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    Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

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    The document discusses comparative and superlative adjectives. It explains that comparative adjectives compare two things, while superlative adjectives compare more than two things. It provides rules for forming comparatives and superlatives from one-syllable adjectives and adjectives ending in "y" by adding "-er" and "-est", and from adjectives with two or more syllables by adding "more" and "most". It also lists some irregular comparative and superlative forms and gives examples of their use.

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    The document discusses comparative and superlative adjectives. It explains that comparative adjectives compare two things, while superlative adjectives compare more than two things. It provides rules for forming comparatives and superlatives from one-syllable adjectives and adjectives ending in "y" by adding "-er" and "-est", and from adjectives with two or more syllables by adding "more" and "most". It also lists some irregular comparative and superlative forms and gives examples of their use.

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    The document discusses comparative and superlative adjectives. It explains that comparative adjectives compare two things, while superlative adjectives compare more than two things. It provides rules for forming comparatives and superlatives from one-syllable adjectives and adjectives ending in "y" by adding "-er" and "-est", and from adjectives with two or more syllables by adding "more" and "most". It also lists some irregular comparative and superlative forms and gives examples of their use.

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    Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

    Comparative adjectives compare two things. Superlative adjectives compare more


    than two things
    Commonly, adjectives that contain only one syllable or end in 'y' use 'er' to form
    comparatives and 'est' to form superlatives. For adjectives ending in y, change the
    'y' to 'i' before adding the 'er' or 'est'.

    old older oldest

    young younger youngest

    pretty prettier prettiest

    long longer longest

    short shorter shortest

    bright brighter brightest

    close closer closest

    happy happier happiest


    Adjectives with two or more syllables do not change but instead add more to form
    comparatives and most to form superlatives.

    respectable more respectable most respectable

    beautiful more beautiful most beautiful

    preferable more preferable most preferable

    hardworking more hardworking most hardworking


    Some adjectives have different forms of comparatives and superlatives.

    good better best

    bad worse worst

    little less least

    much (many) more most

    far further - furthest


    The word than typically appears in comparative sentences.

    Amy is smarter than Betty.

    Chad is stronger than Dan.

    Greg is more diligent than his brother.

    I have more apples than him.

    She likes him more than me.


    Superlatives are typically accompanied by the word the.

    Tom is the oldest man in town.

    Paul is the tallest boy in the neighborhood.

    That shade of blue is the most beautiful color.


    Fill in the gaps with the comparative form of the adjectives given.
    1. A rock is than a leaf. (heavy)
    2. Our house is ..than yours. (big)
    3. The princess is ..than the witch. (beautiful)
    4. Tom is a .. student than Mary. (good)
    5. Bicycles are than motorbikes. (safe)
    6. July is .than January. (hot)
    7. A lion is ..than a cat. (dangerous)
    8. Helen is .than Mary. (happy)
    9. Computers are .. than telephones. (expensive)
    10. I think golf is .than football. (boring)

    Fill in the gaps with the superlative form of the adjectives given.
    1. It is the shop in town. (large)
    2. Monday is the.. day of the week. (bad)
    3. Ben was the ..person in his family. (noisy)
    4. Sam is the in the class. (popular)
    5. Which is the .subject at school? (difficult)
    6. Jim is the ..player in the football team. (good)
    7. Elephants are the animals. (heavy)
    8. Let's pick the . apple of the tree. (big)
    9. Mary is the . girl in the class. (thin)
    10. That is the ..sofa in our house. (comfortable)

    Fill in the gaps with the comparative or the superlative form of the adjectives given.
    1. This armchair is .than the old one. (comfortable)
    2. Trains are than airplanes. (slow)
    3. I bought the souvenir I could afford. (expensive)
    4. In this classroom there are .. girls than boys. (many)
    5. Ann is the ..child in the family. (young)
    6. That TV set is the of all. (cheap)
    7. You are . here than there. (safe)
    8. Fifi is ..than Kate. (pretty)
    9. This is the ..film i have ever seen. (exciting)

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