This document discusses the formation of comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs in English. It explains that one-syllable adjectives form the comparative by adding -er, two-syllable adjectives by using more or adding -er, adjectives with three or more syllables use more, and some adjectives are irregular. It also covers the formation of comparatives and superlatives for adverbs and adjectives ending in -ly. Examples are provided to illustrate comparisons using than and as...as.

1. COMPARATIVES

2. 9-3 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
ONE-SYLLABLE
ADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVE
old
tall
older
taller
add –er

3. 9-3 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBSTWO-SYLLABLE
ADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVE
famous
pleasant
more famous
more pleasant
use more

4. 9-3 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBSTWO-SYLLABLE
ADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVE
busy
pretty
busier
prettier
add –er
end in -y
change -y to -i

5. 9-3 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
ADJECTIVES WITH
3 OR MORE SYLLABLES
COMPARATIVE
important
fascinating
more important
more fascinating
use more

6. 9-3 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
IRREGULAR
ADJECTIVES
irregular
Irregular Adjective Comparative Form
good better
bad worse
far farther
little less
many more

7. 9-3 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
-LY ADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVE
carefully
slowly
more carefully
more slowly
use more

8. PREVIEW
short/tall bars
BAR 1 is taller than BAR 3.
BAR 3 is taller than BAR 2.
BAR 1 is shorter than _____.BAR 4

9. 9-1 MAKING COMPARISONS WITH AS… AS
Jenn is not as old as
Emma.
Emma Jenn

10. 9-1 MAKING COMPARISONS WITH AS… AS
(a) The boots and shoes are size 11.
The boots are as large as the shoes.

11. (a) The boots and shoes are size 11.
The boots are as large as the
shoes.
As…as parts are equal or same
as + adjective + as
as + adverb + as

12. 9-1 LET’S PRACTICE
Cheetah 95 kph
Antelope 95 kph
An antelope can run ___ fast ___ a
cheetah.
as as

13. 9-2 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
A feather is lighter than a
brick.

14. 9-2 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
(a) A feather is lighter than a brick.
(b) Feathers and bricks are lighter than
horses and trucks.
(c) A horse is more beautiful than a truck.
comparative + than

15. 9-3 LET’S PRACTICE
Greta
Oscar
Greta is messy, but
Oscar is even _______.messier