COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

1. COMPARATIVE

   • used to compare differences between the two objects you modify
     • it is followed by "than"
     • (larger, smaller, faster, higher)
     • RULES
       • one syllable adjectives
         • add: "-est"
           • fastest
             • FAST
       • One-syllable adjectives ending in "e":
         • add: "-st"
           • nicest
             • NICE
       • One-syllable adjectives ending in consonant + vowel + consonant::
         • add: consonant + "-est"
           • hottest
             • HOT
       • two-syllable adjectives ending in "y"
         • replace "y" with: "-est"
           • funniest
             • FUNNY
       • adjectives of two or more syllables
         • add: “the most”/“the least”
           • the most beautiful
           • the least beautiful
     • EXAMPLE
       • My house is larger than hers.
       • This box is smaller than the one I lost.
       • Your dog runs faster than Jim's dog
       • The rock flew higher than the roof.
       • New York is bigger than Los Angeles
       • I am taller than Beth

2. SUPERLATIVE

   • The superlative is used to describe an object that is at the upper or lower end of a quality
     • (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest)
       • EXAMPLE
         • My house is the largest one in our neighborhood.
         • This is the smallest box I've ever seen.
         • Your dog ran the fastest of any dog in the race
         • Juan is the fastest
         • Angela’s room is the cleanes
         • I am the tallest
     • RULES
       • one syllable adjectives
         • add “-er”
           • faster
             • FAST
       • One-syllable adjectives ending in "e":
         • add: “-r”
           • nicer
             • NICE
       • One-syllable adjectives ending in consonant + vowel + consonant::
         • add: consonant + "-er"
           • hotter
             • HOT
       • two-syllable adjectives ending in "y"
         • replace "y" with: "-ier"
           • funnier
             • FUNNY
       • adjectives of two or more syllables
         • add: “more”/“less”
           • more beautifu
           • less beautiful