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Grammar Superlative and Other Comparative Forms

1. The document discusses the superlative and comparative forms of adjectives in English grammar. 2. For the superlative form, when comparing more than two people or things, suffixes like -est are added to adjectives or "most" is used with longer adjectives. 3. For the comparative form, when comparing two people or things, suffixes like -er are added to adjectives or "more" is used with longer adjectives.

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Grammar Superlative and Other Comparative Forms

1. The document discusses the superlative and comparative forms of adjectives in English grammar. 2. For the superlative form, when comparing more than two people or things, suffixes like -est are added to adjectives or "most" is used with longer adjectives. 3. For the comparative form, when comparing two people or things, suffixes like -er are added to adjectives or "more" is used with longer adjectives.

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Grammar

Superlative Form: use it when you talk about more than two people or things.
Use the + superlative.
1- Add est to short adjectives like: calm, clean, cold, cool dark, full, great, hard, high,
light, long, low, new, old, poor, proud, quiet, rough, smooth, short, smart, tall, warm,
young, etc.
Examples: Rosa: 12
Rita: 15
Rosa is the youngest girl.
Jenny is the oldest of the three.

Jenny: 17
The youngest girl is Rosa.
The oldest of the three is Jenny.

2- Double the last letter and add est to adjectives with this pattern consonant vowel
consonant like: big, fat, hot, sad, thin, wet, etc.
Example:
The grey ball is the biggest one.
The biggest ball is grey.
3- Change y to i and add est to adjectives such as: angry, busy, cloudy, dirty, early,
easy, empty, foggy, friendly, funny, happy, heavy, lucky, noisy, pretty, sunny, thirsty, ugly,
windy, etc.
Examples:
Box c is the heaviest of the three.
The heaviest box is C.
A

4- Add st to adjectives that end with letter e like: brave, handsome, huge, large, late,
little, nice, safe, etc.
Examples:

The white star is the littlest one.


The littlest star is the white one.

5- Irregular superlative forms: good = the best


farthest / furthest.

bad = the worst

Examples: Yamileth: 96
Hannio: 75
Yamileths grade is the best one.
Xinias grade is the worst.

Xinia: 43

far

the

6- Use the most- with long adjectives such as: awful, beautiful, boring, careful, clever,
dangerous, delicious, difficult, excited, exciting, expensive, famous, frightened, helpful,
important, intelligent, interesting, un/popular, scared, terrible, tired, unfriendly, unhappy,
unlucky, wonderful, worried, etc.
Examples: bronze ring $4
silver ring $ 8
gold ring $16
The golden ring is the most expensive of the three.
The most expensive ring is the gold one.

Other Comparison forms:


The same (as):
Examples: A

A and B are the same.


A is the same as B.

Similar (to):
Examples:

C and D are similar.


C is similar to D.

Different (from):
Examples:
E
Like = similar to
Alike: similar

E and F are different.


E is different from F.
this + be + like + that.

this and that + be + alike.

Examples: You have a ball point pen with blue ink.


I have a boll point pen with blue ink.
Your pen is like my pen.
Our pens are alike.
Asas: when similar things are the same in an aspect. Pattern: As + adjective + as.
Examples: John is 21 years old.
Mary is 21 years old.
John is as old as Mary.
This watch is $5200.
That watch is $5200.
This watch is as expensive as that watch.
Negative Examplesverb be + not + as + adj. + as
Fred is 20 years old.
Jean is 21 years old.
Fred isnt as old as Jean. Fred is younger than Jean.
This book costs $3.
That book costs $5.
This book isnt as expensive as that book.
This book is cheaper than that book.
Less than: its the opposite of more. Its used with adjectives that have two or more
syllables, except adjectives that end in y; its not usually used with one syllable
adjectives.
Example: This book costs $3.
That book costs $5.
This book is less expensive than that book.
A cat is less dangerous than a lion.

Grammar
Comparative Form: use it when you talk about two people or things.
Use adjective + er than.
1- Add er than to short adjectives like: calm, clean, cold, cool dark, full, great, hard,
high, light, long, low, new, old, poor, proud, quiet, rough, smooth, short, smart, tall, warm,
young, etc.
Examples: Rosa: 12
Rita: 15
Rosa is younger than Rita.
Rita is older than Rosa.
2- Double the last letter and add er than to adjectives with this pattern: consonant
vowel consonant like: big, fat, hot, sad, thin, wet, etc.
Example:
The grey ball is bigger than the white one.

3- Change y to i and add er than to adjectives such as: angry, busy, cloudy, dirty,
early, easy, empty, foggy, friendly, funny, happy, heavy, lucky, noisy, pretty, sunny, thirsty,
ugly, windy, etc.
Examples:
Box C is heavier than Box A.
Box A is uglier than Box B.
A

4- Add r than to adjectives that end with letter e like: brave, handsome, huge, large,
late, little, nice, safe, etc.
Examples:

The white star is littler than the grey one.

5- Irregular superlative forms: good = better than


bad = worse than
far = farther than / further than.
Examples: Yamileth: 96
Hannio: 75
Xinia: 43
Yamileths grade is better than Hannios grade.
Xinias grade is worse than Hannios grade.
6- Use more than- with long adjectives such as: awful, beautiful, boring, careful, clever,
dangerous, delicious, difficult, excited, exciting, expensive, famous, frightened, helpful,
important, intelligent, interesting, un/popular, scared, terrible, tired, unfriendly, unhappy,
unlucky, wonderful, worried, etc.
Examples: bronze ring $4
silver ring $ 8
gold ring $16
The solver ring is more expensive than the bronze ring.
The gold ring is more beautiful than the silver ring.

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