The document discusses how to form the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives in English. It explains that one-syllable adjectives form the comparative by adding -er and the superlative by adding -est. Two-syllable adjectives ending in -y form the comparative and superlative by changing the -y to -ier and -iest. All other adjectives use "more" and "most" before the base adjective to form the comparative and superlative. It provides examples of irregular adjectives like "good" and "bad" that have unique comparative and superlative forms.

1. Adjectives

2. Adjectives are divided into syllables

4. How do we make a
Comparative?
Example:
A snail is slower than a horse.

5. How do we make a
Comparative?
Example:
Thomas is fatter than Mary.

6. Comparative Form…
How is the Comparative Form built?
One syllable adjectives longer
Two syllable adjectives
ending in – y funnier
Other two and three
syllable adjectives
more modern
Irregular adjectives
for example “good”
better

7. How do we make a Superlative?
The Superlative expresses the idea of “most…”

8. Superlative Form…
How is the Superlative Form built?
One syllable adjectives The longest
Two syllable adjectives
ending in – y The funniest
Other two and three
syllable adjectives The most modern
Irregular adjectives
for example “good” The best

9. Remember!
With SHORT
adjectives!...
Adjective Comparative Superlative
Small Smaller than The smallest
Old Older than The oldest
Fat Fatter than The fattest
Big Bigger than The biggest
Easy Easier than The easiest
Funny Funnier than The funniest

10. Remember!
With LONG
adjectives!...
Adjective Comparative Superlative
more careful
Careful The most careful
than
more dangerous
Dangerous The most dangerous
than
more expensive
Expensive The most expensive
than
more beautiful
Beautiful The most beautiful
than

11. Irregular adje
Adjective Comparative Superlative
Good Better than The best
Bad Worse than The worst
Farther than The farthest
Far
Further than The furthest

12. Examples
Comparatives Superlatives
• My father is older than • She is the cuttiest girl in
me. the school.
• My room is bigger than • My mother is the most
my sister’s room. careful person in our
• Her dog is older than family.
mine. • Istanbul is the most
• My new car is more beautiful city, I ‘ve seen.
expensive than the old • This library is the biggest
one. in the city.