Comparative and Superlatives

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Comparative and Superlatives by Mind Map: Comparative and Superlatives

1. LITTE > LESS

2. HAPPY > HAPPIER > THE HAPPIEST

3. Comparative

3.1. - Compares 2 things

3.1.1. - add -er to one syllable words

3.1.2. - add 'more' and 'less' to words with 2ª syllables.

3.1.3. - if words ends in y, drop the y and add - ier, follwed by the word 'than'.

3.2. taller than

3.3. more borring than

3.4. crazier than

3.5. younger than

4. Superlative

4.1. - Compare 3 + things

4.1.1. - add -est to one syllable words.

4.1.2. -add 'most' and 'least' to words with 2+ syllables.

4.1.3. - if word ends in y, drop the y and ass -iest.

4.1.4. - 'the' always comes before word.

4.2. the horrest

4.3. the most beautiful

4.4. the laziest

4.5. the brightest

5. Long words

5.1. Add MORE in front of the adjectives

5.1.1. Exciting - more exciting

5.1.2. Boring - more boring

5.1.3. Dangerous - more dangerous

5.2. Add MOST in front of the adjectives

5.2.1. Exciting - the most exciting

5.2.2. Boring - the most boring

5.2.3. Dangerous - the most dangerous

6. Kinds of comparatives

6.1. EQUALITY - as big as

6.2. COMPARATIVE - bigger than / more expensive / less cold than

6.3. SUPERLATIVE - the nicest / the most handsome

7. GOOD > BETTER > THE BIGGEST