describe an two objects / describe object / a person person more than two objects / persons Examples: Examples: Examples: 1) Rita is tall. 1) Lisa is taller 1) Mary is the 2) The tortoise than Rita. tallest of the is small. 2) The snail is three girls. 3) Ali is fat. smaller than 2) The caterpillar the tortoise is the smallest 3) Abdul is fatter of the three than Ali. 3) Ahmad is the fattest of the three. (a) Forming the comparatives and the superlatives using er and est
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
bold long bolder longer boldest longest
brave near braver nearer bravest nearest clean new cleaner newer cleanest newest clever old cleverer older cleverest oldest cold poor colder poorer coldest poorest dark quiet darker quieter darkest quietest dear rich dearer richer dearest richest fine quick finer quicker finest quickest free sharp freer sharper freest sharpest great slow greater slower greatest slowest high weak higher weaker highest weakest kind white kinder whiter kindest whitest (b) Forming the comparatives and the superlatives of words ending with y use -ier and iest.
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
dirty dirtier dirtiest
early earlier earliest easy easier easiest funny funnier funniest happy happier happiest heavy heavier heaviest hungry hungrier hungriest lazy lazier laziest merry merrier merriest naughty naughtier naughtiest noisy noisier noisiest ugly uglier ugliest wealthy wealthier wealthiest (c) To form the comparative and superlative of some adjectives, the last letter must be doubled.
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
big bigger biggest
dull duller dullest fat fatter fattest hot hotter hottest mad madder maddest red redder reddest sad sadder saddest tall taller tallest thin thinner thinnest wet wetter wettest (d) If the positive ends in y there is a vowel before it, the y is not changed. Add er to the comparative and est to the superlative.
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
gay gayer gayest grey greyer greyest (e) To form the comparative and superlative by changing the spellng of the positive.