Comparatives & superlatives adjectives lesson

1. COMPARATIVES &
SUPERLATIVES

2. Comparatives
 We use comparatives to compare differences between the two objects they modify
(larger, smaller, faster, higher). They are used in sentences where two nouns are
compared, in this pattern:
 Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun (object).
 EXAMPLE
Tom is Taller than Simon

3. Rules for Comparatives
• General rule:
Add “-er” old  older + than
• Specific rules:
• When the adj. ends with “e”
Add “-r” large  larger
• When the adj. ends with consonant + vowel + consonant
Double last consonant and add “-er” big  bigger
• When the adj. ends with “y”
Drop “y” and add “-ier” busy  busier
• Long adj.
• Add “more” before the adj. Beautiful  more beautiful
• Irregular: Good  Better Bad  Worse Far  Further

4. Exercises
 Make sentences with the next picture.

5. SUPERLATIVES
 Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper
or lower limit of a quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest).
They are used in sentences where a subject is compared to a group of
objects.
 Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object).
Jane is the tallest.
Sarah is the youngest.
Elizabeth is the oldest in the group.

6. Rules for Superlatives

7. EXERCISES
 Make sentences answering the next questions
Example
Maggie is the youngest
in the family