Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Chapter 2, Lesson 3

Tall, Taller, Tallest The positive degree of an adjective shows the quality of a noun or pronoun. My grandmother is tall. The comparative degree is used to compare two items or sets of items. My grandfather is taller than my grandmother The superlative degree is used to compare three or more items. My uncle is the tallest member of the family.

-er, est rules Usually one syllable words and two syllable words that end in y get the-er or –est Notice we drop the y and add an i Positive Comparative Superlative Smart Smarter Smartest Funny Funnier Funniest Wise Wiser Wisest Hot Hotter hottest

Three or more syllables… Comparative = more or less Superlative = most or least Positive Comparative Superlative Courteous More courteous Most courteous Famous Less famous Least famous

Irregular Adjectives Positive Comparative Superlative Good Better Best Bad Worse worst Little Less Least

Exercise 1 Of my relatives in my grandparents’ generation, my great- uncle William is the (old) person. My grandmother is several years (young) than he is. When I decided to do a family history, Great-Aunt Sofia was the (cooperative) of all my relatives. It was from her that I received the (good) research materials of all – two family photo albums. Most of her pictures were in (bad) condition, however that the pictures I got from Uncle John.

Exercise 1 6. Uncle John’s photos were in generally (good) condition than hers. 7. My move found the (beautiful) photo in the attic. 8. It was one of the (tall), (ornate), ship my grandfather ever sailed. 9. Which picture is (old), this one or that? 10. When we discovered a box in my grandmother’s attic filled with old photos, it was (exciting) than opening a birthday present.

Exercise 2 Comparative Superlative difficult sunny long amusing generous cheap popular

Exercise 2 Comparative Superlative lucky strange long dependable studious narrow happy