comparatives adjectives

comparatives adjectives

1. Rulers

   • When we talk about two things, we can "compare" them.
     • Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun (object).
   • Forming comparatives and superlatives is easy. The form depends on the number of syllables in the original adjective.
     • One syllable adjectives
       • Add -er for the comparative and -est for the superlative. If the adjective has a consonant + single vowel + consonant spelling, t
         • Two syllables
           • Adjectives with two syllables can form the comparative either by adding -er or by preceeding the adjective with more.
           • Adjective :happy , simple, busy,tilted, tangled
             • happier, simpler,busier,more tilted, more tangled
       • Add -er for the comparative and -est for the superlative.
         • Adjetive Tall, fat ,big,sad
           • Taller ,fatter,bigger, sadder

2. Superlative adjectives

   • They are used in sentences where a subject is compared to a group of objects.
     • Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object).
       • tallest , fattest, biggest, saddest

3. Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects they modify (larger, smaller, faster, higher).

   • Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun (object).
     • Add -er for the comparative and -est for the superlative. If the adjective has a consonant + single vowel + consonant spelling, the final consonant must be doubled before adding the ending.
       • One syllable adjectives
       • taller , fatter, bigger,sadder
       • Two syllables
         • happier, simpler ,busier,more tilted, more tangled
         • happy ,simple,busy,tilted,tangled
       • Three or more syllables
         • Adjectives with three or more syllables form the comparative by putting more in front of the adjective, and the superlative by putting most in front.
         • important , expensive
           • more important
             • more expensive
           • most important
             • most expensive

4. Superlative adjectives

   • Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of a quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest).
     • Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object).
       • One syllable adjectives
         • tallest,fattest,biggest,saddest
         • Adjectives with two syllables can form the comparative either by adding -er or by preceeding the adjective with more.
           • Two syllables
             • happiest, simplest,busiest, most tilted, most tangled
   • Irregular
     • best,worst,least,most,furthest

5. tall ,fat, big, sad

6. Irregular

   • adjective
     • good ,dad,little,much ,far
       • better, worse,less,more,further