Adjectives

Comparative and superlative

Too + adjectives ; not + adjective
+ enough
As + adjective + as

Comparatives and superlatives

The uses
To compare people or things, we use the comparative form of the
adjective
For example:
Bigger, higher, more beautiful, more enjoyable
When we compare two people or things, we use er than, more than
For example:
Shes taller than me, but Im more intelligent than her
To say that one person or thing in a group is unique we use the
superlative form of the adjective
For example:
The biggest, the highest, the most intelligent

The form
The comparatives are formed in this way:
1. for one syllable adjectives; use er /est
great greater the greatest
nice nicer the nicest
2. for one-syllable adjectives with a vowel followed by a single consonant;
double the last consonant
big bigger the biggest
hot hotter the hottest
3. for one-syllable adjectives ending with y; change the y to ier /iest
pretty prettier the prettiest
dirty dirtier the dirtiest
4. for other two-syllable and longer adjectives; use more/less and the
most/least.
5. Irregular adjectives:
good better the best
bad worse the worst
far further/farther the furthest/farthest
little less the least

Compare the table with the correct form of

the adjective
Short
adjective

comparative

superlative

Big
Hot
The warmest
Simple
Small

Compare the table with the correct form of the adjective

Short
adjective

comparative

superlative

Busy
Spicy
The happiest
Noisy
Spooky

Compare the table with the correct form of the

adjective
Short
comparative
superlative
adjective
Easygoing
Expensive
The most popular
More attractive
More spacious
Good
Farther

Position of adjectives in the sentence

In English adjectives;
Can come before a noun
Mike likes a big fish
Can come after the verb to be
their house is small and spooky
Can follow adverbs such as very, quite or really
shes not very happy.
I think hes quite smart

Exercise!

Correct the text. There are thirteen

mistakes
Dogs Rule
In my opinion, a dog is a gooder pet than a cat. I know
because we has a dog and a cats. Here are my reason.
First, a dog is friendly than a cat. My dog is more
happy to see me when I comes home. My cat just dont
care. Second, a dog is activer. I always taking my dog
for a walk. I cant do that with my cat. She only want to
sleep. Third, a dog is intrestinger than a cat. My dog is
more playful that my cat. He is knowing a lot of ricks.
The cat doesnt know any tricks at all. Last, a dog is
more protectiver than a cat. My dog barks if someone
comes to the house. The cat just runs and hides.

Too+adjective and not+adjective+enough

Too + adjective
to say that something is more than we need or more
than necessary
For example:
These jeans are too small, they dont fit me well.
Not + adjective + enough
To say that something is less than we need
For example:
This water is not warm enough to drink.

as + adjective + as
Its to say two people or things are similar/equal.
For example:
Tom is as tall as me but Im stronger
To say two people or things are not similar or
equal; use not+as+adjective+as
For example:
The new sofa is not as comfortable as the old one.