COMPARISSONS.pdf
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Contents Introduction
What is a noun?
What is an adjective?
What is a syllable? Syllable further examples
Adjectives Comparative form
How to built comparative forms?
Superlative form How to built superlative forms?
Summary Comparison chart
Practice Superlative forms
Comparative forms
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Adjective
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What is a noun?
Noun is a word which refers to a thing, person, activity, place etc.
car
street
teacher
reading
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What is an adjective?
Adjective is a word which describes a noun
fast
big
expensive
car
adjectives noun
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What is a syllable?
Syllable is a part of a word containing vowel sound
read ing
read ing1st syllable 2nd syllable
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Syllables examples
1. One-syllable adjectives
2. Two-syllable adjectives
3. Three-syllable adjectives
fast big cheap long
hap
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portant wonderful
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WHEN TO USE COMPARATIVE
AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
Degrees of Adjectives
Adjectives can express degrees of modification:
Gladys is a rich woman, but Josie is richer than Gladys, and Sadie is therichest woman in town.
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The degrees of comparison are known
as the , the , and
the .
positive: tall comparative: taller superlative: the tallest
Actually, only the comparative and superlative show degrees.
We use the comparative for comparing 2 things and the superlative for
comparing 3 or more things.
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Notice that the word than frequently accompanies the comparative and the
word the precedes the superlative.
Mary is Anna.
Anna is Mary.
Sarah is girl in the class.
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tall
taller
the
tallest
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taller
taller
taller
taller
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To make comparative and superlative forms
of adjectives some rules must be followed:
Rule 1
One syllable adjectives generally form the comparative by adding ER and the superlative by adding EST.
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVEsoft softer the softest
cheap cheaper the cheapest
sweet sweeter the sweetest
thin thinner the thinnest
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One-syllable adjectives -
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One-Syllable Adjective
Comparative Form Superlative Form
tall taller tallest
old older oldest
long longer longest
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Mary is taller than Max.
Form the comparative and superlative forms of a
one-syllable adjective by adding er for the comparative form and est for the superlative
Maxs story is the longest story Ive ever heard.
My hair is longer than your hair.
Of the three students, Max is the oldest.
Max is older than John.
Mary is the tallest of all the students.
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Note: if a one syllable adjective ends in a single
vowel letter followed by a single consonant letter,
the consonant letter is doubled and then the suffix
is added.
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One-Syllable Adjective
ending with a Single
Consonant with a Single
Vowel before it
Comparative Form Superlative Form
big bigger biggest
thin thinner thinnest
fat fatter fattest
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If the one-syllable adjective ends with a single
consonant with a vowel before it, double the consonant
and add er for the comparative form; and double the consonant and add est for the superlative form.
My dog is bigger than your dog.
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One-syllable adjectives -
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Mary is the fattest person Ive ever seen
My mother is fatter than your mother.
Of all the students in the class, Max is the thinnest.
Max is thinner than John.
My dog is the biggest of all the dogs in the neighborhood.
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If an adjective ends in E, this is removed when
adding ER or EST.
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If the one-syllable adjective ends with an e,
just add r for the comparative form and stfor the superlative form.
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One-Syllable
Adjective with Final -
e
Comparative
FormSuperlative Form
large larger largest
wise wiser wisest
Marys car is larger than Maxs car.
One-syllable adjectives -
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Max is the wisest person I know.
Max is wiser than his brother.
Mars is close to the Sun.
Earth is closer to the Sun than Mars.
Mercury is the closest Planet to the Sun.
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lazy
lazier
the laziest
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If an adjective ends in a consonant followed by y,
y is replaced by i when adding ER and EST.
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Rule 2
Two syllable adjectives which end in Y
usually form the comparative by adding
ER and the superlative by adding ESTDont forget to change the y to i
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If the two-syllable adjectives ends with y, change the y to i and add er for the comparative form. For the superlative form change the y to i and add est.
Two-Syllable Adjective
ending with -yComparative Form
Superlative
Form
happy happier happiest
angry angrier angriest
busy busier busiest
John is happier today than he was yesterday.
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Two-syllable adjectives -
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Mary is the busiest person Ive ever met.
Mary is busier than Max.
Of all of Johns victims, Max is the angriest.
Max is angrier than Mary.
John is the happiest boy in the world.
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Im 155 kg. Im 55 kg
Im 45 kg
The Prince is heavy, The princess
Fiona is heavier than the prince, but
Shrek is the heaviest of all.
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Rule 3
To form the comparative and superlative
of adjectives that are two syllables and
more and not ending in a Y, add MORE
and THE MOST in front of the positive
adjective.
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The Global Peace Index lower scores (dark green) are more peaceful countries.
New Zealand is the most peaceful nation
with a score of 1.2
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Two-syllable adjectives - 2
Two-Syllable
AdjectiveComparative Form Superlative Form
peaceful more peaceful most peaceful
pleasant more pleasant most pleasant
careful more careful most careful
thoughtful more thoughtful most thoughtful
With most two-syllable adjectives, you form the
comparative with more and the superlative with most.
This morning is more peaceful than yesterday morning.
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Jill is more thoughtful than your sister.
Of all the taxi drivers, Jack is the most careful.
Max is more careful than Mike.
Maxs house in the mountains is the most peaceful in the world.
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However, a few 2 syllable adjectives can take either ER or
EST or MORE or THE MOST. Here are some examples.
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Irregular adjectives (nepravilni pridjevi)
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Farther means more far/distant in physical distance.
Farthest means the most far/distant.
Further means more far/distant figuratively or non-physically, and can also mean more/additional:
Furthest means the most far/distant figuratively.
Tom ran farther than Jack.
Which is farther, New York or Los Angeles?
Pluto is the farthest planet from the sun.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Who is further along in her research?
Do you have any further ideas?
That is the furthest thing from my mind.
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Dont forget:
Asas
John is as tall as Bob.
Your house is as large as mine.
Not so/as.. as..
This book is not so interesting as that one.
The tree is not as tall as the building over there.
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In idioms
As good as gold
As poor as a church mouse
As brave as a lion
As black as coal
As blind as a bat
As pale as a ghost
As cool as a cucumber
As fierce as a tiger
As light as a feather
As white as a sheet
As white as snow
As wise as an owl