Comparative and Superlative

Comparative and Superlative

1. To make the comparative form of adjectives and the superlative form , first we need to know how many syllables are in the adjective.

2. Comparatives

   • One way to describe nouns is by comparing them to something else. When comparing two things, you’re likely to use adjectives like smaller, bigger, taller, more interesting, and less expensive. Notice the ‑er ending, and the words more and less. A mistake that both native speakers and non-native speakers make is using incorrectly formed comparative adjectives.
     • Incorrect
       • His cat is more large than my dog.
     • correct
       • His cat is larger than my dog.

3. Superlatives

   • When comparing more than two things, you’ll likely use words and phrases like smallest, biggest, tallest, most interesting, and least interesting. Notice the ‑est ending and the words most and least.
     • Incorrect
       • Martha is the elder of the four sisters.
     • correct
       • Martha is the eldest of the four sisters.