Comparative & Superlative Adjectives

Comparative & Superlative Adjectives
Formation
Form	Adjective	Comparative	Superlative
One syllable :	long	longer than	the longest
(add -er)	nice	nicer than	the nicest
	hot	hotter than	the hottest
Two or more syllables :	famous	more famous than	the most famous
(add more or less before the adjective)	interesting	less interesting than	the least interesting
	practical	more practical than	the most practical
Two syllables ending in -y:	funny	funnier than	the funniest
(the 'y' becomes ' i ' before -er)	easy	easier than	the easiest
	happy	happier than	the happiest
Irregular Adjectives :	good	better than	the best
	bad	worse than	the worst
	much/many	more than	the most
	little	less than	the least
	far	farther/further than	the farthest/furthest
N.B. Adjectives ending with a vowel and a consonant double the consonant for example : big - bigger- the biggest, except when the consonant is 'w' or 'y' for example : new - newer - the newest. Use Comparative adjectives are used to compare two things or people to each other. Superlative adjectives are used to compare one member of a group to the whole group. Ex : The Amazon river is longer than the Mississippi. The Nile is the longest river in the world. www.learn-english-today.com