COMPARATIVE & SUPERLATIVE FORM

COMPARATIVE & SUPERLATIVE FORM

1. SUPERLATIVE

   • Superlatives are used to describe an object, person or idea within a large grup os its kind.
     • Adjectives with one syllable: add "the"+ "est" or "st".
       • Cold, "the coldest" Nice, "the nicest".
     • Adjectiveswith two or more syllables: add "the"+ "most".
       • Boring, "the most boring" Expensive, "the most expensive".
     • Adjectives with two syllables that end in "y": change "y" to "i" and add "the".
       • Early, "the earliest" Happy, "the happiest".
     • Adejctives that end with a vowel and a consonant: double tha final letter before adding "the"+ "est".
       • Big, "the biggest" Hot, "the hottest".
   • We should always use the article "THE" before the verb.
     • The superlative is used to describe something that is at the upper or lower end of a qyuality.

2. COMPARATIVE

   • THE WORD 'THAN' IS USED WITH THECOMPARATIVE FORMTO COMPARE ONE PERSON, PLACE, OR THING WITH ANOTHER
     • For short adjectives (one sylllable) we just adder+than to the end of the adjectives .
       • Old:Older ,Cheap:Cheaper ,Small:Smaller
     • For adjectives endingin ‘’y’’ we change ‘’y’’ to ‘’i’’ and add ‘’er’ ’+than to the adjetive.
       • Heavy:heavier Easy:easier Pretty:prettier
     • Long adjetives (two or more syllables) We use ‘’more’’ before the adjective+than.
       • Useful:more useful Expensive:more expensive Difficult:more difficult
   • COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES WITH AS...AS
     • Use AS...AS when you say that two things have the same qualities.
     • Use NOT AS..AS when you say that two things you are comparing possess different qualities.