Comparison of adjectives

When you compare two people or things you have to add ER to the adjective ONLY IF IT IS A ON SYLLA!L A"# $TI% Strong Strong & Wea' Wea' & Tall Tall & Short Short & Long Long & (gly (gli & )retty )rett & *appy *appi & Sad Sa"" & Slow Slow & Fast Fast & Fat FaTT & Slim Sli++ & Old Old & New New & !ig !i,, & *ot *oTT & When the adjectives have TWO SYLLABLES OR MORE you have to use MORE to ma'e the comparison!eauti.ul +O& !eauti.ul $harming +O& $harming $om.orta/le +O& $om.orta/le "elicious +O& "elicious 0pensive +O& 0pensive Famous +O& Famous Intelligent +O& Intelligent )ower.ul +O& )ower.ul Irregular adjectives1 good 2 /etter /ad 3 worse .ar 2 .arther Note: It is important to remember that to make the comparison you have to use the word THAN 1. My sister is SHORTER THAN me 2. My bed is MORE COMFORABLE THAN yours $ompare Ann is 44444444444 5happy6 than her sister-

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S#per$atives
The superlative .orm o. an adjective is used to compare three or more o. them- To create a superlative you have to add EST to the adjective-

$lean asy Fat *eavy Flat *ot Narrow Noisy Simple Thin Wet

$leanER asiER FattER *eaviER FlattER *ottER NarrowER NoisiER SimplER ThinnER WettER

$leanEST asiEST FattEST *eaviEST FlattEST *ottEST NarrowEST NoisiEST SimplEST ThinnEST WettEST

Irregular adjectives1 good 2 the /est /ad 2 the worst .ar 2 the .arthest

When the adjectives have TWO SYLLABES OR MORE you have to use MOST to ma'e the superlative .orm!eauti.ul +OST !eauti.ul $harming +OST $harming $om.orta/le +OST $om.orta/le "elicious +OST "elicious 0pensive +OST 0pensive Famous +OST Famous Intelligent +OST Intelligent )ower.ul +OST )ower.ul

Note: Dont forget to add THE before the superlative form. 1. lorencia is THE OLDEST sister !. "his book is THE MOST EXPENSIVE of the store

Write the superlative .orm o. each sentence

96 I am 444444444444444444444 5tall6 in the class:6 This is 444444444444444444444 5e0pensive6 hotel I7ve ever stayed in;6 This road is 4444444444444444444 5narrow6 in all o. $ali.ornia<6 New Yor' is one o. the 44444444444444444444 5/usy6 cities in the (SA=6 #ac' is 444444444444444444444 5/ad6 .oot/all player on the team>6 North )ole is 44444444444444444444444 5cold6 place on arth?6 +y .ather is 44444444444444444444444 5generous6 person I 'now@6 This is 444444444444444444444444444445easy6 way to do itA6 The "olphin is 444444444444444444444444444445new6 mall in town9B6 The $hicago !ulls is 444444444444444444444444444445good6 N!A team996 )aris is 444444444444444444444444444445/eauti.ul6 city in the world9:6 #uly is 444444444444444444444444444445hot6 month in the north9;6 #uly is 444444444444444444444444444445cold6 month in the south9<6 !eer is 444444444444444444444444444445re.reshing6 drin' in !raCil9=6 $arnival is 444444444444444444444444444445happy6 time in !raCil-

Insert the comparative or superlative o. the adjective depending on the case-

96 I thin' #ohn is 4444444444444 5happy6 now than he was last year:6 *is 444444444444444 5/ig6 desire is to return home;6 She is pro/a/ly 4444444444444444 5angry6 person I 'now<6Today7s weather is 444444444444 5/ad6 than yesterday7s-

=6 +y /rother is 44444444444 5young6 than me>6 *e drove 444444444 5.ast6 and 4444444444 5.ast6 till we told him to stop-