1. Comparatives and Superlatives
Grammar Points
Comparatives and Superlatives

2. Superiority I was happier before. He wrote the most beautiful poems.
Long Adjective (more than one syllable)
Comparative ++
More + adjective
More beautiful
Superlative ++++
The most + adjective
The most beautiful
I was happier before.
He wrote the most beautiful poems.
She was more cheerful before.
They were the noisiest people in the room.
Short Adjective (one syllable)
Comparative ++
Adjective + er
warmer
Superlative ++++
The + adjective + est
The warmest

3. Inferiority It was less sunny today.
All Adjectives
Comparative - -
Less + adjective (+than)
Less sunny
Superlative
The least + adjective
The least sunny
It was less sunny today.
He was the least friendly man I ever met.
It is less rainy here than in Germany.

4. Equality All Adjectives cloudy As + adjective + as As cloudy as
It was as cloudy as Lille
It was as cold as Alaska

5. Spelling rules
Adjectives ending in y: the y becomes an i Dry – drier - driest Short adjectives ending in vowel (o) + consonant (t) : the consonant is doubled Hot – hotter - hottest Short adjectives ending in e : you don’t double the e Large – larger - largest

6. Examples…
Quiet – quieter- quietest
Sunny- sunnier- sunniest
Clever – cleverer – cleverest
Gentle – gentler – gentlest
Irregulars:
Bad : worse – the worst
Far : further – the furthest
Good : better – the best

7. Practise Make these adjectives the superiority comparative Hard Clever
Big
Unaffordable
Translate these sentences into English:
Nous avons vendu autant de modèles que l’année dernière.
Il fait moins froid ici que chez moi
Il a plus des insects que les bêtes sauvages.
We sold as many cars as last year
It is less cold here than were I live.
he is more scared of insects than of wild beasts