1. Superlative and Comparative
Adjectives
The
comparative form of an adjective is used for
comparing two objects, people, or places and is
most commonly accompanied by the word “than” .
Example:
Chicago is a big city, but Los Angeles is bigger than
Chicago,.

2. Superlative and Comparative
Adjectives
The
superlative is used for comparing one
place, person, or thing with every other member of
the group and is mostly preceeded by the word
“the”.
Example:
Mom’s apple pie is the best dessert at the party.

3. Adjectives with one syllable

In general, if the adjective has one syllable, then
the letters -er or -est are added:
warm
quick
tall
old
warmer
quicker
taller
older
Example:

Max is older than John.

Of the three students, Max is the oldest.
warmest
quickest
tallest
oldest

4. Adjectives with one syllable ending in
‘e’
•
If the adjective has one syllable and
ends in e, just add -r or -st:
late
nice
large
later
nicer
larger
latest
nicest
largest
Example:
 Mary's car is larger than Max's car.
 Mary's house is the tallest of all the houses on the block.
 Max is wiser than his brother.
 Max is the wisest person I know.

5. Adjectives with two syllables
 Adjectives
with two syllables vary. Some add -er/est or -r/-st:
feeble
feebler
feeblest
 Some
use the words „more‟ for the comparative
and „most‟ for the superlative:
famous
 Many
more famous
most famous
can do either, like clever:
clever cleverer/more clever
clever
cleverest/most

6. Adjectives with three syllables or more
 If
the adjective has three syllables or
more, then the words „more‟ and „most‟
are used:
interesting
attractive
more interesting
more attractive
most interesting
most attractive
Example:

John is more generous than Jack.

John is the most generous of all the people I know.

Health is more important than money.

Of all the people I know, Max is the most important.

Women are more intelligent than men.

Mary is the most intelligent person I've ever met.

7. Adjectives that change their spelling
 Some
adjectives change their spelling
when forming the comparative and
superlative:

Some one-syllable adjectives that end
with a single consonant
(e.g. big, wet, sad, fat) double this
consonant before adding -er or -est:
big
wet
sad
bigger
wetter
sadder
biggest
wettest
saddest
Example:
My dog is bigger than your dog.
 My dog is the biggest of all the dogs in the neighborhood.


8. 
If the adjective ends
in y (e.g. happy, greedy, or tidy), change
the y to an i and add -er or -est:
happy
happier
happiest
greedy
greedier
greediest
tidy
tidier
tidiest
Example:
 John is happier today than he was yesterday.
 John is the happiest boy in the world.
 Max is angrier than Mary.
 Of all of John's victims, Max is the angriest.
 Mary is busier than Max.
 Mary is the busiest person I've ever met.

9. 
Some common adjectives have irregular
comparative and superlative forms that
you just have to learn:
bad
good
much
little
worse
better
more
less
Example:
 Italian food is better than American food.
 My dog is the best dog in the world.
 My mother's cooking is worse than your mother's cooking.
 Of all the students in the class, Max is the worst.
worst
best
most
least

10. Let‟s Try!
Comparative Adjectives Exercise.
Let‟s Try!
Superlative Adjectives Exercise.

11. 
Write the appropriate comparative or superlative form of the word cold
in each blank.
Yesterday was a cold day. Today is
Tomorrow will be the
day yet.

than yesterday.
Which of the following sentences is incorrect?
1) Mary is shorter than Jane.
2) The moon is more closer to the earth than the sun.
3) I have the best score on the exam.

Fill in the blanks.
1) My friend has a pretty purse, but I have a
one.
2) The
weather is yet to come!
3) Today's sunshine is
beautiful than yesterday's.