Comparatives and Superlatives

Comparatives and Superlatives

1. Comparatives adjetives

   • Are adjectives that are used to make a comparison between two nouns
     • Irregular adjectives
       • Examples of some irregular adjectives:
         • Good-better; bad-worse, little-less; much-more
     • Regular adjetives
       • Rulers
         • 1.- If an adjective has a syllable, add the suffix -er to the end
           • Short-Shorter
         • 2.- If an adjective ends in the sequence [consonant, vowel, consonant], double the last consonant before applying rule 1
           • Wet-Wetter
         • 3.- If an adjective ends in -e, add -r to the end.
           • Large-Larger
         • 4.- If an adjective has two syllables and ends in -y, change the y to i and add the suffix -er to the end.
           • Tiny-Tinier
         • Long adjectives form the comparative by placing the word more before the original adjective
           • Attractive-more attractive

2. Superlatives adjetives

   • The superlative is always preceded by the definite article: the fastest, the tallest, the most intelligent.
   • In the case of one-syllable adjectives, we form the superlative by adding -est at the end: tall - tallest.
   • If the adjective has two syllables, we can add -est or put most in front of the adjective. In many cases, both ways are used, but one is more common than the other.
   • If the adjective has three syllables or more, we will form the comparative by adding most: important - the most important.
   • When the adjective ends in a consonant + vowel + consonant, the last consonant must be repeated before adding the ending: fat - the fattest.
   • And if it ends in -y, we must change it to an i: happy - the happiest.