Comparatives and Superlatives 1 Regular 1 syllable adjectives

Comparatives and Superlatives 1. Regular 1 - syllable adjectives: • Add –er and –est to the adjective Adjective comparative superlative Cheap cheaper cheapest 2. Regular adjectives with more than one syllable: • use more and most (or less or least) in front of the adjective Beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful • Change –y to –i and add –er and –est to • Add –r and –st to adjectives ending in “e” adjectives that end in –y Late later latest Happy happier happiest • Double the consonant of adjectives ending • A few two-syllable adjectives can form the in a short vowel and a consonant, and add – comparative and superlative in two ways. Stupid stupider stupidest er and –est more stupid most stupid Thin thinner thinnest Other examples: clever, common, friendly, gentle, narrow, pleasant, polite, quiet, simple

3. Adverbs: 5. Modifying comparatives: • Use more and most in front of most adverbs. A Little/a bit slightly a lot signficantly much far Quietly more quietly most quietly e. g. In Seville, taking the bus is slightly quicker than cycling. • A few adverbs have comparative and superlatve forms: 6. Modifying superlatives: Fast faster the fastest Other examples: hard, late, long, soon • By far /easily + superlative 4. Irregular forms: Good/well better Bad/badly worse Far further e. g. Cycling is by far the best way to get around Seville. best worst furthest • Use “in” before a noun to specify the group. e. g. Los Coloniales is the best bar in Seville.

As…as…. For people or things that are the same in some way, use as + adjective/adverb + as Ex. She’s as intelligent as her sister. • Use as much with uncountable nouns and as many with countable nouns. Ex. It’s not as much fun without Joe. Ex. I haven’t got as many chips as Nick! • Use almost, nearly, just to qualify comparisons Ex. It’s almost as hot today as it was yesterday. • The same + noun + as Ex. My mum is the same age as my dad. • So can replace the first as in negative sentences. • Little/no/ (not) a lot/ (not) much + difference Ex. It’s not so difficult as I thought. between Ex. There isn’t much difference between my job • Use not quite so to describe small differences and yours. Ex. He’s not quite so impatient as his brother. The + comparative, the + comparative • To describe big differences, use not nearly Ex. Her new film isn’t nearly as bad as her last one. Use this to talk about two changing actions. And when the second action depends on the first one. Ex. The more money you have, the faster you spend it.