“COMPARATIVE"
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SUPERLATIVE FORMS
? Forming Comparative Adjectives made of one syllable: the ending -‘er’ must be added Adjective tall short small
Compa. Form taller than shorter than smaller than
More Beautiful If an adjective is made of one, two, three or more syllables, then the word more must be added before the adjective: Adjectives
Comp. Form
beau*ti*ful(3)
more beautiful
ex*pen*sive(3)
more expensive
in*te*lli*gent(4)
more intelligent
Pretty
If an adjective is made of two syllables and ends in ‘’ y’’, this letter must be changed into an ‘i’, and the ending -er: Adjective Pretty easy happy
Comp. Form Prettier easier happier
Exceptions There are some irregular adjectives. They change completely from their root: Adjectives Good Bad Far Little Many
Comp. Form Better Worse Farther Less More
Superlatives This form is used when it is needed to highliht a situation from other. It is necessary to add the article 'the' before a superlative: ● Good He is the best friend I have. ● Bad He is the worst boyfriend I have. ● Tall ● She is the tallest basketball player in the team.
● Excercises: ● Use the following adjectives to make up some comparatives and superlatives sentences:
● Cool ● Large ● Tiny ● Thin ● Spacious ● Cramp ● Good ● Bad ● Dark
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