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Examples
Superlative
December.
February can be the coldest, or the most
frigid, month of all.
Comparative
taller
fewer
tenderer
Superlative
tallest
fewest
tenderest
Comparative
more intelligent
Superlative
most intelligent
ComparativeandSuperlativeAdjectives
awkward
incredible
more awkward
more incredible
most awkward
most incredible
Comparative
less strong
Superlative
least strong
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
Some adjectives are irregular. You will need to memorize their
comparative and superlative forms.
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
good
well (healthy)
bad
little (quantity)
much, many
better
better
worse
less
more
best
best
worst
least
most
Review:
Examples taken from:
Rueda, Saldivar, Shapiro, et al. Houghton Mifflin English. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 2001.
(pgs. 196-199).
ComparativeandSuperlativeAdjectives
The positive degree is the basic form of the adjective.
Use the comparative degree to compare two things.
Add -er or more to the adjective.
Use the superlative degree to compare three or more things.
Add -est or most to the adjective.
ComparativeandSuperlativeAdjectives
7. Almost any day in Florida is _______________ than any in
Alaska. (hot)
8. Florida is one of the _______________ states of all. (sunny)