1. Comparative and superlative
forms of adjectives
CARLOS VEGA

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

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

4. Syllables – examples
1. One-syllable adjectives
fast big tall long
2. Two-syllable adjectives
happy crazy dirty
3. Three-syllable adjectives
important wonderful

5. How do we make a comparative?
If the adjective has got one syllable
fast-er
My car is fast.
But his car is faster.

6. Spelling
Adjectives ending
CVC: double the
consonant
big-ger
My house is big.
But my brother’s house is bigger
than my house.

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

8. Change of ‘y’ into ‘i’
We want the comparative form
of the adjective ‘funny’
funny +er
yi funnier
funn +ier

9. Long adjectives
Expensive Beautiful
Katherine Zeta Johns is more
beautiful than Britney Spears.
Gold is more expensive than
silver.

10. What is a “superlative form”?
Compartive form expresses the idea of ‘most’
fast-est
My car is fast.
Your car is fast.
But his car is the fastest.

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

12. Summary comparison
comparative superlative
long longer longest
funny funnier funniest
modern more modern most modern
good better best

13. Irregular comparatives
comparative superlative
good better best
bad worse worst
far further furthest

16. COMPARATIVES
Dumbledore is older than Harry Potter.
Harry Potter is younger than Dumbledore.

17. McQuenn is faster than Mater.
Mater is older than McQuenn.

18. Hercules is stronger than Hades.

19. Turkish Food is better than
Chinese Food.

20. Snow White is more beautiful than
Queen.

21. Gold is more expensive than
silver.