This document discusses comparatives and superlatives. It explains that comparatives are used to compare two things using adjectives like taller, longer, or faster, and than is used. There are irregular forms like better and worse. Superlatives compare three or more things using the, and the adjectives end in -est or most/least, like tallest, happiest, most boring. Irregular superlatives include best and worst.

2. We use comparatives to compare 2 things:
Emily is tall. Angela is taller.

3. There are two main types of comparative
adjectives:
Short adjectives Long adjectives
1syllable adjectives :
 Tall → taller
 Long → longer
 Fast → faster
2 syllable adjectives ending in
–y
 Pretty →prettier
 Happy → happier
 Adjectives with 2or more
syllables:
 Boring → more boring
 Intelligent → more intelligent

4. There are some irregular comparatives
Good → Better Bad → Worse
 Pepperoni pizza is better than
vegetable pizza
 My book is worse than your book

5. When we use comparatives we use
the conjunction “than”
Peter is older than Mary Films are more interesting
than documentaries

6. We use superlatives to compare 3 or more things:
Emily and Angela are tall. Angela is the tallest.

7. There are two main types of superlative adjectives:
Short adjectives Long adjectives
1syllable adjectives :
 Tall → tallest
 Long → longest
 Fast → fastest
2syllable adjectives ending in
–y
 Pretty →prettiest
 Happy → happiest
 Adjectives with 2or more syllables:
 Boring → the most boring
 Intelligent → the most intelligent

8. There are some irregular superlatives
Good → the best Bad → the worst
 My mother’s pepperoni pizza is the
best pizza in the world!
 This is the worst book in the
library!

9. When we use superlatives we use
“the”
Mr. Smith is the oldest man
in my village
Star Wars is the most
interesting film on TV today.