Superlatives and Comparatives
par Alexis Moreno
1. These are the inrregular words. There is no system or pattern here, so you"ll just have to remember the m. Fortunately, there are only a few...
1.1. Examples for Comparatives: Good= better Bad= worse Far=farther(further) Well= better Badly= worse Little= less
1.2. Examples for Superlatives: Good= the best Bad= the worst Far= the farthest(the furthest) Well= the best Badly= the worst Llittle= the least
2. Video explaining the rules
2.1. Adjetivos comparativos en inglés – the bigger, the better
2.2. Adjetivos comparativos y superlativos.
3. Superlatives
3.1. Use of THE MOST
3.1.1. Famous=the most famous
3.1.2. Carefully= the most carefully
3.1.3. Interesting= the most interesting
3.2. Use THE and add -est
3.2.1. Young= the youngest
3.2.2. Smart= the smartest
3.2.3. Fast= the fastest
3.3. Change the the Y to I and add -est. Don't forget to use THE!
3.3.1. Pretty= the prettiest
3.3.2. Busy= the busiest
3.3.3. Happy= the happiest
3.4. If the adjectives has a CVC pattern, double consonant and add -est. Don't forget THE!
3.4.1. Wet= thw wettest
3.4.2. Big= the biggest
3.4.3. Sad= the saddest
4. Comparatives
4.1. Use MORE
4.1.1. Famous= more famous
4.1.2. Carefully= more carefully
4.1.3. Interesting= more interesting
4.2. Change the Y to I and add -er
4.2.1. Happy= happier
4.2.2. Pretty= prettier
4.2.3. Busy= busier
4.3. Simply add -er
4.3.1. Smart= smarter
4.3.2. Young= younger
4.3.3. Fast= faster
4.4. If the adjective has a CVC pattern, double the consonant and add -er
4.4.1. Sad= sadder
4.4.2. Wet= wetter
4.4.3. Big= bigger