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Comparative and superlative
forms of adjectives
What is an adjective?
Adjective is a word which describes a noun
adjectives
noun
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Syllable
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big
fast
expensive
car
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Syllables – examples
1. One-syllable adjectives
fast big tall
long
2. Two-syllable adjectives
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happy crazy dirty
3. Three-syllable adjectives
important wonderful
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How do we make a comparative?
If the adjective has got one syllable
fast-er
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My car is fast.
But his car is faster.
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Spelling
Adjectives ending
CVC: double the
consonant
big-ger
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My house is big.
But my brother’s house is bigger
than my house.
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“Comparative form”
How is a ‘comparative’ form built?
one syllable adjectives
longer
two syllable adjectives
ending in -y
funniyer 
other two and three
syllable adjectives
modern
more
modern
irregular adjectives
for example ‘good’
good
better
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Specifying
a bit
much
This shop is a bit cheaper than
the other.
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My son is much more intelligent
than yours.
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What is a “superlative form”?
It expresses the idea of ‘most’
fast-est
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My car is fast.
Your car is fast.
But his car is the fastest.
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“Superlative form”
How is a ‘superlative’ form built?
one syllable adjectives
longest
two syllable adjectives
ending in -ly
funnyiest
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
other two and three
syllable adjectives
modern
most
modern
irregular adjectives
for example ‘good’
good
best
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Summary comparison
comparative
superlative
long
longer
longest
funny
funnier
funniest
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modern more modern most modern
good
better
best
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Irregular comparatives
comparative
superlative
good
better
best
bad
worse
worst
far
further
furthest
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Exercises
List of adjectives
hot
nice
short
kind
cheap
exciting
good
bad
big
dangerous
intelligent
happy
small
pretty
annoyed
expensive
thin
young
lovely
attractive
clean
unhappy
safe
tired
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