3. GRAMMAR
Comparatives and superlatives
COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES
One-syllable adjectives → -ER
Examples:
- Small → smaller
- Cheap → cheaper
-Green Park is smaller than
Hyde Park.
-This Italian restaurant is
cheaper than Jamie Oliver’s
restaurant.
One-syllable adjectives → THE
-EST
Examples:
-Small → the smallest
-Cheap → the cheapest
-Green Park is the smallest royal
park in London.
-This is the cheapest restaurant
in the neighbourhood.
4. GRAMMAR
Comparatives and superlatives
COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES
One-syllable adjectives ending
in –E → -R
Example:
- Large → larger
-Hyde Park is larger than Green
Park.
One-syllable adjectives → THE
-ST
Example:
- Large → the largest
-Hyde Park is the largest park in
London.
5. GRAMMAR
Comparatives and superlatives
COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES
One-syllable adjectives ending
in consonant + vowel +
consonant → double consonant +
-ER
Example:
-Big → bigger
-The British Museum is bigger
than the National Gallery.
One-syllable adjectives ending
in consonant + vowel +
consonant → THE double
consonant + -EST
Example:
-Big → the biggest
-The British Museum is the
biggest museum in London.
6. GRAMMAR
Comparatives and superlatives
COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES
Two-syllable adjectives ending
in – ER / -OW / -LE → -ER
Examples:
-Narrow → narrower
-Gentle → gentler
-Clever → cleverer
-Battersea Bridge is narrower
than Tower Bridge.
Two-syllable adjectives ending
in – ER / -OW / -LE → THE
-EST
Examples:
-Narrow → the narrowest
-Gentle → the gentlest
-Clever → the cleverest
-Battersea Bridge is the
narrowest bridge in London.
7. GRAMMAR
Comparatives and superlatives
COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES
Two-syllable adjectives ending
in –Y → -IER
Example:
-Busy → busier
-Oxford Street is busier than
Abbey Road.
Two-syllable adjectives ending
in –Y → THE –IEST
Example:
-Busy → the busiest
-Oxford Street is the busiest
street in London.
8. GRAMMAR
Comparatives and superlatives
COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES
Two or more syllable adjectives
→ MORE + adjective
Examples:
-Popular → more popular
-Camden Market is more popular
than Portobello Market.
Two or more syllable adjectives
→ THE MOST + adjective
Example:
-Popular → the most popular
-Camden Market is the most
popular market in London.