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Contents
What are Adjectives1
Comparative Adjectives2
Superlative Adjectives3
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4 Examples
5 Sentences
What are Adjectives
We use the adjectives to describe nouns.
The adjectives modify the nouns by describing,
identifying or quantifying words.
There are comparative and superlative
adjectives.
Comparative adjectives are used to compare 2
nouns.
Superlative adjectives are used to compare 3
or more nouns.
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Comparative Adjectives
What are comparative adjectives?
Comparative adjectives are used to clarify the
difference between 2 objects/nouns.
Comparative adjectives are used to compare 2
nouns.
To state that one noun has more of something
than the 2nd noun.
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Superlative Adjectives
What are Superlative Adjectives?
Superlative adjectives are used to compare 3 or
more nouns.
Expresses the extreme or highest degree of a
quality.
To describe the extreme quality of one thing in a
group of things.
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Adjectives
Examples
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old - new old - young
small - bigPretty - uglyTall - short
Comparative Adjectives
One Syllable
Adjectives
By adding –er for
the comparative
Examples
tall - taller
old - older
long - longer
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Comparative Adjectives
Add ‘-er’
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smart smarter
high higher
young younger
sweet sweeter
rich richer
short shorter
Comparative Adjectives
Two Syllable
Adjectives
ending with ‘y’
You change the ‘y’
with ‘i’ and add
‘er’
Examples
easy - easier
happy - happier
funny - funnier
Busy - busier
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Comparative Adjectives
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heavy heavier
funny funnier
lovely lovelier
busy busier
easy easier
happy happier
Change ‘y’ to ‘i’
add ‘er’
Comparative Adjectives
Two Syllable
Adjectives
You form the
comparative with
more
Examples
peaceful - more peaceful
careful - more careful
thoughtful - more thoughtful
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Comparative Adjectives
Three or more
Syllables
You form the
comparative with
more
Examples
generous - more generous
important - more important
intelligent - more intelligent
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Comparative Adjectives
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careful More careful
active More active
beautiful More beautiful
delicious More delicious
intelligent More intelligent
comfort More comfort
Add ‘more’
Comparative Adjectives
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little less
bad worse
much more
many more
far farther
good better
Irregular
comparatives
Superlative Adjectives
Text
Tall -tallest
Old - oldest
Long – longest
One syllable
Adjectives
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Superlative Adjectives
Two syllable
adjectives
Peaceful
Careful
Thoughtful
Most peaceful
Most careful
Most thoughtful
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Superlative Adjectives
Generous – most generous
Important – most important
Intelligent – most intelligent
Three or more syllables
adjectives
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Superlative Adjectives
Add ‘-est’
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smart smarter smartest
high higher highest
young younger youngest
sweet sweeter sweetest
rich richer richest
short shorter shortest
Superlative Adjectives
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heavy heavier heaviest
funny funnier funniest
lovely lovelier loveliest
busy busier busiest
easy easier easiest
happy happier happiest
Change ‘y’ to ‘i’
add ‘est’
Superlative Adjectives
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careful More careful Most careful
active More active Most active
beautiful More beautiful Most beautiful
delicious More delicious Most delicious
intelligent More intelligent Most intelligent
comfort More comfort Most comfort
Add ‘most’
Superlative Adjectives
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little less least
bad worse worst
much more most
many more most
far farther farthest
good better best
Irregular
comparatives
Sentences
The lady is taller the man.
Merlin is older than Harry.
Legolas’s hair is longer than Edward’s hair.
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Examples of
One Syllable
Adjectives
Sentences
Peter is happy.
Jack is happier than Peter.
Tom is the happiest among them.
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Examples of
two Syllable
Adjectives
Sentences
Stacy is a beautiful lady.
Siti Nurhaliza is more beautiful
than Stacy.
Ashwarai is the most beautiful lady.
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Examples of
Three or more
Syllable
Adjectives
Sentences
John is the most
generous of all the
people I know.
Of all the taxi drivers,
Jack is the most
careful .
Mary is the tallest of
all the students.
One syllable adjectives
Two syllable
adjectives
Three or more
syllable adjectives
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Now try these questions
One syllable adjectives
+er than
Two syllable
Adjectives
+ier than
Three or more
syllable adjectives
More ……. than
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Now try these questions
One syllable adjectives
+er than Two syllable
Adjectives
+ier than
Three or more
syllable adjectives
More ……. than
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1. The fish I caught is (big) than the one you caught.
_______________________________________________
2. That is the (small) umbrella I have ever seen!
_______________________________________________
3. She is the (pretty) lady in the room.
_______________________________________________
4. My friend is (fabulous) than yours.
_______________________________________________
5. That building is (large) than the one next to it.
_______________________________________________
Rewrite the following sentences with the correct adjectives
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1. The fish I caught is (big) than the one you caught.
The fish I caught is bigger than the one you caught.
2. That is the (small) umbrella I have ever seen!
That is the smallest umbrella I have ever seen!
3. She is the (pretty) lady in the room.
She is the prettiest lady in the room.
4. My friend is (fabulous) than yours.
My friend is more fabulous than yours.
5. That building is (large) than the one next to it.
That building is larger than the one next to it.
Rewrite the following sentences with the correct adjectives
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Comparatives & superlatives

  • 4. Contents What are Adjectives1 Comparative Adjectives2 Superlative Adjectives3 4 426/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy 4 Examples 5 Sentences
  • 5. What are Adjectives We use the adjectives to describe nouns. The adjectives modify the nouns by describing, identifying or quantifying words. There are comparative and superlative adjectives. Comparative adjectives are used to compare 2 nouns. Superlative adjectives are used to compare 3 or more nouns. 526/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy
  • 6. Comparative Adjectives What are comparative adjectives? Comparative adjectives are used to clarify the difference between 2 objects/nouns. Comparative adjectives are used to compare 2 nouns. To state that one noun has more of something than the 2nd noun. 626/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy
  • 7. Superlative Adjectives What are Superlative Adjectives? Superlative adjectives are used to compare 3 or more nouns. Expresses the extreme or highest degree of a quality. To describe the extreme quality of one thing in a group of things. 726/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy
  • 8. Adjectives Examples 826/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy old - new old - young small - bigPretty - uglyTall - short
  • 9. Comparative Adjectives One Syllable Adjectives By adding –er for the comparative Examples tall - taller old - older long - longer 926/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy
  • 10. Comparative Adjectives Add ‘-er’ 1026/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy smart smarter high higher young younger sweet sweeter rich richer short shorter
  • 11. Comparative Adjectives Two Syllable Adjectives ending with ‘y’ You change the ‘y’ with ‘i’ and add ‘er’ Examples easy - easier happy - happier funny - funnier Busy - busier 1126/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy
  • 12. Comparative Adjectives 1226/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy heavy heavier funny funnier lovely lovelier busy busier easy easier happy happier Change ‘y’ to ‘i’ add ‘er’
  • 13. Comparative Adjectives Two Syllable Adjectives You form the comparative with more Examples peaceful - more peaceful careful - more careful thoughtful - more thoughtful 1326/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy
  • 14. Comparative Adjectives Three or more Syllables You form the comparative with more Examples generous - more generous important - more important intelligent - more intelligent 1426/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy
  • 15. Comparative Adjectives 1526/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy careful More careful active More active beautiful More beautiful delicious More delicious intelligent More intelligent comfort More comfort Add ‘more’
  • 16. Comparative Adjectives 1626/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy little less bad worse much more many more far farther good better Irregular comparatives
  • 17. Superlative Adjectives Text Tall -tallest Old - oldest Long – longest One syllable Adjectives 1726/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy
  • 18. Superlative Adjectives Two syllable adjectives Peaceful Careful Thoughtful Most peaceful Most careful Most thoughtful 1826/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy
  • 19. Superlative Adjectives Generous – most generous Important – most important Intelligent – most intelligent Three or more syllables adjectives 1926/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy
  • 20. Superlative Adjectives Add ‘-est’ 2026/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy smart smarter smartest high higher highest young younger youngest sweet sweeter sweetest rich richer richest short shorter shortest
  • 21. Superlative Adjectives 2126/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy heavy heavier heaviest funny funnier funniest lovely lovelier loveliest busy busier busiest easy easier easiest happy happier happiest Change ‘y’ to ‘i’ add ‘est’
  • 22. Superlative Adjectives 2226/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy careful More careful Most careful active More active Most active beautiful More beautiful Most beautiful delicious More delicious Most delicious intelligent More intelligent Most intelligent comfort More comfort Most comfort Add ‘most’
  • 23. Superlative Adjectives 2326/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy little less least bad worse worst much more most many more most far farther farthest good better best Irregular comparatives
  • 24. Sentences The lady is taller the man. Merlin is older than Harry. Legolas’s hair is longer than Edward’s hair. 2426/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy Examples of One Syllable Adjectives
  • 25. Sentences Peter is happy. Jack is happier than Peter. Tom is the happiest among them. 2526/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy Examples of two Syllable Adjectives
  • 26. Sentences Stacy is a beautiful lady. Siti Nurhaliza is more beautiful than Stacy. Ashwarai is the most beautiful lady. 2626/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy Examples of Three or more Syllable Adjectives
  • 27. Sentences John is the most generous of all the people I know. Of all the taxi drivers, Jack is the most careful . Mary is the tallest of all the students. One syllable adjectives Two syllable adjectives Three or more syllable adjectives 2726/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy
  • 28. Now try these questions One syllable adjectives +er than Two syllable Adjectives +ier than Three or more syllable adjectives More ……. than 2826/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy
  • 29. Now try these questions One syllable adjectives +er than Two syllable Adjectives +ier than Three or more syllable adjectives More ……. than 2926/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy
  • 30. 3026/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy 1. The fish I caught is (big) than the one you caught. _______________________________________________ 2. That is the (small) umbrella I have ever seen! _______________________________________________ 3. She is the (pretty) lady in the room. _______________________________________________ 4. My friend is (fabulous) than yours. _______________________________________________ 5. That building is (large) than the one next to it. _______________________________________________ Rewrite the following sentences with the correct adjectives
  • 31. 3126/3/2014 Madam Haslinda Midy 1. The fish I caught is (big) than the one you caught. The fish I caught is bigger than the one you caught. 2. That is the (small) umbrella I have ever seen! That is the smallest umbrella I have ever seen! 3. She is the (pretty) lady in the room. She is the prettiest lady in the room. 4. My friend is (fabulous) than yours. My friend is more fabulous than yours. 5. That building is (large) than the one next to it. That building is larger than the one next to it. Rewrite the following sentences with the correct adjectives