COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES 4 Secondary AB May 25

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES 4° Secondary A/B May 25 th, 2020 Miss Paula Valdebenito L.

COMPARATIVES

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES SHORT ADJECTIVES = 1 SYLLABLE: Examples: big, good, smart, quick, nice, old, slow, etc. Smart = rule +er: smart - smarter Big = adjective formed as: consonant-vowel-consonant B i G Double the consonant when forming its comparative: big – bigger Nice = adjective ending in –e +r: nice - nicer

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES LONG ADJECTIVES = 2 SYLLABLES: Examples: funny, pretty, clever, quiet, easy, etc. Funny = 2 syllable adjective ending in -y y changes into –ier ; he is funny, I’m funnier than. . . Clever = 2 syllable adjective ending in –er (quiet = similar) add –er; He’s clever, I’m cleverer than. .

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES LONG ADJECTIVES = 2 OR MORE SYLLABLES: Examples: beautiful, handsome, convenient, interesting, relaxed, etc. Handsome = 2 syllable adjective with an other ending than -y/-er/-et more: He’s handsome, he’s more handsome than. . . Beautiful = 3 syllable adjective more: I’m beautiful, she is more beautiful than. . .

EXAMPLES OF SENTENCES ØCostanera Center IS HIGHER THAN Coraceros Tower. ØRed Roses ARE MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN Carnations (Claveles).

SUPERLATIVES

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES SHORT ADJECTIVES = 1 SYLLABLE: Examples: big, good, smart, quick, nice, old, slow, etc. Smart = rule +est: smart – smarter – the smartest Big = adjective formed as: consonant-vowel-consonant B i G Double the consonant when forming its superlative: big – bigger – the biggest Nice = adjective ending in –e +st: nice – nicer – the nicest NOTE: In a sentence you use ‘the’ in front of the superlative. She is the smartest.

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES LONG ADJECTIVES = 2 SYLLABLES: Examples: funny, pretty, clever, quiet, easy, etc. Funny = 2 syllable adjective ending in -y y changes into –iest ; funny – funnier – the funniest Clever = 2 syllable adjective ending in –er (quiet = similar) add –est; clever – cleverer – the cleverest quiet – quieter – the quietest

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES LONG ADJECTIVES = 2 OR MORE SYLLABLES: Examples: beautiful, handsome, convenient, interesting, relaxed, etc. Handsome = 2 syllable adjective with an other ending than -y/-er/-et the most: handsome, more handsome than , the most handsome Beautiful = 3 syllable adjective the most: beautiful, more beautiful than, the most beautiful

EXAMPLES OF SENTENCES ØCostanera Center IS THE HIGHEST building in Santiago (Chile). ØRed Roses ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL flowers in the world.

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES Comparative & Superlative form

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES Adjective Comparative form Superlative form Bad Worse The Worst Good Better The Best Far Further The Furthest Many More The Most