Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 70 views

    Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

    Uploaded by

    Miiss Yennifer Leiva
    The document discusses the formation of comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs in English. It provides five rules for forming comparative and superlative adjectives from one-syllable and two-syllable words. Some adverbs can also take comparative and superlative forms with -er and -est, while most form the comparative with "more" and the superlative with "most". There are also lists of irregular comparative and superlative forms that do not follow the typical rules. Examples are given to illustrate the usage of comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs in sentences.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

    Uploaded by

    Miiss Yennifer Leiva
    70 views24 pages
    The document discusses the formation of comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs in English. It provides five rules for forming comparative and superlative adjectives from one-syllable and two-syllable words. Some adverbs can also take comparative and superlative forms with -er and -est, while most form the comparative with "more" and the superlative with "most". There are also lists of irregular comparative and superlative forms that do not follow the typical rules. Examples are given to illustrate the usage of comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs in sentences.

    Original Title

    Comparative and Superlative

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Available Formats

    PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    The document discusses the formation of comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs in English. It provides five rules for forming comparative and superlative adjectives from one-syllable and two-syllable words. Some adverbs can also take comparative and superlative forms with -er and -est, while most form the comparative with "more" and the superlative with "most". There are also lists of irregular comparative and superlative forms that do not follow the typical rules. Examples are given to illustrate the usage of comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs in sentences.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    70 views24 pages

    Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

    Uploaded by

    Miiss Yennifer Leiva
    The document discusses the formation of comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs in English. It provides five rules for forming comparative and superlative adjectives from one-syllable and two-syllable words. Some adverbs can also take comparative and superlative forms with -er and -est, while most form the comparative with "more" and the superlative with "most". There are also lists of irregular comparative and superlative forms that do not follow the typical rules. Examples are given to illustrate the usage of comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs in sentences.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    of 24

    Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

    The comparative form of an adjective or adverb compares two things. The superlative form of an adjective or adverb compares three of more things.

    Examples Adjectives

    large

    larger

    largest

    The first apple is large. The second apple is larger than the first. The third apple is the largest of the three.

    The jalopy is a fast car. The racecar is the faster car. The dragster is the fastest car.

    To make comparative and superlative forms of adjectives some rules must be followed.

    Rule 1
    To form the comparative or superlative of one syllable words with more than one vowel OR ending with more than one consonant at the add -er OR -est. tall neat deep taller neater deeper tallest neatest deepest

    Rule 2

    To form the comparative or superlative of a one syllable word ending in e add -r OR -st. wide fine cute wider finer cuter widest finest cutest

    Rule 3
    To form the comparative or superlative of a one syllable word with one vowel and one consonant at the end double the consonant, and add -er OR est. sad big fat sadder bigger fatter saddest biggest fattest

    Rule 4
    To form the comparative or superlative of a two syllable word ending in y, change the y to i, then add -er OR -est. happy jolly happier jollier happiest jolliest

    lazy

    lazier

    laziest

    Rule 5

    To form the comparative or superlative of a two syllable word ending a vowel-sound that is not stressed then add -er OR -est. Adjectives ending in le, -ow, er frequently take er and est. yellow gentle simple yellower gentler simpler yellowest gentlest simplest

    Like adjectives some adverbs can take comparative and

    superlative forms, with -er and -est:

    Sally works hard. Steve works harder than Sally Kathy and Sue work the hardest of all.

    The bird sings loudly. The moose sang louder than the bird. Pete sang the loudest of them all.

    List of Adverbs in Which -er and est May Be Added


    Adverb fast slow Comparative faster slower Superlative fastest slowest

    quick early
    bright high

    quicker earlier
    brighter higher

    quickest earliest
    brightest highest

    However, the majority of adverbs do not take these endings. Instead, they form the comparative using more and the superlative using most:
    Adverb recently Comparative more recently Superlative most recently

    more effectively effectively


    frequently

    most effectively
    most frequently

    more frequently

    Irregular Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

    Some comparative and superlative forms are irregular and do not follow any rules or patterns. These must be memorized.

    Irregular Adverbs

    Word badly

    Comparative worse

    Superlative worst

    much
    little

    more
    less

    most
    least

    much
    well

    more
    better

    most
    best

    Irregular Adjectives

    Word good bad

    Comparative better worse

    Superlative best worst

    much
    little far old

    more
    less farther older elder

    most
    least farthest oldest eldest

    Example:

    Nathan made good stew. Molly's stew was better than Nathan's. Ezra made the best stew of all.

    Another rules!

    much / a lot / a great deal, etc

    comparative

    for emphasis

    For example: Exams are much easier than they used to be.

    Another rules!
    (not) as as

    To compare equal things

    For example: Girls arent as keen as boys on science experiments.

    Another rules!
    the + comparative , the + comparative

    To show a trend

    For example: The more explosions there were, the more the boys enjoyed it.

    Another rules!
    too / enough

    When something is more than necessary /not sufficient

    For example: There were too many facts for them to remember. The teachers werent friendly enough for the kids to talk to.

    Another rules!
    so / such .. that

    To describe cause and effect

    For example: The exams were so difficult that many good students failed them.

    LETS PRACTICE!

    STUDENTS BOOK

    PAGE 55

    You might also like