The document provides guidelines for using comparatives and superlatives in English. It explains that to form comparatives, -er is usually added to adjectives when using than, and more is used with the base adjective form. To form superlatives, -est is usually added or the is used with the most, except for good, bad, far which take best, worst, furthest as superlatives. Examples are given to illustrate the rules for forming comparatives and superlatives.

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3. • When comparing with than, add -er to the adjective
• Ej: My sister is much taller than me.
• Exception:
Good-Better
Bad-Worse
Far-Further
• use more with the unchanged adjective
The shops are always more crowded just before
Christmas
• Change the -y to -ier
Ej This grammar topic is easier than the last one.

4. • Juan runs faster than Mark.
• Angela’s room is cleaner than Sue’s.
• I am taller than Beth
• New York is bigger than Los
Angeles.

5. • add -est to the adjective, with the
Ej: My sister is the tallest in our family.
• Exception:
Good-the Best
Bad- The Worst
Far-The Furthest
• use the most with the unchanged adjective
Ej: My sister is the most careful person I know.
• change the -y to -iest
Ej: The richest people are not always the happiest.

6. • Juan is the fastest
• Angela’s room is the cleanest.
• I am the tallest.
• New York is the biggest city in the United
States.
• His smartest student is Lisa.