The document discusses comparatives and superlatives in English. It explains that comparatives are used to compare two things and typically end in "-er" or are formed with "more." Superlatives are used to compare three or more things and typically end in "-est" or are formed with "most." It provides examples of regular and irregular comparative and superlative forms for different types of adjectives.

1. COMPARATIVES and SUPERLATIVES

2. COMPARATIVES Comparatives are very commonly followed by than We use them to compare They end with ER John is tall er than me .

3. COMPARATIVES They end with ER Ex: fast er light er near er cute r small er tall er When it has one vowel and one consonant at the end Hot ho tter big bi gger fat fa tter

4. If an adjective ends in a consonant followed by -y, -ier : dry -> dr ier Tid ier Tidy Prett ier Pretty luck ier Lucky Comparative Adjective

5. MORE Adjective ENDS… Ful useful Ed relaxed Ing interesting Two or more syllabus More modern more beautiful More interesting more expensive More important more popular

6. When it ends in Y drop the Y and add ier Ex. Happy happ ier lonely lonel ier We use MORE before the adjective More modern more beautiful More interesting more expensive More important more useful

7. SUPERLATIVES They are often used on their own if it is clear what or who is being compared. Ex: the most delicious chocolate cake I’ve ever eaten

8. SUPERLATIVES They end with EST Ex: fast est light est near est cut est small est tall est When it has one vowel and one consonant at the end Hot ho ttest big bi ggest fat fa ttest

9. When it ends in Y drop the Y and add iest Ex. Happy happ iest lonely lonel iest

10. When it ends in Y drop the Y and add iest Ex. Happy happ iest lonely lonel iest We use MOST before the adjective Most modern most beautiful Most interesting most expensive Most important most useful

11. MORE/MOST Important Popular Dangerous Intelligent Expensive Polluted Pleasure Relaxed Difficult Famous Comfortable Fascinating

12. IRREGULARS ADJ COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE Good/well Better the best Bad worse the worst Little less least Far further/farther furthest farthest

13. EXAMPLES Britney Spears is younger than Cameron Diaz, but Avril L. is the youngest Asthon K. is taller than Leonardo D. Salma H. is the most beautiful Oralndo B. is the most handsome

14. Choose the correct form of the adjective (comparative or superlative): 1) My English teacher is .......... (friendly) my history teacher. 2) This medicine works .......... (good) the one I took last week. 3) Who is .......... (good) soccer player in the world? 4) She always gets good grades; she must be .......... (intelligent) girl in the class.

15. 6) Which country is .......... (big): Mexico or Costa Rica? 7) Aconcagua is .......... (high) mountain in South America. 8) A Ferrari is .......... (fast) a Jetta. 9) Michael Jackson is .......... (famous) Luis Miguel. 10)This exercise was .......... (easy) the previous one

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