WHEN THE ADJECTIVE IS SHORT, IN COMPARATIVE FORM...
ADD ER
ADD EST
ADD THE MORE
ADD MORE THAN
WHEN THE ADJECTIVE HAS MORE THAN TWO SYLLABLES
WE USE: “MORE ___THAN___” IN COMPARATIVE FORM
WE USE: “THE MOST” IN SUPERLATIVE FORM
WE USE: “ER” AT THE END OF THE WORD
WE USE:“THE …EST” IN SUPERLATIVE FORM
THERE ARE TWO FORMS TO EXPRESS COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVES FORMS:
MY UNCLE IS _____ MY AUNT
OLDER
ELDER THAN
OLDEST THAN
THE OLDER THAN