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    COMPARATIVES

    AND
    SUPERLATIVES
    COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
    We use comparative adjectives When we want to describe how something or
    We use than when we want to compare one
    to show change or make someone changes we can use two
    comparisons: thing with another: comparatives with and:

    This car is certainly She is two years older than me. The balloon got bigger
    better, but it's much New York is much bigger than Boston. and bigger.
    more expensive. He is a better player than Ronaldo. Everything is getting
    I'm feeling happier now. France is a bigger country than Britain. more and more
    We need a bigger expensive.
    garden. Grandfather is looking
    older and older.
    WE OFTEN USE THE WITH COMPARATIVE
    ADJECTIVES TO SHOW THAT ONE THING
    DEPENDS ON ANOTHER:

    The faster you drive, the more dangerous it


    is.
    (= When you drive faster, it is more
    dangerous.)
    The higher they climbed, the colderit got.
    (= When they climbed higher, it got colder.)
    SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

    We use the with superlative adjectives:

    It was the happiest day of my life.


    Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
    That’s the best film I have seen this year.
    I have three sisters: Jan is the oldest and Angela is the
    youngest.
    HOW TO FORM COMPARATIVE
    AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
    01 02 03 04

    WE USUALLY ADD –ER AND –EST TO ONE- IF AN ADJECTIVE ENDS IN – IF AN ADJECTIVE ENDS IN A IF AN ADJECTIVE ENDS IN A
    SYLLABLE WORDS TO MAKE VOWEL AND A CONSONANT, WE CONSONANT AND –Y,WE CHANGE –Y
    E, WE ADD –R OR –ST:
    TO –I AND ADD –ER OR –EST:
    COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES: DOUBLE THE CONSONANT:
    WE USE MORE AND MOST TO MAKE
    COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES FOR
    MOST TWO SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES AND
    FOR ALL ADJECTIVES WITH THREE OR
    MORE SYLLABLES:
    HOWEVER, WITH THESE COMMON TWO-
    SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES, YOU CAN EITHER
    ADD –ER/–R AND –EST/–ST OR USE
    MORE AND MOST:

    HE IS CERTAINLY HANDSOMER THAN HIS


    BROTHER.
    HIS BROTHER IS HANDSOME, BUT HE IS MORE
    HANDSOME.
    SHE IS ONE OF THE POLITEST PEOPLE I HAVE EVER
    MET.
    SHE IS THE MOST POLITE PERSON I HAVE EVER
    MET.
    THE ADJECTIVES GOOD, BAD AND
    FAR HAVE IRREGULAR
    COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES:

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