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Positive,Comparative and Superlative Forms of Adjectives
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Contents Where you are: Contents Adjective Syllable Positive Comparative Superlative Comparison Summary Introduction What is an adjective? What is a syllable? Syllables: further examples Adjectives Positive form Comparative form Building comparative form Superlative form Building Superlative form Summary Comparison chart Previous
What is an adjective? Where you are: Contents Adjective Syllable Positive Comparative Superlative Comparison Summary An adjective is a word that describes a noun adjectives noun big bus fast expensive Previous
What is a syllable? Where you are: Contents Adjective Syllable Positive Comparative Superlative Comparison Summary A syllable is the sound of a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) that comes when words are pronounced Typ ing Typ ing 1stsyllable 2ndsyllable Previous
Syllables: examples Where you are: Contents Adjective Syllable Positive Comparative Superlative Comparison Summary 1. One-syllable adjectives Cake Eat Cheese 2. Two-syllable adjectives Hap py fun ny mes sy 3. Three-syllable adjectives Im por tant Beau ti ful Previous
What is a “positive form”? Where you are: Contents Adjective Syllable Positive Comparative Superlative Comparison Summary Simple adjectives that describe the noun without a comparison. Thisbus is fast. Previous
What is a “comparative form”? Where you are: Contents Adjective Syllable Positive Comparative Superlative Comparison Summary Adjectives that describe the idea of “more.” fast -er My bus is fast. But thatbus is faster. Previous
Building a comparative form Where you are: Contents Adjective Syllable Positive Comparative Superlative Comparison Summary er Bigg One-syllable adjective y ier Tin Two-syllable adjectives ending in-ly More important important Other two-and-three syllable adjectives Irregular adjectives for example ‘old’ old Elder Previous
What is a “superlative form”? Where you are: Contents Adjective Syllable Positive Comparatives Superlatives Comparison Adjectives that describe the idea of “most” Fast -est Thisbus is fast. Thatbus isfaster. But this bus is the fastest. Previous
Building a superlative form Where you are: Contents Adjective Syllable Positive Comparative Superlative Comparison Summary Bigg est One-syllable adjectives Tin y iest Two-syllable adjectives ending in -ly Most Other two-and-three syllable adjectives important important The eldest old Irregular adjectives for example ‘old’ Previous
Comparison Chart Where you are: Comparative Superlative Positive Contents Adjective Syllable Positive Comparative Superlative Comparison Summary er Sweet Sweet Sweet est Big Bigg er Bigg est Wonderful More Most wonderful wonderful Late Latter Last Previous