The document discusses how to form comparatives and superlatives of adjectives in English. It provides rules for making one-syllable adjectives comparative and superlative by adding -er and -est. For adjectives ending in consonant-vowel-consonant, the final consonant is doubled. Two-syllable adjectives ending in -y drop the -y and add -ier/-iest. Very and most are used with more descriptive adjectives. Than is used after comparatives and in or of after superlatives. Examples of mistakes in using comparatives and superlatives are provided.

1. ADJECTIVES Comparatives and Superlatives by joseanis

2. * We make the comparative and superlative of one-syllable adjectives ending in e by adding r and st . nice nice r nice st strange strange r strange st wide wide r wide st

3. * We make the comparative and superlative of other one-syllable adjectives by adding er and est . fast fast er fast est short short er short est cold cold er cold est

4. We need to double the last letter of adjectives that end in one vowel + one consonant, then add er and est . hot hot t er hot t est big big g er big g est fat fat t er fat t est thin thin n er thin n est

5. We make the comparative and superlative of two-syllable adjectives ending in y by changing y to i and adding er and est . happ y happ ier happ iest funn y funn ier funn iest craz y craz ier craz iest laz y laz ier laz iest

6. To make the comparative and superlative of these adjectives we add more and the most before the adjective. boring more boring the most boring beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful colourful more colourful the most colourful

7. good better the best bad worse the worst little less the least far farther the farthest further the furthest much more the most many more the most

8. We use than after comparative adjectives. “ Russia is bigger than China.” After superlatives , we normally use in before the names of places. “ Everest is the highest mountain in the world.”

9. After superlatives, we also use in before singular words for groups of people. “ My brother is the youngest player in the orchestra.” In most cases we use of after superlatives . “ This is the shortest day of the year.”

10. Correct the mistakes. My sister is intelligenter than my brother. The cheetah is the animal fastest in the world. Friday is the busyiest day of the week. These trainers are much cheapper than those ones. Frank works harder that most people. Norway is coldest than Spain. I’m gooder at English than you. Today has been the hotest day of the year. These are ugliest sandals in the shop. This is the most bad CD I’ve ever listened. English is more easier than Japanese. It’s the worse book I’ve ever read. You’re the funnier person I know.