Degrees of Adjectives

Divided into 2 degrees: COMPARATIVE: equality

inferioritysuperiority

SUPERLATIVE:inferioritysuperiority

COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY

For all adjectives with one syllable For adjectives with two syllables

which end in OW, ER, LE, Y

(adjective + ER) THAN mais do que

JOHN IS RICHER THAN PAUL.

COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY

TODAY IS HOTTTER THAN YESTERDAY.

SUSAN WAS PRETTIIER THAN BETTY.

TODAY THE SKY IS GREYER THANYESTERDAY.

COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY

COLD → COLDER BIG → BIGGGER LARGE → LARGER NARROW → NARROWER CLEVER → CLEVERER GENTLE → GENTLER

COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY

For adjectives with more than two syllables

MORE adjective THAN mais do que

COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY

THE BOOK IS MORE INTERESTINGTHAN THE FILM.

YOUR BROTHER IS MORE HANDSOMETHAN JOHN.

COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY

SPECIAL CASES

ADJECTIVES Comparative of superiority

GOOD → BETTER THANBAD → WORSE THANFAR → FARTHER THAN

FURTHER THAN

SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY For all adjectives with one or two

syllables

THE (adjective + EST) O,A,(s) mais

JOHN IS THE RICHEST GUY OF THE CITY.

SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY

YESTERDAY WAS THE HOTTTESTEST DAY OF THE WEEK.

THIS IS THE EASIEST EXERCISE OF THE BOOK.

ARE YOU THE SMARTEST IN YOUR GROUP?

SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY COLD → COLDEST BIG → BIGGGEST LARGE → LARGEST NARROW → NARROWEST CLEVER → CLEVEREST PRETTY → PRETTIIEST

SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY

For adjectives with more than two syllables

THE MOST adjective O,A,(s) mais

SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY

MICHEL IS THE MOST SKILLFUL AT COMPUTING.

HE IS THE MOST CARELESS DRIVER THAT I’VE EVER KNOWN.

SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY

SPECIAL CASES

ADJECTIVES Superlative of superiority

GOOD → THE BESTBAD → THE WORSTFAR → THE FARTHEST

THE FURTHEST

EXERCISES

Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).

1. My house is __________________(big) than yours.2. This flower is ______________ (pretty)than that one.3. Non-smokers usually live __________________(long) than smokers.4. Who is the __________________(rich) woman on earth?5. He was the __________________(clever) thief of all.6. New York is __________________(big) Paris.7. English milk is __________________(strong) French milk.8. An elephant is __________________(heavy) a fly.9. A Mini is __________________(cheap) a Jaguar.10. Rugby is __________________(funny) than football.11. Mary is the __________________ (pretty) of all.12. Tom is the __________________ (tall) of class.13. They are the __________________ (ugly) boys in the world.14. Susan is __________________ (happy) than Bob.