Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives

Key notes :

What are Adjectives?

👉 Adjectives are words that describe nouns (e.g., tall, happy, strong).

Degrees of Comparison

• Positive Degree: Describes one thing.
  ✔️ Example: She is smart.
• Comparative Degree: Compares two things.
  ✔️ Example: She is smarter than her brother.
• Superlative Degree: Compares three or more things.
  ✔️ Example: She is the smartest in the class.

Forming Comparatives and Superlatives

✨ One-syllable adjectives

• Add -er for comparative and -est for superlative.
  ✔️ tall → taller → tallest 🏔️
  ✔️ small → smaller → smallest 🐜

✨ Adjectives ending in -y

• Change -y to -i and add -er/-est.
  ✔️ happy → happier → happiest 😊

✨ Two or more syllables

• Use more (comparative) and most (superlative).
  ✔️ beautiful → more beautiful → most beautiful 🌹
  ✔️ interesting → more interesting → most interesting 📚

✨ Irregular adjectives (special forms)

• good → better → best 👍
• bad → worse → worst 👎
• far → farther/further → farthest/furthest 🛣️

Usage Tips

• Use “than” with comparatives.
  ✔️ This book is more useful than that one. 📖
• Use “the” with superlatives.
  ✔️ She is the best player in the team. 🏆

Common Mistakes to Avoid

❌ Do not use more + -er (e.g., “more taller”).
✔️ Say taller, not more taller.
❌ Don’t forget “the” before superlatives.
✔️ He is the smartest student.

Quick Recap

• Comparative = -er / more (compare 2)
• Superlative = -est / most (compare 3 or more)
• Watch out for irregular adjectives!

let’s practice!