SUPERLATIVE OF ADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVE OF ADJECTIVES
· Short adjectives = adjective + er than à smaller than
Attention
· Short adjectives ending in -y = adjective + ier à happier than
· Some short adjectives = double consonant
· sadder than
· hotter than
· bigger than
· thinner than
· fatter than
· Irregular adjectives
· good = better than
· bad = worse than
· Long adjectives = more + adjective + than à more difficult than
· Short adjectives = the + adjective + est à the smallest
· Short adjectives ending in -y = adjective + iest à the happiest
· saddest
· hottest
· biggest
· thinnest
· fattest
· good = the best
· bad = the worst
· Long adjectives = the most more + adjective à the most difficult
Comparative and superlative. Complete the following chart:
ADJECTIVE
COMPARATIVE
SUPERLATIVE
1. Big
2. Expensive
3. Good
4. Pretty
5. Sophisticated
6. Thin
7. Easy
8. Short
9. Bad
10. Young
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