Comparatives & Superlatives

Comparatives & Superlatives

1. Comparatives

   • To most of all we add er at the end
   • compare 2 things, or persons, or animals
   • We use "than" to compare

2. Superlatives

   • To most of all we add est at the end
   • to highlight someone or something from a group
   • we use "the" to highlight

3. If an adjective have more than 1 syllable

   • it change the comparative and superlative form
     • we add "more than" to comparatives
     • we add "the most" to superlatives
       • before the adjective

4. there are irregular comparatives and superlatives

   • like good, bad little, far
     • good: better , best
       • little: less , least
         • far: farther , farthest

5. if the adjective ends in "y" we add "i" and then we add the er or est termination

   • if the adjective ends in "d" "g" "t" we double the consonant and then we add the terminaton er or est