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7th GRADE GUIDE COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

FORMATION

Name:___________________________________ 7°____________

I SHORT ADJECTIVES (ONE SYLLABLE)

Adjective Comparative Superlative

FORM Add “-er” at the end of Add “the …est” to
the adjective the adjective
(adjective + -er) (the adjective +est)

Long Longer than The longest

Nice Nicer than The nicest
Tall Taller than The tallest
Note: One syllable with the spelling consonant + single vowel + consonant
double the final consonant, example:
Big bigger than the biggest
Hot hotter than the hottest
Fat fatter than the fattest
Sad sadder than the saddest

II LONG ADJECTIVES (TWO SYLLABLES) ENDING IN “-Y”

Adjective Comparative Superlative

FORM The “Y” becomes “i” The “Y” becomes “i”
before –er comparative before –est
superlative.
Noisy noisier than The noisiest
Happy happier than The happiest
Easy easier than The easiest

III LONG ADJECTIVES (TWO OR MORE SYLLABLES)

Adjective Comparative Superlative

FORM Add “more” before the Add “the most”
adjective before the adjective

Colorful More colorful than The most colorful

Famous More famous than The most famous
Interesting More interesting than The most interesting

IV EXCEPTIONS: IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

Adjective Comparative Superlative

Good better than The best
Bad worse than The worst
Far further than The furthest
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1.- USE
Comparative adjectives are used to compare two things or people to each
other.
Example: My brother is taller than me

Superlative adjectives are used to compare one member of a group to the

whole group.
Example: My brother is the tallest in the family.

2.- COMPARATIVE + THAN

To compare the difference between two persons, things or event.
Example: Tokio is more modern than Valparaíso.
‘Lost’ is more interesting than ‘Animal Nocturno’

3.- THE + SUPERLATIVE

‘The’ is placed before the superlative
Example: In Valparaíso you can hear the noisiest party on New Year’s
Eve.

VOCABULARY

Long: Happy:
Nice: Easy:
Tall: Colorful:
Big: Famous:
Hot: Interesting:
Fat: Good:
Sad: Bad:
Noisy: Far:
Fast: Old: