compative and superlative adjectives in english
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Regular comparatives
ADJECTIVES COMPARATIVES
1. strong stronger
2. big bigger
3. fat fatter
4. dangerous more dangerous
1. With one-syllable adjectives add -er
2. With two-syllable adjectives ending in -y, omit -y and add -ier
3. With one-syllable adjectives which end in one vowel + one consonant,
double the last consonant and add -er
4. With two syllables or more, use more + the adjective
Rules of comparatives
Irregular comparatives
ADJECTIVES COMPARATIVES
good better
bad worse
far father / further
Irregular adjective don’t have particular rules
Comparatives to the same degree
and to a lower degree1. We use as … as to say two things, people or situations are similar.
Example: “Teen Mum” is as bad as “Il Testimone”
1. Not as … as and less … than have similar meaning.
Example: Newspaper aren’t as up-to-the-minute as the Net
3. Not as … as and less … than are the opposite of more …. than.
Example: Summer holidays are more beautiful than winter ones
Ehi Rapunzel,
your hair is as
long as mine!
Oh yes
Raperonzolo,
we are very
beautiful!
1. We use as … as to say two things, people
or situations are similar.
.
2. Not as … as and less … than have a
similar meaning.
Your ice-
cream isn’t as
good as mine!
I think that
strawberry ice-
cream is less
good than lemon
ice-cream!!
3. We use more.. than to define something
in majority than something else
I’m more
intelligent than
you, don’t
comment!
I’m sorry,
Big Brain...
...
Hi,
instead I’m a
bit’ stupid
Regular
Adjectives
Superlatives
beautiful the most
beautiful
lazy the laziest
big the biggest
Regular superlatives
Rules of superlatives
1. With one-syllable adjectives add the + adjective + est
2. With two-syllable adjectives ending in -y, omit -y and add the + adjective
+ iest
3. With one-syllable adjectives which end in one vowel + one consonant,
double the last consonant and add the + adjective + est
4. With two syllables or more, use the most + the adjective
Ehi baby, you
are the most
beautiful girl I
have ever seen!
Oh, I know.
Instead you
are the
ugliest boy I
have ever
seen
Irregular superlatives
Irregular
Adjectives
Superlatives
good the best
bad the worst
far the farthest /
furthest
Excuse me, smile please.
A selfie with the best player of
the world!
...cheeeeeeeeeese…
Oh, look here, we are very
beautiful!
Thanks champ!
Exercises
http://www.nspeak.com/newbasic/grammatica/crux_comparativi_superlativi.htm
http://www.englishgratis.com/1/risorse/esercizi/gb-serie2/896.htm
http://www.nspeak.com/giorgi/efl/fad/audiogrammatica/9comparativisuper/ese
rcizi/es1.htm
http://www.nspeak.com/giorgi/efl/fad/audiogrammatica/9comparativisuper/ese
rcizi/es5.htm
http://www.nspeak.com/giorgi/efl/fad/audiogrammatica/9comparativisuper/ese
rcizi/es2.htm