiles. (dangerous)
This is
the (interesting)
ook I have ever read.
fastest
greatest
quickest
shortest
tallest
fickle
fickler
ficklest
handsome handsomerhandsomest
polite
politer
politest
2-syllable adjectives
ending in "y"
bumpy
heavy
icy
shiny
tiny
3.
more beautiful
more colorful
more complete
most beautiful
most colorful
most
more delicious
more generous
most delicious
most
more important
most
n a beer.
8.
Who is
the (rich)
woman
on earth?
My house
is (big)
9.
than
10.
bigger
He was
the (clever)
yours.
2.
This flower
is (beautiful)
that one.
of all.
than
thief
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