1. A276
Adjectives

2. A bit of an experiment
Welcome to Alison’s Grammar Breakout Room. Today we are looking at comparison of adjectives. You may leave any time you wish to return to the main tutorial.

3. AN ADJECTIVE AGREES WITH ITS NOUN IN NUMBER, GENDER AND IN CASE.
THE ENDINGS DON’T HAVE TO BE THE SAME.

4. GOOD, BETTER, BEST,
LET US NEVER REST,
TILL OUR GOOD IS BETTER,
AND OUR BETTER BEST.

5. good better best tall taller tallest happy happier happiest
Positive (Basic) Form
Comparative
Form
+er
Superlative Form
+est
good
better
best
tall
taller
tallest
happy
happier
happiest

6. bonus melior optimus longus longior longissimus laetus laetior
TYPE 1/2 ADJECTIVES
Positive (Basic) Form
Comparative
Form
+ior
Superlative Form
+issimus
bonus
melior
optimus
longus
longior
longissimus
laetus
laetior
laetissimus

7. bold bolder boldest strong stronger strongest fierce fiercer fiercest
Positive (Basic) Form
Comparative
Form
+er
Superlative Form
+est
bold
bolder
boldest
strong
stronger
strongest
fierce
fiercer
fiercest

8. audax audacior audacissimus fortis fortior fortissimus ferox ferocior
TYPE 3 ADJECTIVES
Positive (Basic) Form
Comparative
Form
+ior
Superlative Form
+issimus
audax
audacior
audacissimus
fortis
fortior
fortissimus
ferox
ferocior
ferocissimus

10. Not so fast!

11. ADJECTIVES with R in the stem
Positive (Basic) Form
Comparative
Form
+ior
Superlative Form
+issimus
pulcher
pulchrior
pulcherrimus
miser
miserior
miserrimus
sacer
sacrior
sacerrimus

12. ADJECTIVES with L in the stem
Positive (Basic) Form
Comparative
Form
+ior
Superlative Form
+issimus
difficilis
difficilior
difficillimus
similis
similior
simillimus
utilis
utilior
utillimus

14. Not so fast!

15. ALL COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES BELONG TO TYPE 3, NO MATTER WHAT TYPE THE ORIGINAL (POSITIVE) ADJECTIVE WAS.
longus, -a, -um (1/2) longior, longius (3)
audax (3) audacior, audacius (3)

16. ALL SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES BELONG TO TYPE 1/2, NO MATTER WHAT TYPE THE ORIGINAL (POSITIVE) ADJECTIVE WAS.
longus, -a, -um (1/2) longissimus, -a, -um(1/2)
audax (3) audacissimus, -a, -um,(1/2)

19. Exercise 1: Give Comparative and Superlative forms
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
bonus, -a, -um
fortis, forte
audax
pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum

20. Exercise 1: Give Comparative and Superlative forms
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
bonus, -a, -um
melior, melius
optimus, -a, -um
fortis, forte
fortior, fortius
fortissimus, -a -um
audax
audacior, audacius
audacissimus, -a, -um
pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum
pulchrior, pulchrius
pulcherrimus,-a, um

21. Exercise 2: Give Comparative and Superlative forms
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
miser, -a, -um
longus, -a, -um
atrox
facilis, facile

22. Exercise 2: Give Comparative and Superlative forms
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
miser, -a, -um
miserior, miserius
miserrimus, -a, -um
longus, -a, -um
longior, longius
longissimus, -a -um
atrox
atrocior, atrocius
atrocissimus, -a, -um
facilis, facile
facilior, facilius
facillimus,-a, um