1. Comparative & Superlative Forms
Grammar
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Comparative Form

2. What is a noun? street car reading teacher
Noun is a word which refers to a thing, person, activity, place etc.
street
car
reading
teacher

3. car What is an adjective? big fast expensive
Adjective is a word which describes a noun.
adjectives
noun
big
car
fast
expensive

4. read ing read ing What is a syllable?
Syllable is a part of a word containing vowel sound
read
ing
read
ing
1st syllable
2nd syllable

5. Syllables – examples fast big cheap long hap py cra zy dir ty im por
1. One-syllable adjectives
fast
big
cheap
long
2. Two-syllable adjectives
hap py
cra zy
dir ty
3. Three-syllable adjectives im
por
tant
won
der
ful

6. What is “Comparative Form”?
Comaprative form expresses the idea of ‘more’.
fast
-er
My car is fast.
But his car is faster.

7. “Comparative form”? long longer funny funnier modern more modern good
How is a ‘comparative’ form built?
long
longer
one syllable adj.
two syllable adj.
ending in -ly
funny
funnier
other two and three syllable adjectives
modern
more modern
irregular adjectives
for example ‘good’
good
better

8. What is “Superlative Form”?
Comprative form expresses the idea of ‘most’.
fast
-est
My car is fast.
Your car is fast.
But his car is the fastest.

9. “Superlative form”? long longest funny funniest modern most modern
How is a ‘superlative’ form built?
long
longest
one syllable adj.
two syllable adj. ending in -ly
funny
funniest
other two and three syllable adjectives
modern
most modern
irregular adjectives
for example ‘good’
good
best

10. Summary comparison long long er long est funny funn ier funn iest
comparative
superlative
long
long er
long
est
funny
funn
ier
funn
iest
modern
more
modern
most
modern
good
better
best

11. Exercises List of Adjectives Hot Big Thin Ugly Nice Pleasant
Young Short Intelligent
Lovely Kind Happy
Attractive Exciting Pretty
Bad Unhappy Good
Annoyed Tasty Careless
Perfect Tired Upset
Terrible

12. Credits
Teacher Wagner Junior
Comparative & Superlative
Grammar