Comparison II

Review:

• I don’t think Tom is going to be as tall as his sister.

•Jenny is as pretty as Cassie.
• I have as many books as she has.
•He looks happier/more happy than his brother.
•The sun is brighter than the moon.
•Living in a mansion is more comfortable than living in a hut.
•There are more parks in Isfahan than Tehran.
•There is less crime in Vienna than Berlin.
 Superlative:

 We use a superlative to compare one person, thing etc. with the whole group
that she/he/it belongs to:
 August is the wettest month of the year.
 The last question is the most difficult.
 The quickest way is along this path.
 Superlative with nouns:

 We can use most, least and fewest with noun phrases to create comparisons which are similar to
the superlative forms of adjectives. It is more common to use the before most, least and fewest, but
we can also leave it out:
 The points are added up, and the team with the most points wins.
 Who got most votes in the election?
 The room that has the least furniture would be the best for dancing.
 The class with the fewest students was always Miss Murray’s philosophy seminar.

Traditionally, we use least with singular uncountable nouns and fewest with plural countable
nouns.
Irregular Adjectives:

Adjective comparative superlative

good better best
bad worse worst
far farther/further farthest/furthest
little less least
much more most
 Spelling:

 Add -est for the superlative. If the adjective has a consonant + single vowel + consonant spelling, the final
consonant must be doubled before adding the ending:
 rich – richer – the richest
 fat – fatter – the fattest
 Adjectives with two syllables can form the superlative either by adding -est or by preceding the adjective with
most. For adjectives ending in y, change the y to an i before adding the ending.
 simple – simpler (more simple) – the simplest (the most simple)
 happy – happier (more happy) – the happiest (the most happy)
 Adjectives with three or more syllables form the superlative by putting the most in front.
 expensive – more expensive – the most expensive