COMPARISON

TEACHER ELIANGE
 There are two ways of making comparison in English.

Comparative

Superlative
 1. COMPARATIVE
 We use the comparative two compare TWO things.
 For short adjectives add –ER + THAN.

Examples:
Strong – stronger than Young – younger than

I am stronger than my sister.

Emma is younger than her best friend.
 Pay attention:
If the short adjective ends in consonant + vowel + consonant double the
consonant and the add –ER + THAN.
Hot – hotter than

Spring is hotter than fall.

If the adjective ends in –Y take it off and add –IER + THAN

Happy – happier

My sister is happier than me.

 For long adjectives use MORE + adjective + THAN.

Examples:
Charming – more charming than
Beautiful – more beautiful than

She is more charming than her sister.

A rose is more beautiful than a daisy.
 Be careful!
Some adjectives have irregular forms. Take a look:

Good – better than

Bad – worse than
Far – farther than

Examples:
Jonathan is better than his brother in math.
That movie is worse than the other one.
I live farther than you from downtown.
2. Superlative

 We use the superlative to express the extreme degree of quality.

For short adjectives we add THE + adjective –EST

Examples:
Young - youngest Strong – strongest

James is the youngest person in my family.

That woman is the strongest in the gym.
 Pay attention:
If the short adjective ends in consonant + vowel + consonant double the
consonant and the add THE + –EST.
Hot – the hottest

Summer is the hottest season of the year.

If the short adjective ends in –Y take it off and add THE + –IEST
Happy – the happiest

She is the happiest person I know.

 For long adjectives use THE MOST + adjective.

Examples:
Charming – the most charming
Curious – the most curious

She is the most charming at school.

Josh is the most curious boy I know.
 Be careful!
Some adjectives have irregular forms. Take a look:

Good – the best

Bad – the worst
Far – the furthest

Examples:
Jonathan is the best student in our class.
That movie is the worst I’ve ever seen.
This is the furthest city I’ve ever been to.