Comparative and Superlative Adjectives 1. Comparative adjectives compare two things. 2. 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 (Not- good, gooder, goodest because theres no such words in the English vocabulary) 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 he. 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. This is the longest song that I have ever heard. Old- Older- Oldest: When comparing two people or things it is called Comparative Adjective not Superlative Adjective. In statement form: 1. My brother is Older than me. 2. Your car is older than mine. 3. She is taller than her. In question form: 1. Who is the oldest out of the two, you or your brother? (Not- who is the older?). 2. Which car is the oldest? (Not which car is the older?) 3. Who is the tallest? (Not who is the taller?) It is a very bad practice of English if some of you insist that it is correct to speak like this.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 16:58:45 +0000
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