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Understanding Comparatives and Superlatives in English Grammar

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This guide explores the use of comparative and superlative forms in English, focusing on how to express equality, differences, and hierarchy among objects and people. Learn the rules for forming comparatives using “-er” and “more” for different types of adjectives and adverbs. Discover how to use terms like "as…as" for equality and "not quite as" for small differences. Practice with examples and irregular adjectives, and enhance your understanding of how to compare using nouns effectively.

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  1. Comparative & Superlative

  2. As… as • Objects equal or the same in some way Rosa is as smart as Aurelie. Dawoon writes as well as Dee. • Not quite as … as – a small difference Tafere is not quite as tall as Zemen. • Not nearly as … as – a big difference Wei is not nearly as old as Miss P.

  3. Forming Comparative & Superlative • Comparative – Use “-er” or more “-er” with one syllable adjectives and Two syllable adjectives ending in “y” More with adjective of 3+ syllables • Superlative – Use “-est” or most “-est with one syllable adjectives and two syllable adjectives ending in “y” Most with adjectives of 3+ syllables

  4. Forming Comparative & Superlative Adjectives

  5. Er/est or more/most • Some two syllable adjectives can be formed with either er/est or more/most clever cleverer/more clever cleverest/most clever • Able, angry, clever, common, cruel, friendly, gentle, handsome, narrow, pleasant, polite, quiet, simple, sour

  6. Forming Comparative & Superlative Adverbs • Use more & most with adverbs ending in “ly” • Use “er/est” with one syllable adverbs

  7. Irregular Comparative & Superlative • Irregular adjectives • Irregular adverbs *Farther/further refer to distance. Further only can also mean “additional”.

  8. Let’s practice • Feven scored 90 on her paragraph. • Hanh’s score was 95 & Cole’s 98. Feven writes well. Hanh writes better than Feven. Cole writes the best of all. • Lee scored 90 on the test, Raheel 92 & Gina 95. Lee is smart. And Raheel and Gina? Raheel is smarter than Lee. Gina is the smartest of all.

  9. Less… than, Not as… as • Less/not as… as + opposite of –er/more • Less… than used with adjective of more than one syllable. He is less intelligent than his brother • Not as… as used with one or more syllable adjectives. He is not as intelligent as his brother. He is not as smart as his brother.

  10. Comparing with Nouns • Yin has $5, Yanna $10 and Jackie $15. Yanna has more money than Yin. Jackie has the most money. Yanna has less money than Jackie. Yin has the least money of all.