Comparative and

Superlative Adjectives

Hi, Im Thumper.
Im 2 years old.

Hi, Im Bambi. Im
3 years old.

Thumper is younger than Bambi.

oR
Bambi is older than Thumper.

Hi,Im Jack. Im 1.68

cm tall, I have many
friends and I am
very popular in my
school because Im
a basketball star in
my school.

Jack is more
popular than
Peter.

Hi, Im Peter. Im 1.68

cm tall. I dont have
many friends like
Jack.

Koda shorter than

Kena.
Im a 165 tall

Kena is taller than

Koda

Im a 185 tall.

Im more beautiful
than Fiona

I think
Im
beautiful

Im sorry
girls. Im the
most beautiful
girl here.

I think Im the most

handsome ogre and
Fiona is the most
beautiful princess in
the world.

Comparative and Superlative

Adjectives

Comparative adjectives

Superlative adjectives

Comparative adjectives
When do we use them?
We use them to compare TWO objects,
people, places

Comparative adjectives
How do we use them?
There

are 5 rules:
g Rule 1
g Rule 2
g Rule 3
g Rule 4
g Rule 5
g Summary

Comparative adjectives
g Rule 1
Adjectives with 1 syllable add er.
Adj. + -er + than

Example:
Bart is taller than Maggie.

Comparative adjectives
g Rule 2
Adjectives ending Y change it into -IER.
Adj.(-y)

Adj.(-ier) + than

Example:
lazy
lazier than
Homer is lazier than Lisa.

Comparative adjectives
g Rule 3
One syllable adjectives ending with
CONSONANT+VOWEL+CONSONANT double
the last consonant and add er.
Example:
fat

x2 consonants

fatter than

CVC

Homer is fatter than Marge

Comparative adjectives
g Rule 4
Adjectives with 2 or more syllables add
MORE before the adjective.
more + adj. (2 or more syllables) + than

Example:
beautiful
more beautiful than
Maggie is more beautiful than Mr. Burns.

Comparative adjectives
g Rule 5
Irregular adjectives to memorize.
good

better than

bad

worse than

far

farther than / further than

much

more

Comparative adjectives
g Summary
Rule

adjective

comparative

1. add -er

tall

taller than

small
lazy

smaller than
lazier than

happy
fat

happier than
fatter than

big

bigger than

beautiful

more beautiful than

dangerous
good

more dangerous than

better than

bad

worse than

2.

drop y, add -er

3. C+V+C = doubles last

consonant

4. 2 or + syllables add MORE

5. Irregular forms (memorize)

Superlative adjectives
When do we use them?
We use them to compare ONE object,
person, place in a GROUP.

Superlative adjectives
How do we use them?
There

are 5 rules:
g Rule 1
g Rule 2
g Rule 3
g Rule 4
g Rule 5
g Summary

Superlative adjectives
g Rule 1
Adjectives with 1 syllable add the est.
the + adj. + -est

Example:
Mr. Burns is the richest in Springfield.

Superlative adjectives
g Rule 2
Adjectives ending Y change it into -IEST.
Adj.(-y)

the + adj.(-iest)

Example:
funny
the funniest
Krusty is the funniest clown in Springfield.

Superlative adjectives
g Rule 3
One syllable adjectives ending with
CONSONANT+VOWEL+CONSONANT double
the last consonant and add est.
Example:
fat

x2 consonants

the fattest

CVC

Homer is the fattest in the Simpsons family.

Superlative adjectives
g Rule 4
Adjectives with 2 or more syllables add
THE MOST before the adjective.
the most + adj. (2 or more syllables)

Example:
dangerous
the most dangerous
Fat Tony is the most dangerous gangster of the Springfield mafia.

Superlative adjectives
g Rule 5
Irregular adjectives to memorize.
good

the best

bad

the worst

far

the farthest / the furthest

Much/
many

the most

Superlative adjectives
g Summary
Rule

adjective

superlative

1. add the est

rich

the richest

long
funny

the longest
the funniest

crazy
fat

the craziest
the fattest

consonant

big

the biggest

4. 2 or + syllables add THE

beautiful

the most beautiful

MOST

dangerous

the most dangerous

5. Irregular forms (memorize)

good

the best

bad

the worst

2.Drop y, add the iest

3. C+V+C = doubles last

Using MORE with nouns

Eventhough the noun is only one syllable,
we use more to show the comparison.
For example:
Salt, Sugar, Fun, People, Coffee,
Information, etc.
I need to add more sugar on my tea.
She will buy more clothes if she has time to
shop.
They want to have more fun.

She is slower than Intan.

She walks more slowly than Intan.
Eci speaks more softly than Natalia.
Naurah can dance more beautifully than
Bella.
Agung can sing many songs more nicely
thn Irfan.