1. EDITED BY:
KARLA ROMERO

2. AS…AS
(THE ADJECTIVE DOES NOT CHANGE)
 She's twice as old as her sister.
 I'm almost as good in math as in science.
 This book is not as exciting as the last one.
 The cafeteria is not as crowded as usual.
 Russian is not quite as difficult as Chinese.

3. THAN
(SOME CHANGES ARE NECESSARY, DEPENDING ON THE
NUMBER OF SYLLABLES THE ADJECTIVE HAS)
 This computer is better than that one.
 It's much colder today than it was yesterday.
 Our car is bigger than your car.
 This grammar topic is easier than most
others.
 I find science more difficult than
mathematics.

4. COMPARATIVE
CONCLUSIONS
Comparative is the name for the grammar used when
comparing
TWO THINGS
The two basic ways to compare are using
- as .. as
- than

5. What happen to
COMPARATIVE
adjectives?
How do they change?

6. ADJECTIVES
 My sister is much taller than me.
 It's colder today than it was yesterday.
Rule 1: Add -er to the adjective.

7. 1-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
big-bigger
fat-fatter
hot-hotter
Rule 2:
If the word ends in the pattern:
consonant-vowel-consonant
…double the last consonant and add –er.

8. 2- SYLLABLE
ADJECTIVES
My sister is funnier than my mom.
Mark is happier than John.
Cats are grumpier than mice.
Rule 3: If the adjective ends in y,
drop the -y and add –ier.

9. 2-SYLLABLE
ADJECTIVES The shops are always more crowded just before
Christmas.
 Is there anything more boring than watching a bad
movie?
 My sister is more careful with her writing than I am
with mine.
Rule 4: Use “more” with the unchanged
adjective .

10. 2 – SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
simple-simpler
clever-cleverer
narrow-narrower
Rule 5: The comparative of some shorter
2-syllable adjectives can be formed with
-er.
Note:To be sure which comparative method to use, you will
need to look up in a good dictionary.

11. ADJECTIVES WITH 3 OR
MORE SYLLABLES… Russian grammar is more difficult than English
grammar.
 My sister is much more intelligent than me.
 I find math lessons more interesting than
science lessons.
Rule 6: use more with the unchanged
adjective.

12. What happen to
SUPERLATIVE adjectives?
How do they change?

13. SUPERLATIVES
Superlatives talk about one thing
only and how it is the best, worst,
in a group.
You do not compare two things,
 You compare more than two.

14. 1- SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
My sister is the tallest in our family.
Yesterday was the coldest day of the
year so far.
Rule 1: add -est to the adjective
(plus the).

15. 1- SYLLABLE
ADJECTIVES
big-biggest
fat-fattest
hot-hottest
Rule 2: If the word ends in the
pattern:
consonant-vowel-consonant
…double the last consonant and add –est.

16. 2- SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
The richest people are not always the
happiest.
Which do you think is the easiest language
to learn?
Rule 3: If the adjective ends in y, drop
the -y and add -iest (plus the).

17. 2-SYLLABLE
ADJECTIVES
 Andy is the most careful person I know.
 This homework was the most simple assignment of the
list.
 Tom is the most clever student in the classroom.
Rule 4: Use the most with the unchanged
adjective.
Note: The superlative of some 2-syllable adjectives can be
formed with -est.

18. ADJECTIVES WITH 3 OR
MORE SYLLABLES…
 Some people think that Russian is the most
difficult language.
Albert Einstein was the most intelligent
person in history.
 You are the most irritating person I have ever
met!
Rule 5: Use the most with the
unchanged adjective.

19. IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
Common irregular
comparative/superlative forms:

20. Now you can be a
better English student
and why not ….you can
be the best.
THANK YOU