Comparatives Vs Superlatives

Comparatives vs
Superlatives
Comparatives vs Superlatives
Learning objective: Compare objects, people and places talking about their
changes through time
How many syllables can you count?
• Beautiful
• Tall
• Ugly
• Colorful
• Cute
• Bad
• Frequently
• Large
https://www.abcya.com/games/alphabats_syllables
Comparatives
One way to describe nouns (people, objects, animals, etc.) is by comparing them to
something else. When comparing two things, you’re likely to use adjectives like
smaller, bigger, taller, more interesting, and less expensive. Notice the ‑er ending,
and the words more and less..
• Ex: His cat is larger than my dog.

Comparative than
adjective
The blue car is newer than the gray car
more expensive
Superlatives
We use a superlative to say that a thing or person is the most of a group. When we
use a superlative adjective ('the tallest student') before the noun, we generally use
it with 'the'. This is because there's only one (or one group) of the thing we are
talking about.
Alan is the most intelligent.

the Superlative Complement
adjectives
The blue car is the newest car in the
neighborhood
Most expensive
Rules
• 1. Add -er to the end of most one-syllable adjectives to form the comparative,
and add –est in the superlatives .* If the adjective ends in -e, add –r in
comparative and –est in superlatives
Comparative Superlative
Comparative — add 'r' — nicer Superlative — add 'st' — nicest
Small → smaller low →lower Small → smallest low →lowest

Large → larger fast → faster Large → largest fast → fastest
• 2. If the adjective has a consonant + single vowel + consonant spelling, the
final consonant must be doubled before adding the ending. (one syllable)
fat →fatter big → Bigger fat →the fattest big →the biggest
sad → sadder thin→ sad → the saddest thin→ the
thinner thinnest
• 3. If an adjective ends in a consonant followed by -y, replaced the –y by -I

before adding the ending. (2 syllables)
Happy → Happier Busy Happy → the happiest

→Busier Busy →the busiest
• 4. As a general rule, most other two-syllable adjectives also form comparatives
and superlatives with more and most, apart from those ending in -y (see point 3
above). However, a few two-syllable adjectives can take
either -er/-est or more/most. Here are three examples.
Narrow→ more narrow /narrower Narrow→ the most narrow /narrowest

simple→ more simple/ simpler simple→ the most simple/ simplest
quiet → more quiet/ quieter quiet → the most quiet/ quietest
• 5. Use more for comparatives and the most in superlatives before most
long adjectives (adjectives that have three or more syllabus).
Serious → more serious than Serious → the most serious
Important → more important than Important → the most important
Irregular comparatives and superlatives
Adjectives Comparatives Superlatives
bad worse worst
far(distance) farther farthest
far(extent) further furthest
good better best
little less least
many more most
much more most
Far (distance): The main post office is farther than the library..
Far (extent): We will go no further with this conversation.
I’d like to go a little further into the details tomorrow.
• Listen to part of a radio programme about vending machines in Japan
1. What food and drinks is mentioned?
2. What are the advantages for costumers of vending machines over buying things from a
shop?
3. What does the reporter think of the hot meal?
Would you buy hot food from vending machines? Yes or no, Why?
How to use comparatives and superlatives
Comparatives Superlatives
Comparatives are used to compare two Superlatives are used to compare more than
things or two people two things or two people. Superlative
sentences usually use 'the'
Alan is taller than John. Alan is the most intelligent.
Do you remember?
1. When do we use comparatives?
2. When do we use superlatives?
Have in mind: To form comparatives and superlatives you need to know the number of
the syllables in the adjective. Syllables are like "sound beats".
"find" contains one syllable
“expensive” contains three syllables
• Comparative Structure
Comparative than
adjective
The blue car is newer than the gray car
More expensive
As +adjective + as
The blue car is As fast as the gray car
• Superlative Structure
the Superlative Complement
adjectives
The blue car is the newest car in the
neighborhood
Most expensive
Adjective Comparative Superlative
Cheap
Beautiful
Pretty
Easy
Big
Light
Heavy
Fast
Reliable
Slow
New
Dry
Happy
Old
Correct the mistakes and rewrite the superlative sentences.
• 1. The USA is the sunnier sunniest country in the world.
• 2. The dangeriest animal is the mosquito
• 3. The most high building is in Dubai.
• 4. The larger shoes ever made are 5 meters long.
• 5. The more long book has 9,609,000 characters.
• 6. Carmelita Jeter is world's fastest woman.
• 7. The deep cycling underwater was at 218 feet.
Lets practice
• Which is the correct sentence? Select the correct sentences in comparative or
superlative
Bogota, Medellin, Cartagena
1. a. India is more bigger than Colombia
b. India is bigger than Colombia 4. a. Cartagena is the most beautiful
Medellin and Bogota
b. Cartagena is the most beautiful city
2. a. My project is the best
b. My project are the best 5. a. Bogota has the most elegant
restaurants than Medellin and Cartagena
b. Bogota has the most elegant
3 a. Oreo cookies are most delicious restaurants between Medellin and
Cartagena
b. Oreo cookies are the most delicious
c. Oreo cookies are the deliciousest.

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• Ex: His cat is larger than my dog.

Alan is the most intelligent.

Small → smaller low →lower Small → smallest low →lowest

• 3. If an adjective ends in a consonant followed by -y, replaced the –y by -I

Happy → Happier Busy Happy → the happiest

Narrow→ more narrow /narrower Narrow→ the most narrow /narrowest

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