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Alvan Dhani Panji Pajri
Muwarni Farda Mayang Putri Andini
Andrea Wessa Sixtinah Deswilan
Santri Ramadhani
COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
COMPARATIVE
 COMPARAIVE ADJECTIVE

Comparatives are used to show the difference between two objects.

small smaller

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 RULE 1
Comparative Adjective

If an adjective has 1
syllable we add the ending
–er to the adjective.
– small + er = smaller than
– hard + er = harder than

The ant is smaller than the hippo.

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 RULE 2
Comparative Adjective

If a one syllable adjective

ends with a consonant + a
vowel + a consonant you
must double the last
consonant and then ad –er.
-big + er = bigger than
-fat + er = fatter than

The elephant is fatter than the giraffe.

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 RULE 3
Comparative Adjective

If an adjective ends with

a “y”, remove the “y” and
add –ier.
-happy –y + ier =
happier than
-funny –y + ier =
funnier than

The girl is happier than the duck.

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 RULE 4
Comparative Adjective

If an adjective has two

syllables or more without a
“y” then add the word
“more” before the word. If
the adjective ends with a
“y”, you will only add the
word “more” if it has three
syllables or more.

- beautiful + more = more beautiful than The butterfly is more beautiful than
- expensive + more = more expensive than
- satisfactory + more = more satisfactory than the frog.
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 RULE 5
Comparative Adjective

The following adjectives

have irregular comparative
forms:
- good=better
- bad=worse
- far=farther

– Italian food is better than American food (good)

– His handwriting is worse than Mabel’s (bad)
– My school is farther from here than the park (far)
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REMEMBER
When using a comparative you must always follow it with the word “than”.

The Toyota is smaller than the Ford.

The Ford is bigger than the Toyota.
The ant is smaller than the hippo.
The elephant is fatter than the giraffe.
The girl is happier than the duck.
The butterfly is more beautiful than the frog.

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SUPERLATIVE
 SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVE

Superlative adjectives are used to talk differences between three or more people, animals or things. The word the
comes before the superlative adjective.

big – bigger – the biggest

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 RULE 1
Superlative Adjective

If an adjective has 1
syllable we add the ending
–est to the adjective.
- small+est=the smallest
- hard+est=the hardest

The ant is the smallest.

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 RULE 2
Superlative Adjective

If a one syllable adjective

ends with a consonant + a
vowel + a consonant you
must double the last
consonant and ad –est.
- big + est = the biggest
- fat + est = the fattest

The hippo is the fattest.

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 RULE 3
Superlative Adjective

If an adjective ends with a

“y”, remove the “y” and add
–iest.
- happy –y + iest = the
happiest
- funny –y + iest = the
funniest

The elephant is the heaviest.

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 RULE 4
Superlative Adjective

If an adjective has two

syllables or more without a
“y” then add the word
“most” before the word. If
the adjective ends with a
“y”, you will only add the
word “most” if it has three
syllables or more.

- beautiful + most = the most beautiful The airplane is the most expensive.
- expensive + most = the most expensive
- satisfactory + most = the most satisfactory
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 RULE 5
Superlative Adjective

The following adjectives

have irregular superlative
forms:
- good = The best
- bad = The worst
- far = The farthest

– Sam has the best grades in the class (good)

– Teresa had the worst day ever (bad)
– The North Pole is the farthest place in the world (far)
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REMEMBER
When using a superlative you must always precede it with the word “the”.

The Toyota is the smallest.

The Ford is the biggest.
Brad Pitt is the most handsome.
The airplane is the most expensive.
Jim Carrey is the funniest.

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Thank You
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