1st Part Adjectives: comparatives and superlatives
2nd Part Adjectives : possessive adjectives
Grammar in use
Topic : Comparatives and superlatives
Skills : Grammar
What is the comparative ?
The chicken is bigger than the frog.
What is the superlative ?
The cow is the biggest.
Use
We use comparatives and superlatives to compare nouns.
Comparatives
Superlatives
Main Use
To compare 2 things and show the superiority, equality or inferiority of one of them
To compare more than 2 things and speak about extremes (the first, the last…)
Superiority
Short Adjectives: (adj. + ‘er’) + than The cat is smaller than the dog. ——————————————— Long Adjectives: more + adj. + than The book is more interesting than the movie.
Short Adjectives: the + (adj. + ‘est’) This is the smallest cookie! ——————————————— Long Adjectives: the most + adj. Pat is the most intelligent in his class.
Equality
as + adj. + as Joe is as tall as Lindsey.
Does not exist
Inferiority
less + adj. + than The shoes areless expensive than the dress.
the least + adj. The second point is the least important.
A short adjective is an adjective with one syllable or two syllables ending in –y, -ow, -le, -er. Examples: pretty → prettier narrow → narrower gentle → gentler clever → cleverer
If the adjective ends with a single vowel and a consonant, this consonant is doubled for superiority. Example: big → bigger fat → fatter
There are 3 important irregular adjectives:
A few key adverbs or phrases can guide you in the use of the SIMPLE present
Adjective
Comparative of superiority
Superlative of Superiority
good
better
the best
bad
worse
the worst
far
farther / further
the farthest / the furthest
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