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Comparative and superlative
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COMPARATIVE ANDSUPERLATIVE
BY Vanessa Escobar
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LONGOne syllable adjectives,
add -er at the end of the
The Amazon river
Mississippi river.
is
adjective.
longer
than
the
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SHORT--------------SHORTERCOLD----------------COLDER
SMART--------------SMARTER
OLD----------------- OLDER
TALL----------------TALLER
YOUNG-------------YOUNGER
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CUTEIf an adjective has one syllable and ends in “e” just
add -r.
The baby koala is cuter than the baby turtle.
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BRAVE----------------BRAVERLARGE----------------LARGER
RUDE-----------------RUDER
SAFE------------------SAFER
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HAPPYAdjectives that end in Y preceded by a consonant just
eliminate Y and add –er at the end.
The baby is happier than the woman.
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BUSY-----------------BUSIERDIRTY----------------DIRTIER
COZY-----------------COZIER
PRETTY--------------PRETTIER
LAZY----------------- LAZIER
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HOTOne syllable adjectives that end in consonant.
Double the last consonant and add –er.
The sun is hotter than fire.
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FAT--------------- FATTERBIG---------------BIGGER
THIN--------------THINNER
SAD---------------SADDER
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BEAUTIFULAdjectives with more than two syllables add more before the
adjective to compare.
A rainbow is more beautiful than the rain.
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BEAUTIFUL------MORE BEAUTIFULDANGEROUS----MORE DANGEROUS
INTERESTING---MORE INTERESTING
DIFFICULT-------MORE DIFFICULT
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IRREGULAR ADJECTIVESGOOD-------------BETTER
BAD-------------WORSE
FAR------------FARTHER
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It is your turn to apply therules
explained
before.
Provide sentences comparing
people, places, objectsts, and
animals.