COMPARATIVE OF ADJECTIVES

• Short adjectives = adjective + er than  smaller than

Attention
• Short adjectives ending in -y = adjective + ier  happier than
• Some short adjectives = double consonant
• sadder than • thinner than
• hotter than • fatter than
• bigger than
• Irregular adjectives
• good = better than • bad = worse than

• Long adjectives = more + adjective + than  more difficult than

SUPERLATIVE OF ADJECTIVES

• Short adjectives = the + adjective + est  the smallest

Attention
• Short adjectives ending in -y = adjective + iest  the happiest
• Some short adjectives = double consonant
• saddest • thinnest
• hottest • fattest
• biggest

• Irregular adjectives
• good = the best • bad = the worst

• Long adjectives = the most more + adjective  the most difficult

Comparative and superlative. Complete the following chart:

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

1. Big

2. Expensive

3. Good

4. Pretty

5. Sophisticated

6. Thin

7. Easy

8. Short

9. Bad

10.Young