Post on 23-Dec-2015
Comparatives &
Superlatives
Comparatives of equality
• As + adjective + as• Not so / as + adjective + as
‘He is as tall as me’‘He isn’t so / as tall as me’
• In Spanish we use ‘tan’+ adjective + ‘como’
Comparatives of superiority
Short adjectives (1 syllable)
We add –er or –r.Two – syllable adjectives ending in –y
We take –y out and we add –ier.
Longer adjectives (2or more syllables)
We use more before the adjective.
Irregular forms
Some adjectives take completely irregular forms.
• We use these comparatives of superiority to compare two things or two people.
• We can use than after the comparative forms.‘John is shorter than Mary’
‘He is more intelligent than her’• In Spanish we use ‘más’ +
adjective + ‘que’
Superlatives
Short adjectives (1 syllable)
We add –est or –st.Two – syllable adjectives ending in –y
We take –y out and we add –iest.
Longer adjectives (2or more syllables)
We use the most before the adjective.
Irregular forms
Some adjectives take completely irregular forms.
• We use superlatives to compare a person / thing with a group.
• We always use the before the superlative adjectives. ‘He is the shortest in the
group’‘He is the most interesting
of the students’• In Spanish we use ‘el más’
+ adjective
Rich Richer than The richest
Nice Nicer than The nicest
Easy Easier than The easiest
Happy Happier than The happiest
Stressful More… than The most …
Dangerous More… than The most …
Good Better than The best
Bad Worse than The worst
Far Farther / further than
The farthest / furthest
Irregulars
Those adjectives with two syllables and ending in –er or –l can take both comparative and superlative forms: Clever – cleverer / more clever the cleverest / the most clever
Simple – simpler / more simple the simplerest / the most simple
Those adjectives ending in –ing / -ed / -ful / -less always take ‘more / the most’Tired – more tired / the most tired
Exceptions
Comparatives of inferiority• Less + adjective + than
‘He is less tall / intelligent than her’
• In Spanish we use ‘menos’ + adjective + ‘que’
Superlatives of inferiority• The least + adjective
(in / of)‘He is the least tall /
intelligent in the group / of the students’
• In Spanish we use ‘el menos’ + adjective
(‘de’)
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