Basics of English Grammar

Comparative and superlative

forms of adjectives
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What is a noun? Contents

Noun
Adjective

Noun is a word which refers to a thing, Syllable

Comparatives
person, activity, place etc. Superlatives
Comparison
Practice

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Dictionary

car

reading
street
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What is an adjective? Contents

Noun
Adjective
Syllable
Adjective is a word which describes a noun Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
Practice

adjectives noun Help

Dictionary

big

fast car
expensive Back
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What is a syllable? Contents

Noun
Adjective
Syllable
Syllable is a part of a word containing vowel sound Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
Practice

read ing Help

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read ing
1st syllable 2nd syllable
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CONSONANTS Noun
Adjective
Consonants and
Vowels

M K
Syllable

t
d
Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
Practice

VOWELS Help
Dictionary

E O
a i u
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Syllables – examples Contents

Noun
Adjective
Syllable

1. One-syllable adjectives Comparatives

Superlatives

fast big cheap long Comparison

Practice

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2. Two-syllable adjectives
happy crazy dirty

3. Three-syllable adjectives

important wonderful Back

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What is a “comparative form”? Contents

Noun
Adjective
Syllable
Comparative form expresses the idea of ‘more’ Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
Practice

fast-er Help
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My car is fast.

But his car is faster.

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“Comparative form”? Contents

Noun
Adjective
Syllable
How is a ‘comparative’ form built? Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
Practice

one syllable adjectives long er Help

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two syllable adjectives

ending in -y
funnier
yier 
other two and three
syllable adjectives
modern
more modern
irregular adjectives
for example ‘good’
good
better Back
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What is a “superlative form”? Contents

Noun
Adjective
Syllable
Superlative form expresses the idea of ‘most’ Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
Practice

fast-est Help
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My car is fast.
Your car is fast.
But his car is the fastest.
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 One syllable adjectives

COMPARISON

old ► + -er  older

SUPERLATIVE

tall ► + … -est  tallest

 the tallest
 One syllable adjectives with the
spelling consonant
+ single vowel + consonant

hot ►double the final consonant = hot t

COMPARISON
+ -er  hotter

SUPERLATIVE
1. + -est  hottest
2. the +  the hottest
Adjectives that end in “e”

1. Drop the final “e”

2. Make the comparison / superlative

nice ► + -er nicer

nice ► + -est the nicest
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“Superlative form”? Contents

Noun
Adjective
Syllable
How is a ‘superlative’ form built? Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
Practice

one syllable adjectives long est Help

Dictionary

two syllable adjectives

ending in -y
funnyiest 
other two and three
syllable adjectives
modern
most modern
irregular adjectives
for example ‘good’
good
best Back
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Summary comparison Contents

Noun
Adjective
Syllable

comparative superlative Comparatives

Superlatives
Comparison
Practice

long longer longest Help

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funny funnier funniest

modern more modern most modern

good better best

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Exercises Contents
Noun
Adjective
Syllable
List of adjectives. Write on your notebook the Comparatives
Superlatives
comparative and superlative forms of these adjectives. Comparison
Practice
hot big thin
nice pleasant young Help
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short intelligent lovely
kind happy attractive
exciting pretty unhappy
good annoyed careless
bad tasty perfect
tired upset terrible
ugly

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Contents Contents
Noun
• Introduction Skip introduction
Adjective
Syllable
• What is a noun?
Vowels and
• What is an adjective? Consonants
• What is a syllable? Comparatives
• Syllable – further examples Superlatives
Comparison
• Vowels and Consonants
Practice
• Adjectives
• Comparative form Help
• How to built comparative forms? Dictionary
• Superlative form
• How to built superlative forms?
• Summary
• Comparison chart
• Practice
• Superlative forms
• Comparative forms
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Kamelija Simonovska
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http://www.slideshare.net/davidvc/comparative-and-superlative-1092679