This document discusses the different degrees of adjectives in English: positive, comparative, and superlative. The comparative forms can indicate equality, inferiority, or superiority compared to another person or thing. The superlative forms indicate the highest or lowest level among three or more items. Rules are provided for forming the comparative and superlative by adding suffixes like -er, -est, or using words like more and most depending on the adjective. Exceptions to the rules are also noted.

1. Degrees of Adjectives
 Divided into 3 degrees:
POSITIVE
COMPARATIVE: equality
inferiority
superiority
SUPERLATIVE: inferiority
superiority

2. COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY
 AS adjective AS
tan com
HE IS AS TALL AS SHE.(is)
HER.
HE ISN’T AS GOOD AS WE/US.
SOSO GOOD ASAS WE/US.

3. COMPARATIVE OF INFERIORITY
 LESS adjective THAN
menys que
THIS CAR IS LESS EXPENSIVE THAN THAT ONE.
YOU ARE LESS SHORT THAN HE/ HIM.

4. COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
 For all adjectives with one syllable
 For adjectives with two syllables
which end in OW, ER, LE, Y
(adjective + ER) THAN
més que
JOHN IS RICHER THAN PAUL.

5. COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
TODAY IS HOTTTER THAN YESTERDAY.
SUSAN WAS PRETTIIER THAN BETTY.
TODAY THE SKY IS GREYER THAN
YESTERDAY.

6. COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
 COLD → COLDER
 BIG → BIGGGER
 LARGE → LARGER
 NARROW → NARROWER
 CLEVER → CLEVERER

7. COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
 WATCH OUT
LITTLE LESS FEW FEWER
He spends LESS money THAN you.
They read FEWER books THAN you.

8. COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
 For adjectives with two syllables
(NOT ENDING IN OW, ER, LE, Y)
 For adjectives with more than two
syllables
MORE adjective THAN
més que

9. COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
THE BOOK IS MORE INTERESTING
THAN THE FILM.
YOUR BROTHER IS MORE HANDSOME
THAN JOHN.

10. COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
SPECIAL CASES
ADJECTIVES Comparative of superiority
GOOD → BETTER THAN
BAD → WORSE THAN
FAR → FARTHER THAN
FURTHER THAN

11. SUPERLATIVE OF INFERIORITY
 The least adjective
El/La menys
THIS CAR IS THE LEAST EXPENSIVE OF THE
AGENCY.
YOU ARE THE LEAST SHORT IN THE
CLASSROOM.

12. SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
 For all adjectives with one syllable
 For adjectives with two syllables which
end in OW, ER, LE, Y
THE (adjective + EST)
El/La(s) més
JOHN IS THE RICHEST GUY OF THE CITY.

13. SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
YESTERDAY WAS THE HOTTTESTEST DAY OF THE
WEEK.
THIS IS THE EASIEST EXERCISE OF THE
BOOK.
ARE YOU THE SMARTEST IN YOUR GROUP?

14. SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
 COLD → COLDEST
 BIG → BIGGGEST
 LARGE → LARGEST
 NARROW → NARROWEST
 CLEVER → CLEVEREST
 PRETTY → PRETTIIEST

15. SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
 For adjectives with two syllables (NOT
ENDING IN OW, ER, LE, Y)
 For adjectives with more than two
syllables
THE MOST adjective
El/La(s) més

16. SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
MICHEL IS THE MOST SKILLFUL AT DATA
COMPUTING.
HE IS THE MOST CARELESS DRIVER THAT
I’VE EVER KNOWN.

17. SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
SPECIAL CASES
ADJECTIVES Superlative of superiority
GOOD → THE BEST
BAD → THE WORST
FAR → THE FARTHEST
THE FURTHEST

18. SPELLING RULES
Adding -er/est
Spelling rule
We make the comparative or superlative
forms of short adjectives by adding
-er or -est to the end of the adjective.
For example:
 quick > quicker > quickest
 great > greater > greatest

19. Exceptions:
If the adjective ends in: do this: and add: For example:
consonant + -y change the -y to an -i -er
-est
happy > happier >
happiest
consonant + -e remove the -e late > later > latest
consonant + vowel +
consonant
double the last letter hot > hotter > hottest
Note: adjectives ending in -l are regular, except:
cruel > crueller > cruellest

20. Links
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