COMPARATIVE

and
SUPERLATIVE
OF ADJECTIVES

pare the qualities of two people or things,

we use comparative adjective

adjective + er

mpare a person or thing within a group,

we use superlative of adjecti

the adjective + est

Small

Smaller

The Smallest

Tall
Short
Shorter
The Shortest

OMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

Adjectives with one syllable or two syllables but end in y +er

small + er

heavy + er

tall + er
cold + er
light + er

lucky + er
easy + er

one syllable

heavier
luckier
easier

two syllables end in -y

OMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
(a,e,i,o,u)

(b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k...)

One syllable adjectives that end in a vowel + a consonant

big + er

bigger

hot + er

hotter

one syllable end in one vowel + one consonant

OMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
Adjectives with two or more syllables
MORE

useful

more useful

beatiful

more beatiful

interesting

more interesting

2 or more syllables

OMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
To make comparation we add than
Alfa

Ace

Ace is smaller than Alfa.

OMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
To make comparation we add than

Johns shoes
Kates shoes

Johns shoes are bigger than Kates shoes.

Bao
Pingping is shorter than Bao.
Bao is taller than Pingping.
Tall

Short

Pingping

Yellow cat is thinner than white cat.

White cat is fatter than yellow cat.
Thin

Fat

Ugly

Cactus is uglier than rose.

Rose is more beatiful than cactus.

Beatiful

OMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
Irregular adjective forms
good

better

bad

worse

far
much

farther/further
more

little

less

irregular forms

PERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

Adjectives with one syllable or two syllables but end in y +er

small + est
tall + est
cold + est
light + est

one syllable

heavy + est heaviest

lucky + est luckiest
easy + est easiest

two syllables end in -y

PERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
(a,e,i,o,u)

(b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k...)

One syllable adjectives that end in a vowel + a consonant

big + est

biggest

hot + est

hottest

sad +est

saddest

one syllable end in one vowel + one consonant

PERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
Adjectives with two or more syllables
MOST

useful

most useful

beatiful

most beatiful

interesting

most interesting

2 or more syllables

PERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
Irregular adjective forms
good

better

bad

worse

far
much
little

irregular forms

the best
the worst

farther/further the farthest /furthest

more

the most

less

the least

Betty

Jane

Kate

Kate is the most beatiful girl in the group.

John

Henry

Mary

Lil

Suzy
Kate

Henry is the most hardworking student in the class.

Cheetah is the fastest animal in the world.