This document provides rules for forming comparatives and superlatives of adjectives in English. It gives the suffixes to add for 1-syllable, 2-syllable, and 3+ syllable adjectives for the comparative and superlative forms. Examples are provided to demonstrate comparing attributes such as size, speed, humor, and danger between different animals, objects, and months.

1. 1 syllable adjectives endingin …..
consonat +vowel +consonat (c+v+c)
Comparative.Double the last consonant
and add ……………. er than
Superlative.Double the last consonat.
and add the……………….est

2. I’ve got three ballons.
Can you comparethem? (big)
The orangeballoon is big,
the pink balloonis biggerthan the orangeballoon
but the blueballoon is the biggest of all.

3. Can you comparethese three animals?
The hippo is big,
the elephantis biggerthan the hippo
but the bluewhaleis the biggestanimalof all.

4. 1 syllable adjectives .
Comparative. Add ……………. erthan
Superlative. Add the ……………….est

5. Can you comparelions,leopardsand cheetahs? (fast)
Lions are ………………………………………….,
but cheetahs are ………………………………………………….
animals in the world.
leopards are ………………………………………………………..
leopards.
fast
faster than
the fastest

6. 2 syllables adjectives endingin …..y.
Comparative. Changey for i andadd …er.
………..ier than
Superlative.Change y for iand add ……est.
the …………………….iest

7. Can you comparehamsters,parrotsand penguins? (funny)
Hamsters are ………………………………………….,
But penguins are ……………………………………………animals
of all.
Parrots are ……………………………………………………..than
hamsters
funny
funnier than
the funniest

8. 2 syllables adjectives endingin …..er, ….ow
, ………le.
Comparative. add…………..…er than
Superlative. add ……est. the…………………….est

9. Can you compare a parrot,a monkeyand adolphin?
(clever)
The parrotis ………………………………………….,
but the dolphinis ……………………………………………animal
of all
The monkey is …………………………………………… than the
parrot
clever
cleverer than
the cleverest

10. 3 or moresyllables adjectives
Comparative. more……………………. than
Superlative. The most ……………………………….

11. Can you compare snakes,scorpionsand sharks?
(dangerous)
Snakes are ………………………………………….,
but sharks are
…………………………………………………………………..of all
Scorpionsare ……………………………………………………..than
sankes
dangerous
more dangerous than
the most dangerous

12. Good gooder than the goodest
Bad badder than the badest
Far farer than The farest
better than the best
worsethan The worst
furtherthan
farther than
the furthest
the farthest

13. 1 syllable.
c+v+c
1 syllable.
2 syllables
Ending …y,..er
…ow, ……le
2 syllables
not ending in
y,er,ow,le
3 or more
syllables.
fat
hot
sad
tall short long
happy hungry angrypolite
modern
tired
narrow
clever
beautiful
expensive

14. Think about these
months of theyear and
compare them.

15. Lookaround you and compareyour
classmates.