Making comparisons

Comparatives: comparing 2 things!- daha

We use adjectives/ adverbs to compare!

A. If your adjective is short, you use “-er than”

The woman is shorter than the man.

I am healthier than Greg.

B. If your adjective is long, you use “more… than”

My bed is more comfortable than Arda’s.

Superlatives: comparing more than 2 things! - en

A. If your adjective is short, you use “the - est of all/of them”

Dennis is the shortest student in the class.

Dennis is the shortest student of all.

Jackie is the happiest girl in the house.

B. If your adjective is a long one, you use “the most of all/of them/ in the team”

My car is the most comfortable of them.

This lahmacun is the most expensive lahmacun in the World.

IMPORTANT!

There are irregular adjectives!

Adjective-- Comparative- Superlative

Good Better The best

Bad Worse The worst
Far Farther/Further The farthest/furthest
Many/much More The most
Little Less The least

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 ADJECTIVE & ADVERB

I have a red apple.-------- red: is an adj. it describes noun!

Sıfatlar isimleri niteler.

I worked really hard.--- hard: is an adverb. It describes the verb!

Zarflar eylemi niteler.

Adjective Adverb

Quick Quickly

Careful Carefully

Slow Slowly

Careless Carelessly

Loud Loudly

Irregular adverbs

Adj. Adv.

Fast Fast

Hard Hard

Early Early

Late Late

Examples:

1. Henry shouted at the little girl angry/angrily.

2. The last match was an easy/easily victory.
3. I checked the emails careful/carefully last evening.
4. There was a heavy/heavily rain outside.

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