1. Comparative and superlative
forms of adjectives

2. Where you are:
What is an adjective? Contents
Noun
Adjective
Syllable
Adjective is a word which describes a noun Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
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adjectives noun Help
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big
fast car
expensive Back

3. Where you are:
What is a syllable? Contents
Noun
Adjective
Syllable
Syllable is a part of a word containing vowel sound Comparatives
Superlatives
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read ing Help
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read ing
1st syllable 2nd syllable
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4. Where you are:
Syllables – examples Contents
Noun
Adjective
Syllable
1. One-syllable adjectives Comparatives
Superlatives
fast big tall long Comparison
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Help
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2. Two-syllable adjectives
happy crazy dirty
3. Three-syllable adjectives
important wonderful Back

5. Where you are:
How do we make a comparative? Contents
Noun
Adjective
Syllable
If the adjective has got one syllable Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
Practice
fast-er Help
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My car is fast.
But his car is faster.
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6. Where you are:
Spelling Contents
Noun
Adjective
Syllable
Adjectives ending Comparatives
Superlatives
CVC: double the Comparison
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consonant
big-ger Help
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My house is big.
But my brother’s house is bigger
than my house. Back

7. Where you are:
“Comparative form” Contents
Noun
Adjective
Syllable
How is a ‘comparative’ form built? Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
Practice
one syllable adjectives long er Help
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two syllable adjectives
ending in -y
funnier 
y
ier
other two and three
syllable adjectives
modern
more modern
irregular adjectives
for example ‘good’
good
better Back

8. Where you are:
Specifying Contents
Noun
Adjective
Syllable
a bit much Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
Practice
This shop is a bit cheaper than Help
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the other.
My son is much more intelligent
than yours.
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9. Where you are:
What is a “superlative form”? Contents
Noun
Adjective
Syllable
Comaprative form expresses the idea of ‘most’ Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
Practice
fast-est Help
Dictionary
My car is fast.
Your car is fast.
But his car is the fastest.
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10. Where you are:
“Superlative form” Contents
Noun
Adjective
Syllable
How is a ‘superlative’ form built? Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
Practice
one syllable adjectives long est Help
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two syllable adjectives
ending in -ly
funny
iest 
other two and three
syllable adjectives
modern
most modern
irregular adjectives
for example ‘good’
good
best Back

11. Where you are:
Summary comparison Contents
Noun
Adjective
Syllable
comparative superlative Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
Practice
long longer longest Help
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funny funnier funniest
modern more modern most modern
good better best
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12. Where you are:
Irregular comparatives Contents
Noun
Adjective
Syllable
comparative superlative Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
Practice
good better best Help
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bad worse worst
far further furthest
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13. Where you are:
Exercises Contents
Noun
Adjective
Syllable
List of adjectives Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
hot big thin Practice
nice dangerous young
short intelligent lovely Help
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kind happy attractive
cheap small clean
exciting pretty unhappy
good annoyed safe
bad expensive tired
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