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What are Comparative Adjectives? • Example Comparative adjectives are words used to compare the difference between 2 things.
What are Superlative Adjectives? • Example Superlative adjectives are words used to compare the difference between 3 or more things.
1 • Example With one syllable adjectives, we add -er to make the comparative form. • fast • faster
1 • Example With one syllable adjectives, we add -est to make the superlative form. • fast - faster • fastest
2 • Example With one and two syllable adjectives that end in y, we remove the y and add -ier to make the comparative form. • happy • happier
2 • Example With one and two syllable adjectives that end in y, we remove the y and add -iest to make the superlative form. • happy - happier • happiest
3 • Example With adjectives that end with a single vowel followed by a single consonant, the consonant is doubled and -er is added. • big • bigger
3 • Example With adjectives that end with a single vowel followed by a single consonant, the consonant is doubled and -est is added. • big - bigger • biggest
4 • Example All three syllable adjectives we add more before the adjective. • beautiful • more beautiful
4 • Example With two syllable adjectives that don't end in -y, and all three syllable adjectives we add themost before the adjective. • beautiful - more beautiful • the most beautiful
COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES • Let's Practice
fast - faster • fastest
slow - slower • slowest
strong - stronger • strongest
big - bigger • biggest
happy - happier • happiest
cold - colder • coldest
hot - hotter • hottest
boring - more boring • the most boring
interesting - more interesting • the most interesting