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Comparatives and Superlatives Adjectives
What is an adjective?
• Describes a person.
• Describes a place.
• Describes a thing.
The comparative form of an adjective is used to compare two persons, places, or things. The
word than sometimes signals this form.
One syllable adjectives
Comparatives
My houseMario’s
Mario’s house is small.
My house is not small.
Look for the“ADJECTIVE”
1st STEP
small + er
Making the comparative form
smaller than
1 Syllable
+ than
Comparatives
Final result
Mario’s house is smaller than mine.
Comparatives
My house Mario’s
My house is big Mario’s house is not big.
big + er
Making the comparative form
biger thanIncorrect
!
+ than
b i g
C V C
b i g e r
Double the consonant
CC Vg
Comparatives
Final result
My house is bigger than Mario’s.
Cases of adjectives in which one has to double consonants
bigger
happier
hotter
big
happy
hot
Cases of adjectives in which the spelling changes
best
worst
least
good
bad
little
better
worse
less
COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
Three syllable adjectives
Comparatives
Apples are delicious.
Bananas aren’t delicious.
delicious +
Making the comparative form
Three syllables
+ than more
Comparatives
Final result
Apples are more delicious than bananas.
The superlative form of an adjective is used to compare
three or more persons, places, or things.
One syllable adjectives
Superlatives
Which is big?
big +
Making the superlative form
one syllable
+the est + of
Superlatives
The giraffe is the biggest of the three.
Three syllable adjectives
Superlatives
Who is intelligent?
Joan
most+
Making the superlative form
three syllables
+the intelligent+of
Superlatives
Final result
Joan is the most intelligent of the three.
Comparative Form Superlative Form
small = smaller than
big = bigger than
delicious = more delicious than
small = the smallest of
big = the biggest of
intelligent = the most intelligent of
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