Superlative and comparative adjectives

 First what are adjectives ?

 Adjectives are words that describe nouns, adjectives give as information such as the
size or age of a noun. (beautiful, big, happy, delicious)

 What is a comparative adjective?

 A comparative adjective compares someone or something with someone or
something else. It compare two nouns, people, places and things.
 Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun (object).

 Ahmad is shorter than Ali.

 Physics is more interesting than Maths.
Comparative adjective tells us how one noun is different than other.
Syllables Form Examples

One syllables Adjective + er Cool = cooler

Hard = harder
Long = longer
Quick = quicker
Smart = smarter
late = later
Clean= cleaner
Old = older

Two syllables (end in- y) Adjective+ er Hungry = hungrier

Change y to – i Dirty = dirtier
Heavy = heavier
Early = earlier
Dry = drier

2 syllables More + adjective +than Beautiful= More beautiful

Modern = more modern
Expensive= more expensive
Confused = more confused
Famous = more famous
 Khaled is shorter than Ahmad
 He is nicer than him.
oShe is taller than her.
oSara looks happier than Hind.
oMy house is larger than hers.
oThis box is smaller than the one I lost.
oArabic is more difficult than English.
oThis pen is more expensive than other.
oMona is more famous than Amal.
 Examples

 My house is ………… (large) than hers.

 This box is ……………( small) than the one I lost.
 Your dog runs ………….(fast) than Jim's dog.
 The rock flew ……………(high) than the roof.
 Jim and Jack are both my friends, but I like Jack ………….(Bette)
 What is a superlative adjective?
 A superlative adjective compares someone or something to every other person or object in the
group.
 Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object).

 Ahmad is the shortest child.

 Physics is the most interesting subject.
Syllables Form Examples

One syllables Adjective + est Cool = coolest

Hard = hardest
Long = longest
Quick = quickest
Smart = smartest
late = latest
Clean= cleanest
Old = oldest

Two syllables (end in- y) Adjective+ est Hungry = hungriest

Change y to – i Dirty = dirtiest
Heavy = heaviest
Early = earliest
Dry = driest

2 syllables most + adjective Beautiful= most beautiful

Modern = most modern
Expensive= most expensive
Confused = most confused
Famous = most famous
I can’t find my most comfortable jeans.
Hind is the smartest girl in the class.
They are the coolest kids here.
She is the shortest person in my family.
 Johnis the most handsome boy in the whole school.
He is the oldest guy in this group.
 EXAMPLE
 My house is the ……………(large) one in our neighborhood.
 This is the ……………….(smal) box I've ever seen.
 Your dog ran the ……………..(fast)of any dog in the race.
 We all threw our rocks at the same time. My rock flew the ………..(high).
EXERCISE
 The building is …………….. (tall) that building.
 Hassan and Youssef are …………..(big) than Adel.
 My Dad is ……………(old) your Dad.
 Mona isn’t ………….(short) Marie.
 Darin and Amal are short, but Mary is the………. (short)
 We are all eight, but Gary is ……….. (young).
 Which car is ………..? (big)
 Holly and John are tall, but Ahmad is ……………(tall) Holly.
 It is ……………..(high) mountain in the world.
 What is the …………….. (wide) river in the world?
 The red jacket is ………….. (expensive) than the blue jacket.
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