The Comparative and The Superlative The Degree of Adjectives Teacher Silvino Sieben The Comparative and The Superlative

Adjectives are divided into syllables

How do we make a Comparative? Example: A snail is slower than a horse.

How do we make a Comparative? Example: Thomas is fatter than Mary.

Comparative Form… How is the Comparative Form built? longer funnier One syllable adjectives Two syllable adjectives ending in – y Other two and three syllable adjectives Irregular adjectives for example “good” longer funnier more modern better

The Superlative expresses the idea of “most…” How do we make a Superlative? The Superlative expresses the idea of “most…”

Superlative Form… How is the Superlative Form built? The longest One syllable adjectives Two syllable adjectives ending in – y Other two and three syllable adjectives Irregular adjectives for example “good” The longest The funniest The most modern The best

Remember! With SHORT adjectives!... Adjective Comparative Superlative Small Smaller than The smallest Old Older than The oldest Fat Fatter than The fattest Big Bigger than The biggest Easy Easier than The easiest Funny Funnier than The funniest

Remember! With LONG adjectives!... Adjective Comparative Superlative Careful more careful than The most careful Dangerous more dangerous than The most dangerous Expensive more expensive than The most expensive Beautiful more beautiful than The most beautiful

Irregular adjectives... Adjective Comparative Superlative Good Better than The best Bad Worse than The worst Far Farther than The farthest Further than The furthest