COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVES

Comparative adjectives

Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between two objects, persons or animals. They are used in sentences where two nouns are compared.

Example:

Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun (object)

A lion is faster than a elephant.

Superlatives adjectives

Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object, person or animal, which is at the upper or lower limit of a quality.

Example:

Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object)

The lion is the fastest animal in the world.

One syllable adjectives

Comparative

Add -er for the comparative ADJ+ER+THAN

Example: Smart A dolphin is smarter than a shark.

Superlative

Add -est for the superlative ADJ+THE+EST

Example: Smart She is the smartest girl in our class.

If the adjective has a consonant + single vowel + consonant, the final consonant must be doubled before adding the ending.

Example: B I G

Short adjectives

Comparatives

Example: My house is bigger than yours.

Superlatives

Example: Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system.

Two syllables

For adjectives ending in y, change the (y) to an (i) before adding the ending.

Example: Happy

Comparative

Example: I am happier than my sister.

Superlative

Example: I am the happiest man in the world.

Exceptions Irregular adjectives

1. Good

2. Bad

3. Far

4. Much

5. Little

Three or more syllables

Adjectives with three or more syllables form the comparative by putting “more” in front of the adjective, and the superlative by putting “the most” in front.

Long adjectives

Difficult

Chinese language is more difficult than english. more+adj+than

German is the most difficult language. the most+ adj

Interesting

Architecture is more interesting than medicine. more+adj+than
Architecture is the most interesting career. the most+ adj

NOUNS

What is a Noun? Nouns make up the largest class of words in most languages, including English. A noun is a word that refers to a thing ( book ), a person ( Betty Crocker ), an animal ( cat ), a place ( Omaha ), a quality ( softness ), an idea ( justice ), or an action ( yodeling ). It's usually a single word, but not always: cake , shoes , school bus , and time and a half are all nouns. Types of Nouns Nouns form a large proportion of English Vocabulary and they come in a wide variety of types. Countable Noun - Can be counted (Pencil/pencils, apple/apples, etc.) Uncountable Noun - Cannot be counted (Music, milk, food, snow, etc.) Compound Noun - Made up of two or more smaller words (Textbook, seafood, snowball, etc.) Collective Noun - Refer to a group of things as one whole (Audience, group, family, bunch, etc.) Singular Noun - Refer to one person, place, things or idea (Dog, fish, ship, hero, etc.) Plural Noun ...

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