Comparative and

superlative
Grammar
 Comparative

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Adjectives with
one syllable
Adj. -er + than

Susie is taller than Rachel.

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Adjectives
ending in -Y
Adj. (-ier) + than

lazy lazier than

My sister is lazier than me.

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 One syllable
adjectives ending in
CONSONANT +
VOWEL +
CONSONANT
fat fatter
than
My husband is fatter than me.

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Adjectives with two
or more syllables
more + adjective + than

Ana is more hardworking

than Tessa.

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 Irregular adjectives

good better than

bad worse than
farther than / further
far
than
much more

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 • Nome + Verbo + Adjetivo + than

• Mary is taller than Jane.

• The teacher speaks louder than the students.
• She learns faster than the others.
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 Superlative

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 Adjectives with 1
syllable
the + adj. -est

Mr Burns is the richest

man in town.

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 Adjectives ending in
-Y
the + adj.(-iest)

Funny the funniest

Jack is the funniest person in the office.

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 One syllable adjectives
ending with
CONSONANT +
VOWEL +
CONSONANT

fat the fattest

Robert is the fattest person

in our family.

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 Irregular adjectives

good the best

bad the worst
the farthest / the
far
furthest
much the most

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