COMPARATIVES

1.Onesyllable adjectives a) General rule: we add ER. Eg: fast faster b) Words ending in e: we add R. Eg: nice nicer c) Consonant + vowel + consonant: we double the consonant + ER. 2. Twosyllable adjectives ending in -y 3. Adjectives with 2 or more syllables 4. Irregular adjectives We use different forms. (Learn them by heart!) good better bad worse far farther / further To compare people or things we use a comparative adjective + THAN. Eg: London is more modern than Leeds. We write MORE + adjective . Eg: modern more modern Eg: big - bigger We drop the y and we add IER. Eg: friendly - friendlier

SUPERLATIVES
a) General rule: we add EST. Eg: fast fastest b) Words ending in e: we add ST. Eg: nice nicest c) Consonant + vowel + consonant: we double the consonant + EST. Eg: big - biggest We drop the y and we add IEST. Eg: friendly - friendliest

We write THE MOST + adjective. Eg: modern the most modern

We use different forms. (Learn them by heart!) good the best bad the worst far the farthest / furthest We use THE + superlative adjectives to say which is the biggest, ect. in a group. Eg: London is the biggest city in England. We use IN for places and OF for times after the superlative. Eg: Hes the richest man in Europe. Its the best song of the 80s.

To compare actions we use a comparative adverb. - Regular: we add MORE/LESS +adverb. EG: quickly more quickly - Irregular: hard harder well better badly - worse We use AS + ADJECTIVE + AS to say that 2 things or people are the same in some way. Eg: Susan is as tall as me. AS + ADVERB + AS Eg: He could run as quickly as Pam. AS MANY + PLURAL NOUN + AS Eg: I have as many books as you. AS MUCH + UNCOUN NOUN + AS Eg: Helen earns as much money as

We often use the PRESENT PERFECT and EVER after the superlative. Eg: Ireland is the most beautiful place Ive ever been to.

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