Comparatives and Comparatives and superlativessuperlatives

SOME RULES ABOUT FORMING COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

• One syllable adjectives generally form the comparative by adding -er and the superlative by adding -est, e.g.:

Adjective Comparative Superlative

Tall Taller The tallest

Cheap Cheaper The cheapest

Short Shorter The shortest

Thin Thinner The thinnest

SPELLING RULES• Note that if a one syllable adjective ends in a

single vowel letter followed by a single consonant letter, the consonant letter is doubled, e.g.: thin → thinner, big → biggest.

• If an adjective ends in -e, this is removed when adding -er/-est, e.g.: wide → wider/widest.

• If an adjective ends in a consonant followed by -y, -y is replaced by -i when adding -er/-est, e.g.: dry → drier/driest.

THREE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES• Adjectives which have three or more syllables always

form the comparative and superlative with MORE and THE MOST, e.g.:

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Adjective Comparative Superlative

Dangerous More dangerous The most dangerous

Difficult More difficult The most difficult

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

Adjective Comparative Superlative

Good Better The best

Bad Worse The worst

Far Farther/further The farthest/furthest

tall

tall

The monkey is taller than the crow.

The giraffe is the tallest.

fast

fast

The frog is faster than the ant.

The cat is the fastest.

big

big

The dog is bigger than the mouse.

The elephant is the biggest.

heavy

heavy

The monkey is heavier than the cat.

The elephant is the heaviest.

dangerous

dangerous

The crow is more dangerous than the butterfly.

The snake is the most dangerous.

elegant

elegant

The cat is more elegant than the duck.

The horse is the most elegant.

OPPOSITES • Tall __________• Fat __________• Good _________• Beautiful _________• Thin ____________• Polite ___________• Wild ____________• Perfect __________

• Strong ___________• Clever ___________• Funny ___________• Lazy ____________• Boring ___________• Ugly ____________• Clean ___________• Fast ____________

OPPOSITES • Tall Short• Fat Thin• Good Better• Beautiful Ugly• Thin Fat• Polite Rude• Wild Tamed• Perfect Imperfect

• Strong Weak• Clever Silly• Funny Boring• Lazy Hard-working• Boring Interesting• Ugly Beautiful• Clean Dirty• Fast Slow

Translate these sentences:

• Ice Age és més divertida que Harry Potter.• Un lleó és més salvatge que un gat.• Einstein és més intel.ligent que jo.• Einstein és el més intel·ligent.• La tortuga és l’animal més lent.• Avui és el dia més fred de l’any.• En Homer és més gras que la Marge.

Translate these sentences:

• Ice Age is funnier than Harry Potter.• A lion is wilder than a cat. • Einstein is more clever than me.• Einstein is the most clever.• The turtle is the slowest animal.• Today is the coldest day of the year. • Homer is fatter than Marge.