ADJECTIVES

COMPARATIVES

SUPERLATIVES

One syllabe: -er

One-syllabe: -est

Two or more syllables

More than two syllables

more + adjective

the most + adjective

less + adjective:

the least + adjective

Two syllables ending in y.: er and y Two syllables ending in y: -est

becomes -i
becomens -i
PAY ATTENTION TO: CVC= double
consonant: big bigger

PAY ATTENTION TO: CVC= double

consonant: big bigger

TO COMPARE TWO THINGS OR

ACTIONS

TO COMPARE TWO THINGS OR

ACTIONS

Comparative + than:

The + superlative + IN: Hes the

tallest player in the team.

My sister is taller than me OR my

sister is taller than I am.
Remember! After than, 2
possibilities:
than + object pronoun
than + subject + auxiliary.

EQUALITY
As + adjective + as: My mother is as
tall as my father.
The same as: Her new car looks the
same as the old one.

ADVERBS
COMPARATIVES

SUPERLATIVES

ALWAYS: more + adverb

ALWAYS: the most + adverb

She drives carefully. He doesnt drive

carefully.

Who drives the most carefully in

your family?

She drives more carefully than him.

She speaks more slowly than him.
Typical mistake: she speaks slower than
him.

How to recognise an adverb?: by means of asking how? to the verb.

For example: She drives carefully.
We ask: how does she drive? And the answer is: carefully, which refers always
to the verb.

IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

much
good
bad
far
little
many

more
better
worse
farther
less
more

most
best
worst
farthest
least
most