Grammar

Superlative Form: use it when you talk about more than two people or things.
Use the + superlative.

1- Add est to short adjectives like: calm, clean, cold, cool dark, full, great, hard, high,
light, long, low, new, old, poor, proud, quiet, rough, smooth, short, smart, tall, warm,
young, etc.

Examples: Rosa: 12 Rita: 15 Jenny: 17

Rosa is the youngest girl. The youngest girl is Rosa.
Jenny is the oldest of the three. The oldest of the three is Jenny.

2- Double the last letter and add est to adjectives with this pattern consonant vowel
consonant like: big, fat, hot, sad, thin, wet, etc.

Example:
The grey ball is the biggest one.
The biggest ball is grey.

3- Change y to i and add est to adjectives such as: angry, busy, cloudy, dirty, early,
easy, empty, foggy, friendly, funny, happy, heavy, lucky, noisy, pretty, sunny, thirsty, ugly,
windy, etc.

Examples:
Box c is the heaviest of the three.
The heaviest box is C.
A B C

4- Add st to adjectives that end with letter e like: brave, handsome, huge, large, late,
little, nice, safe, etc.

Examples: The white star is the littlest one.

The littlest star is the white one.

5- Irregular superlative forms: good = the best bad = the worst far = the
farthest / furthest.

Examples: Yamileth: 96 Hannio: 75 Xinia: 43

Yamileths grade is the best one.
Xinias grade is the worst.

6- Use the most- with long adjectives such as: awful, beautiful, boring, careful, clever,
dangerous, delicious, difficult, excited, exciting, expensive, famous, frightened, helpful,
important, intelligent, interesting, un/popular, scared, terrible, tired, unfriendly, unhappy,
unlucky, wonderful, worried, etc.

Examples: bronze ring $4 silver ring $ 8 gold ring $16

The golden ring is the most expensive of the three.
The most expensive ring is the gold one.
 Other Comparison forms:

The same (as):

Examples: A B A and B are the same.

A is the same as B.

Similar (to):

Examples: C D C and D are similar.

C is similar to D.

Different (from):

Examples:
E F E and F are different.
E is different from F.

Like = similar to this + be + like + that.

Alike: similar this and that + be + alike.

Examples: You have a ball point pen with blue ink.

I have a boll point pen with blue ink.
Your pen is like my pen.
Our pens are alike.

Asas: when similar things are the same in an aspect. Pattern: As + adjective + as.
Examples: John is 21 years old. Mary is 21 years old.
John is as old as Mary.
This watch is $5200. That watch is $5200.
This watch is as expensive as that watch.

Negative Examplesverb be + not + as + adj. + as

Fred is 20 years old. Jean is 21 years old.
Fred isnt as old as Jean. Fred is younger than Jean.
This book costs $3. That book costs $5.
This book isnt as expensive as that book.
This book is cheaper than that book.

Less than: its the opposite of more. Its used with adjectives that have two or more
syllables, except adjectives that end in y; its not usually used with one syllable
adjectives.

Example: This book costs $3. That book costs $5.

This book is less expensive than that book.
A cat is less dangerous than a lion.
 Grammar

Comparative Form: use it when you talk about two people or things.
Use adjective + er than.

1- Add er than to short adjectives like: calm, clean, cold, cool dark, full, great, hard,
high, light, long, low, new, old, poor, proud, quiet, rough, smooth, short, smart, tall, warm,
young, etc.

Examples: Rosa: 12 Rita: 15

Rosa is younger than Rita.
Rita is older than Rosa.

2- Double the last letter and add er than to adjectives with this pattern: consonant
vowel consonant like: big, fat, hot, sad, thin, wet, etc.

Example:
The grey ball is bigger than the white one.

3- Change y to i and add er than to adjectives such as: angry, busy, cloudy, dirty,
early, easy, empty, foggy, friendly, funny, happy, heavy, lucky, noisy, pretty, sunny, thirsty,
ugly, windy, etc.

Examples:
Box C is heavier than Box A.
Box A is uglier than Box B.
A B C

4- Add r than to adjectives that end with letter e like: brave, handsome, huge, large,
late, little, nice, safe, etc.

Examples: The white star is littler than the grey one.

5- Irregular superlative forms: good = better than bad = worse than

far = farther than / further than.

Examples: Yamileth: 96 Hannio: 75 Xinia: 43

Yamileths grade is better than Hannios grade.
Xinias grade is worse than Hannios grade.

6- Use more than- with long adjectives such as: awful, beautiful, boring, careful, clever,
dangerous, delicious, difficult, excited, exciting, expensive, famous, frightened, helpful,
important, intelligent, interesting, un/popular, scared, terrible, tired, unfriendly, unhappy,
unlucky, wonderful, worried, etc.

Examples: bronze ring $4 silver ring $ 8 gold ring $16

The solver ring is more expensive than the bronze ring.
The gold ring is more beautiful than the silver ring.