Basics of English Grammar

Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives

What is a noun?
Noun is a word which refers to a thing, person, activity, place etc.

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car

reading
teacher

street
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What is an adjective?
Adjective is a word which describes a noun
adjectives noun

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big fast expensive

car
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What is a syllable?
Syllable is a part of a word containing vowel sound

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read ing read

1st syllable

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ing
2nd syllable
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CONSONANTS

d
O

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VOWELS

E
i

Syllables examples
1. One-syllable adjectives

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fast big cheap long

2. Two-syllable adjectives

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happy crazy dirty

3. Three-syllable adjectives

impor tant wonderful

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What is a comparative form?

Comparative form expresses the idea of more

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fast-er
My car is fast.

But his car is faster.

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Comparative form?
How is a comparative form built?
one syllable adjectives two syllable adjectives ending in -y

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long er

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funnier y

other two and three syllable adjectives

irregular adjectives for example good

modern more modern

good better

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What is a superlative form?

Superlative form expresses the idea of most

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fast-est
My car is fast. Your car is fast.

But his car is the fastest.

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One syllable adjectives

COMPARISON

old

+ -er older

SUPERLATIVE

tall + -est tallest the tallest

One syllable adjectives with the spelling consonant + single vowel + consonant
hot double the final consonant = hot t
COMPARISON + -er hotter SUPERLATIVE 1. + -est hottest 2. the + the hottest

Adjectives that end in e

1. Drop the final e 2. Make the comparison / superlative

nice + -er nicer nice + -est the nicest

Superlative form?
How is a superlative form built?
one syllable adjectives two syllable adjectives ending in -y

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long est

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funny iest

other two and three syllable adjectives

irregular adjectives for example good

modern most modern

good best

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Summary comparison
comparative superlative

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long funny

longer funnier

longest funniest

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modern more modern most modern good better best

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Exercises
List of adjectives. Write on your notebook the comparative and superlative forms of these adjectives. hot nice short kind exciting good bad tired ugly big pleasant intelligent happy pretty annoyed tasty upset thin young lovely attractive unhappy careless perfect terrible

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Introduction What is a noun? What is an adjective? What is a syllable? Syllable further examples Vowels and Consonants Adjectives Comparative form How to built comparative forms? Superlative form How to built superlative forms? Summary Comparison chart Practice Superlative forms Comparative forms

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Kamelija Simonovska
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