Comparative & Superlative ..
Superlative of adjectives
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Comparative of adjectives
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Usage
: When we compare one person , animal , or
thing with several of the same kind ..
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Usage : When we compare between 2 people , animals or things ..
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Formation
:
1- the + adjective +est + of / in .
2- the + most + adjective + of / in .
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Formation
:
1- adjective + er + than .
2- more + adjective + than .
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Examples : 1- the + adjective +est +
of / in .
a- Sami is the
oldest one in the class . ( one
syllable )
b- Ali is the tallest of
all the students . ( one
syllable )
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Examples : 1- adjective
+ er + than .
a-
Sami is older than Ahmad . ( one
syllable )
b-
Ali is taller than Sami . ( one syllable )
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Examples : 2- the + most + adjective + of
/ in .
a-
This watch is the most expensive of all .
b-
Lion is the most dangerous one in the Forest .
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Examples : 2- more + adjective + than .
a-
My watch is more expensive than yours .
b-
Snake is more dangerous than Lizard .
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Kinds of Adjectives :
One-syllable Adjectives :
To
form the comparative, we add -er to the end of the adjective.
To
form the superlative, we add -est to the end of the adjective.
Adjective
|
Comparative
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Superlative
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small
|
smaller
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the smallest
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cold
|
colder
|
the coldest
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light
|
lighter
|
the lightest
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wide *
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wider
|
the widest
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hot **
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hotter
|
the hottest
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Two-syllable Adjectives ending in –Y :
To
form the comparative, we remove the -y and add -ier to the end of the
adjective.
To
form the superlative, we remove the -y and add -iest to the end of the
adjective.
Adjective
|
Comparative
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Superlative
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crazy
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crazier
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the craziest
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happy
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happier
|
the happiest
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early
|
earlier
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the earliest
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Adjectives with Two or more Syllables :
For
Adjectives with 2 syllables (that don't end in -y) and higher (3, 4 syllables
etc), we use more for comparatives and the most for
superlatives.
Adjective
|
Comparative
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Superlative
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handsome
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more handsome
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the most handsome
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nervous
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more nervous
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the most nervous
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enthusiastic
|
more enthusiastic
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the most enthusiastic
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Irregular Forms :
Adjective
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Comparative
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Superlative
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good
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better
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the best
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bad
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worse
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the worst
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far ***
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further / farther
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the furthest / farthest
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little
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less
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the least
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many/much
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more
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the most
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old ****
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older/elder
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the oldest / eldest
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Choose whether each sentence requires the comparative or superlative form:
1. There are 10 houses on our street. Our house is the ________ one.
biggest
bigger
2. My brother sings better than I do, but I play guitar ________ than he does.
the best
better
3. This is ________ song I have ever heard!
better
the best
4. Tom is ________ than I am.
stronger
the strongest
5. Out of all the students in our class, I am ________.
the shortest
shorter
