Comparative and Superlative

Comparative and Superlative

1. Comparative

   • we use to make comparison between two things or people.
     • the rules are
       • add "er" to the end of the word
         • example: old → older
           • we have some irregular words, like: good (better), bad(worse)
         • if the word ends with "e" you just add "d"
         • if the word is CVC, you fold the last letter
         • if the word ends with "y", you remove the "y" and add "ier"
         • if the word has more than two syllables, you add "more" and the normal word

2. Superlative

   • The superlative is used whenever we want to express the quality of an adjective in its highest degree
     • the rules are
       • add "est" to the end of the world
         • example: old → oldest
           • we have some irregular words, like: good (the best), bad (the worst)
         • if the word ends with "e" you just add "st"
         • if the word is CVC, you fold the last letter
         • if the word ends with "y", you remove the "y" and add "iest"
         • if the word has more than two syllables, you add "most" and the normal word