Comparatives and superlatives - adjectives

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Comparatives and superlatives

Grammar

What kinds of adjectives can we form?

• Comparative adjectives: to show change or to make comparisons. Here, we use than to compare one thing with another.
  He is taller than me.
• Superlative adjectives: to describe something as being of the highest degree.
  She is the smartest girl in the school.

How do we form a comparative/superlative?

• One syllable word [old, long]: we usually add -er and -est.
  old                older                oldest
• Two or more syllable words [careful, interesting]: we use more and most
  careful               more careful            most careful
  interesting               more interesting               most careful   

How do we form a comparative/superlative?

• If an adjective ends in -e : we add -r and -st.
  nice                nicer                nicest
• If an adjective ends in a vowel and a consonant [big, fat]: we double the consonant
  big               bigger            biggest
  fat               fatter              fattest   

But! Don't forget the irregular ones!

• The adjectives good, bad, and far have irregular forms: 
  good              better                best
  bad                worse               worst
  far                  farther/further         farthest/furthest

superlative

comparative

better

more handsome

smartest

happiest

nicer

worst

What are the ______ things to see and do? (interesting)

Sorry, but my dog is ______ than yours! (cute)

What's the ______ way to travel the world?(easy)

My Xbox is _____ (fast) than your Playstation!

My sister is the _____ (bad) driver, she can't drive at all!

My grandma is the _____ (old) of the family, she is 100 years old!

I completely understand comparatives and superlatives now!

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