Comparative and superlative Adjective
There are so many adjectives in English.(old,young,hot,tall,beautiful,ugly,fast,slow,fat or cheap)
But what is comparative adjective and superlative adjectives
Comparative Adjective
What is it?
We use comparative adjectives to compare two people.things or places.
old/young
Ekin Chi Lam
4 Oct 1967 27 Aug 1971
Ekin is older than Chi Lam.
Chi Lam is younger than Ekin.
short/tall
Ekin Chi Lam
1.75m tall 1.81 tall
Ekin is shorter than Chi Lam.
Chi Lam is taller than Ekin.
heavy
Ekin Chi Lam
70kg 64kg
Ekin is heavier than Chi Lam.
hot
32 c (HK) 36 c(China)
China is hotter than Hong Kong.
large
My house Your house
My house is larger than your house.
Comparative adjectives
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1.When the last letter / large / lager than
is '-e' ,add '-r' /nice /nicer than
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2.When the last letter is '-y', /heavy /heavier than
deleted -y and add '-ier' /happy /happier than
/funn /funnier than
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3.When there is only one vowel /hot /hotter than
before the last letter,double up /big /bigger than
the last letter and add '-er'
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expensive
My car Your car
HK$800,000 HK$30,000
My car is more expencive than your car.
beautiful
Butterfly Grasshopper
Butterflies are more beautiful than grasshoppers.
hardworking
Cows are more hardworking than pigs.
1.When the last letter / large /the lagest
is '-e' ,add '-st' /nice /the nicest
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2.When the last letter is '-y', /heavy /the heaviest
deleted -y and add '-iest' /happy /the happiest
/funn /he funniest
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3.When there is only one vowel /hot /the hottest
before the last letter,double up /big /he biggest
the last letter and add '-est'
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Long adjectives that have more than two syllabes
Comparative:add 'more' before the adjective.
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beau/ti/ful /more beautiful than
ex/pen/sive /more expensive than
hard/work/ing /more hardworking than
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Superlative Adjective
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What is it?
We use superlative adjectives to compare three or more people,things or places.
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old/young
Ekin Chi Lam Jackie Chan
4 Oct 1967 27 Aug 1971 7 Apr 1954
Jackie is the oldest.
Chi Lam is the youngest.
happy
Jackie is the happiest.
hot
32 c(HK) 36 c(china) 34 c(Macau)
China is the hottest city.
Superlative Adjectives
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large
Hong Kong China Macau
6,000,000 pupulation 1.2 billion population 5.000.000 population
China has the largest population.
Long Superlative Adjectives
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Long adjectives that have more than two syllables
Superlative:add.the' and 'most;before the adjective.
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beau/ti/ful /the most beautiful
ex/pen/sive /the most expensive
hard/work/ing / the most hardworking
________________ /the least beautiful
/the least expensive
/the least hardworking
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Long Superlative Adjectives
hardworking
Cow Sheep Pigs
Cows are the most hardworking animal.
Pigs are the least hardworking animal.
beautiful
Butterfly Sparrow Grasshopper
Butterflies are the most beautiful.
Sparrows are the least beautiful.
Irregular form of adjectives
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Adjectives *** Comparative*** Suprelative
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far farther the farthest
good better the best
bad worse the worst
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Ekin sings better than Jackie.
Jackie is the best actor.
Jackie sing worse than Chi Lam.
Jackie is the worst singer.
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