1. Comparative and superlative
adjectives
Unit 5

2. Adjectives degrees
• POSITIVE (big, expensive, easy, wet…)
•
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COMPARATIVE:
Superiority: bigger than…
Equality: as big as…
Inferiority: less big that…
• SUPERLATIVE: the most beautiful…

3. • To make the comparative and superlative
degree of the English adjectives we should
know the following rules:
• 1 or 2 syllable ADJECTIVES:
Comparative
+ er
Older
Cheaper
happier
Superlative
the + adj.+ est
The oldest
The cheapest
The happiest

4. • 3 or more syllable ADJECTIVES:
Comparative
More + adj.
More famous
More expensive
More difficult
Superlative
The most + adj.
The most famous
The most expensive
The most difficult

5. • EXCEPTIONS:
POSTIVE
Good
COMPARATIVE
Better
SUPERLATIVE
The best
Bad
Far
Worse
Further
The worst
The furthest

6. • Now, we are going to build some sentences with
these adjectives and degrees:
POSITIVE:
- This chair is as confortable as that chair.
- My English is as bad as your English.
COMPARATIVE:
- You are younger than your husband.
- Buses are cheaper than trains.
- This book is more expensive than this one.
SUPERLATIVE:
- That house is the oldest in the street.
- This is the hotest part of the country.