Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Comparative and Superlative Adjective
- Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects they modify
- ONE SYLLABLE
ADJECTIVES
- Add -er - If the
adjective has a
consonant + single
vowel + consonant
spelling, the final
consonant must be
doubled before adding
the ending.
- Tall- teller
- Fat - Fatter
- TWO SYLLABLES
- Adjectives with two
syllables can form the
comparative either by
adding -er or by
preceding the adjective
with more For adjectives
ending in y, change the y
to an I before adding the
ending.
- Happy - Happier
- Smile - Smiler
- THREE OR MORE
SYLLABLES
- Adjectives with three or
more syllables form the
comparative by putting
more in front of the
adjective
- Important - More important
- IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES
- These very common
adjectives have
completely irregular
comparative and
superlative forms.
- Good - Better
- Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower
limit of a quality
- ONE SYLLABLE
ADJECTIVES
- Add-est for the
superlative.
- Tall - Tallest
- TWO
SYLLABLES
- adding -est or by
preceding the
adjective with
most. change the y
to I before adding
the ending.
- Busy - Busiest
- THREE OR MORE
SYLLABLES
- The superlative
adjective adding
the most
- Expensive -
Most expensive