COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

1. COMPARATIVE

   • USED TO COMPARE TWO THINGS
   • STRUCTURE
     • IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
       • BAD: WORSE+THAN GOOD: BETTER+THAN
     • LONG ADJECTIVES
       • MORE+ADJECTIVE+THAN
     • SHORT ADJECTIVES
       • ADJECTIVE+ER+THAN
       • ADJECTIVE+R+THAN
       • CVC (consoant / vowel / consonat): ADJECTIVE+REPEAT THE LAST LETTER+ER+THAN
       • CONSONANT + Y= ADJECTIVE+(DROPHTE Y) IER+THAN
   • EXAMPLES
     • MARIA IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN JULIA.
     • SHE IS PRETTIER THAN ME.
     • PETER IS TALLER THAN ROSE.
     • THE DOG IS BIGGER THAN THE CAT.
     • TODAY I AM BETTER THAN YESTERDAY.
     • THIS STREET IS LARGER THAN THE OTHER.

2. SUPERLATIVE

   • STRUCTURE
     • SHORT ADJECTIVES
       • THE+ADJECTIVE+EST
       • THE+ADJECTIVE+ST
       • CVC (consoant / vowel / consonat): THE+ADJECTIVE+REPEAT THE LAST LETTER+EST
       • CONSONANT+Y= THE+ADJECTIVE+(DROPHTE Y) IEST
     • LONG ADJECTIVES
       • THE+MOST+ADJECTIVE
     • IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
       • BAD: THE+WORST GOOD: THE+BEST
   • EXAMPLES
     • MARIA IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN OUR CLASS.
     • SHE IS THE PRETTIEST GIRL THAT I KNOW.
     • PETER IS THE TALLEST PERSON IN MY FAMILY.
     • THE DOG IS THE BIGGEST ANIMAL IN THIS HOUSE.
     • THIS IS THE LARGEST STREET IN THE CITY.
     • HE IS THE BEST FOOTBALL PLAYER ON THE TEAM.
   • USED TO DESCRIBE AN OBJECT WHICH IS AT THE UPPER OR LOWER LIMIT OF A QUALITY