COMPARATIVES/ SUPERLATIVES

COMPARATIVES

WE USE THEM TO SHOW TWO THINGS ARE DIFFERENT

SUPERLATIVES

AS/AS

=

USED TO COMPARE THREE OR MORE THINGS (ONE THING WITH THE REST)

LONG WORDS

WE USE AS...AS TO SHOW TWO THINGS ARE EQUAL

SHORT WORDS

LONG WORDS

SHORT WORDS

PP+ TOBE+AS+ADJ+AS+ SUBJECT

ONE SYLLABLE SOUND OR WORDS ENDING WITH -Y + THAN

TWO OR MORE SYLLABLES

ONE SYLLABLE SOUND OR WORDS ENDING WITH -Y

TWO OR MORE SYLLABLES

I AM+

SHE/HE + IS + AS+ KIND + AS + YOU

YOU/WE THEY ARE +

ENDS WITH -Y

CHANGE -I AND ADD -ER

SILLY- SILLIER:

HE IS SILLIER THAN A DONKEY

ADD MORE IN FRONT OF THE ADJECTIVE + THAN:

YOU ARE MORE DANGEROUS THAN SCORPIONS

ENDS WITH -Y

CHANGE -I AND ADD -EST

HAPPY- HAPPIEST:

IT IS THE HAPPIEST DOG I'VE EVER SEEN

ADD THE MOST IN FRONT OF THE ADJECTIVE:

HE IS THE MOST HANDSOME PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD

ONE SYLLABLE ADD -ER

OLD: OLDER

CHEAP: CHEAPER

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES:

GOOD: BETTER

BAD: WORSE

FAR: FURTHER/FARTHER

ONE SYLLABLE ENDING WITH ONE VOWEL AND ONE CONSONANT DOUBLE THE LAST CONSONANT AND ADD -ER EX: BIG: BIGGER

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES:

GOOD: THE BEST

BAD: THE WORST

FAR: THE FARTHEST/ FURTHEST

ONE SYLLABLE ADD -EST

OLD: OLDEST

CHEAP: CHEAPEST

ONE SYLLABLE ENDING WITH ONE VOWEL AND ONE CONSONANT DOUBLE THE LAST CONSONANT AND ADD -EST

BIG: THE BIGGEST