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    This document discusses grammar rules for comparatives and superlatives. It explains that comparatives are used to compare two things and involve adding "-er" or using "more" in the adjective. Superlatives indicate the most of a quality within a group and involve adding "-est" or using "the most". Five forms are provided for making adjectives comparative and superlative depending on their syllable structure and ending letters. Exceptions and irregular forms are also noted.

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    This document discusses grammar rules for comparatives and superlatives. It explains that comparatives are used to compare two things and involve adding "-er" or using "more" in the adjective. Superlatives indicate the most of a quality within a group and involve adding "-est" or using "the most". Five forms are provided for making adjectives comparative and superlative depending on their syllable structure and ending letters. Exceptions and irregular forms are also noted.

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    This document discusses grammar rules for comparatives and superlatives. It explains that comparatives are used to compare two things and involve adding "-er" or using "more" in the adjective. Superlatives indicate the most of a quality within a group and involve adding "-est" or using "the most". Five forms are provided for making adjectives comparative and superlative depending on their syllable structure and ending letters. Exceptions and irregular forms are also noted.

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    Transport in Tourism - Superlatives

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    This document discusses grammar rules for comparatives and superlatives. It explains that comparatives are used to compare two things and involve adding "-er" or using "more" in the adjective. Superlatives indicate the most of a quality within a group and involve adding "-est" or using "the most". Five forms are provided for making adjectives comparative and superlative depending on their syllable structure and ending letters. Exceptions and irregular forms are also noted.

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    Transport in tourism

    Grammar comparatives and


    superlatives
    Comparatives
    When we compare things, people or even ideas
    we look at what makes them different from
    each other.

    Comparative adjectives are used to show what


    quality one thing has more or less than the
    other. They normally come before any other
    adjectives.
    Example
    FAST / SLOW
     

    A car is faster than a bicycle. 


    A bicycle is slower than a car.
    Form 1 - Comparative
    Words of one Add -r to the end of wide - wider
    syllable ending in 'e'. the word.
    For example:-
    A motorway is wider
    than a road.

    Form Rule Example


    Form 2 - Comparative
    Words of one Double the big – bigger
    syllable, with one consonant and add My blouse is bigger
    vowel and one -er to the end of the than yours
    consonant at the word
    end..

    Form Rule Example


    Form 3 - Comparative

    Words of one Add - er to the end .. high - higher


    syllable, with more of the word Mount Everest
    than one vowel or is higher
    more than one than Mount
    consonant at the Snowdon. -
    end
    Form Rule Example
    Form 4 - Comparative
    Words of two '. Change 'y' to 'i', happy –happier
    syllables, ending in and add -er to the For example:-
    'y. end of the word. Some people seem
    to be luckier
    than other people.

    Form Rule Example


    Form 5 - Comparative
    Words of two Place 'more' before beautiful - more
    syllables or more, the adjective. beautiful
    not ending in 'y'. For example:-
    Arguably Rome
    is more beautiful
    than Paris.
    Form Rule Example
    Warning!!!
    For every rule, there is at least one exception
    and there are also irregular adjectives that you
    need to memorise as you come across them.

    For example:
    • 'good' becomes 'better'
    • 'bad' becomes 'worse'
    • 'far' becomes 'farther' or 'further‘
    Superlative

    The superlative is used to say what thing,


    person, or idea has the most of a particular
    quality within a group or of its kind.

    Superlative adjectives normally come before any


    other adjectives.
    Form 1- Superlative
    Words of Add -st to wide –
    one syllable the end of widest. The
    ending in 'e' the word. Amazon
    River is the
    widest river
    in the world

    Form Rule Example


    Form 2 - Superlative
    Words of one syllable, Double the consonant (big – biggest) In 2010 a
    with one vowel and one and add -est to the end dog called Giant George
    consonant at the end. of the word. was given the title
    of the biggest dog in
    the world

    Form Rule Example


    Form 3 - Superlative
    Words of one Add - est to the end high - highest
    syllable, with more of the word. Mount Everest
    than one vowel or is the
    more than one highest mountain in
    consonant at the the word. (But it
    end isn't the
    tallest mountain in
    the world.)
    Form Rule Example
    Form 4 - Superlative

    Words of two Change 'y' to 'i', and Change 'y' to 'i', and
    syllables, ending in add -est to the end add -est to the end
    'y'. of the word. of the word.
    Form Rule Example
    Form 5 - Superlative
    Words of two Place 'the most' beautiful - the most
    syllables or more, before the beautiful Some
    not ending in 'y'. adjective. people say that the
    Maldives have the
    most
    beautiful beaches in
    the world.
    Form Rule Example
    Note!
    Don't forget that some adjectives are irregular:-
    • 'good' becomes 'the best'
    • 'bad' becomes 'the worst'
    • 'far' becomes 'the furthest'

    For example:
    • "Jill is the best student in the class ."
    • "Jack is the worst student in the class."
    • "In our solar system the planet Pluto is the
    furthest planet from the Sun."
    Have you noticed that these
    superlatives are preceded by
    'the‘.?
    For example:
    • "The Rio de la Plata river, on the southeast coastline of South America,
    is the widest river in the world."
    • According to the List of World records Carol Yager (1960-1994), from
    Michigan, is the fattest person ever to live, weighing 725 kg (1,600 lb).
    • "Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world."
    • "I think that Castle Combe is the prettiest village in England."
    • "Arguably, Rome is the most beautiful city in the world.“

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