COMPARATIVE and SUPERLATIVE

COMPARATIVE and SUPERLATIVE

1. WE USE

   • comparative adjectives to compare two people, animals or things
     • EXAMPLE
       • Quito is bigger than Ibarra
   • superlative adjectives to compare more than two people, animals or things
     • EXAMPLE
       • Pastaza is the largest province in Ecuador

2. STRUCTURES

   • Comparative
     • ONE SYLLABLE: Adjective + -er + than
       • Joseph is faster than Royer
     • TWO or MORE SYLLABLES: More + adjective + than
       • Fausto is more young than Maria
   • Superlative
     • ONE SYLLABLE: the + adjective + -est
       • Joseph is the fastest children in the class
     • TWO or MORE SYLLABLES: the most + adjective -
       • Fausto is the most youngest in the house

3. SPELLING

   • Adjectives of one syllable that end in -e: add -r / -st
     • nice = nicer - the nicest
   • Adjectives that end in a vowel + consonants -t, -d, -g, -m, -n : double the consonant and add -er/-est
     • sad = sadder - the saddest
   • Adjectives of two syllables that end in -y: change the -y to an -i and add -er / -est
     • happy = happier - the happiest
   • Long words(2 / 3 / 4 syllables): add more / the most
     • famous = more famous - the most famous

4. ADJECTIVES

   • good/well - better - the best
     • bad - worse - the worst
       • far - farther / further - the farthest / the furthest
         • little - less - the least
           • much - more - the most
             • many - more - the most