Comparatives

• Comparatives are used to show the difference between two

objects.
 THE COMPARATIVE: USING –ER AND MORE
ADJECTIVES COMPARATIVE FORM
Adjectives with one syllable Old Older Add – er to one syllable
adjectives.
Cheap Cheaper Is an adjective ends in one
vowel and one consonant,
big Bigger doube the cononant: fat,
thin, hot
Adjectives that end in-y Pretty Prettier If an adjective ends in - y,
change the –y to i and add
Funny Funnier er.
Adjectives with two or Famous More famous Use more in front of
more syllables. adjectives that have two o
Expensive More expensive more syllables (except
adjectives that end in -y)
interesting More interesting
Irregular comparatives Good Better The comparative forms of
forms. good, bad and far are
Bad Worse irregular.

far Farther/ further

 Remember

• When using a
comparative you
must always
follow it with the
Word than.
 Examples:

She is two years older than me.

New York is much bigger than Boston.

 When we want to describe how something or someone changes we can use two comparatives with and.

Examples:

The balloon got bigger and bigger.

 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
Adjective Comparatives

subject + verb + comparative adjective + than + object.

subject + verb + comparative adjective + than + object.
Examples:
I'm feeling happier now.

We need a bigger garden.

 Use than when we want to compare one thing with another.

 Superlative

• Superlative are
used to show the
difference
between more
than two objects.
 SUPERLATIVE EST AND MOST
ADJECTIVES SUPERLATIVE FORM

Adjectives with one Small The smallest If an adjective has 1

syllable syllable we add the ending
Hard The hardest – est.

Adjectives that end in-y Happy The happiest If an adjective ends with a
“y” remove the “y” and
Funny The funniest add- est
Adjectives with two or Beautiful The most beautiful If an adjective has two
more syllables. syllable or more without a
Expensive The most expensive “y” then add the Word
most before the Word.
Satisfactory The most satisfactory

Irregular superlatives Good The best There are a few exception.

forms.
Bad The worst

Far The farthest

REMEMBER
When using a
superlative you must
always precede it with
the Word the.
 SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
It's an adjective that takes a comparison to the highest degree.

subject + verb + the + superlative adjective + object.

subject + verb + the + superlative adjective + object.

Example:

My house is the largest one in our neighborhood. This is the smallest box I've ever seen.

Example