The document explains comparative and superlative adjectives, emphasizing their roles in modifying nouns and making comparisons. It details definitions, structures, and examples, including practice exercises and answers for learners. It concludes by summarizing the differences between comparative and superlative adjectives and encourages further practice.

1. Comparative and Superlative
Adjectives
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2. What are Adjectives?
• Definition: Adjectives are words that describe
or modify nouns.
• Examples: big, small, beautiful, tall

3. Comparative Adjectives
• Definition: Comparative adjectives are used to
compare differences between two objects
(nouns). They are often followed by the word
'than'.
• Structure:
• - For most one-syllable adjectives, add '-er'
(e.g., big → bigger).
• - For one-syllable adjectives ending in a single
consonant with a single vowel before it,

4. Superlative Adjectives
• Definition: Superlative adjectives are used to
describe the extreme quality of one in a group
of three or more objects.
• Structure:
• - For most one-syllable adjectives, add '-est'
(e.g., big → biggest).
• - For one-syllable adjectives ending in a single
consonant with a single vowel before it,
double the consonant and add '-est' (e.g., hot

5. Irregular Adjectives
• Some adjectives have irregular comparative
and superlative forms:
• - Good → better → best
• - Bad → worse → worst
• - Far → farther → farthest
• Examples:
• - She is a better singer than her sister.

6. Comparative vs. Superlative
• Comparative: Compares two items.
• - Example: Tom is taller than Jerry.
• Superlative: Compares more than two items.
• - Example: Tom is the tallest in the class.

7. Practice Exercises
• 1. Choose the correct comparative form:
• - This house is (big) __________ than that
one.
• - She is (intelligent) __________ than her
sister.
• 2. Choose the correct superlative form:
• - He is the (fast) __________ runner in the
team.

8. More Practice Exercises
• 3. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of
the adjective:
• - This puzzle is __________ (difficult) than the
last one.
• - That was the __________ (bad) movie I've
ever seen.
• 4. Correct the sentences:
• - She is the more talented singer in the group.

9. Answers to Exercises
• 1. Comparative Forms:
• - This house is bigger than that one.
• - She is more intelligent than her sister.
• 2. Superlative Forms:
• - He is the fastest runner in the team.
• - This is the most expensive car in the
showroom.

10. Conclusion
• Summary: Comparative adjectives are used to
compare two things, while superlative
adjectives are used to show the extreme
quality among three or more things.
• Practice: Keep practicing by identifying
adjectives in sentences and converting them
to their comparative and superlative forms.