Grammar

Superlative Form: use it when you talk about more than two people or things.
Use the + superlative.
1- Add est to short adjectives like: calm, clean, cold, cool dark, full, great, hard, high,
light, long, low, new, old, poor, proud, uiet, rough, smooth, short, smart, tall, warm,
young, etc.
!"amples: #osa: $% #ita: $& 'enny: $(
#osa is the youngest girl. )he youngest girl is #osa.
'enny is the oldest of the three. )he oldest of the three is 'enny.
2- Double the last letter and add est to adjectives with this pattern consonant vowel
consonant like: big, fat, hot, sad, thin, wet, etc.
!"ample:
)he grey ball is the biggest one.
)he biggest ball is grey.
3- Change y to i and add est to adjectives such as: angry, busy, cloudy, dirty, early,
easy, empty, foggy, friendly, funny, happy, heavy, lucky, noisy, pretty, sunny, thirsty, ugly,
windy, etc.
!"amples:
*o" c is the heaviest of the three.
)he heaviest bo" is +.
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!- Add "st to adjectives that end with letter e like: brave, handsome, huge, large, late,
little, nice, safe, etc.
!"amples: )he white star is the littlest one.
)he littlest star is the white one.
#- ,rregular superlative forms: goo$ - the best ba$ % the &orst 'ar % the
'arthest ( 'urthest)
!"amples: .amileth: /0 1annio: (& 2inia: 34
.amileth5s grade is the best one.
2inia5s grade is the worst.
06 Use the most- with long adjectives such as: awful, beautiful, boring, careful, clever,
dangerous, delicious, difficult, e"cited, e"citing, e"pensive, famous, frightened, helpful,
important, intelligent, interesting, un(popular, scared, terrible, tired, unfriendly, unhappy,
unlucky, wonderful, worried, etc.
!"amples: bron7e ring 83 silver ring 8 9 gold ring 8$0
)he golden ring is the most e"pensive of the three.
)he most e"pensive ring is the gold one.
Other Comparison forms:
The same (as):
!"amples: A * A and * are the same.
A is the same as *.
Similar (to):
!"amples: + : + and : are similar.
+ is similar to :.
Di''erent *'rom+:
!"amples:
! ; ! and ; are $i''erent.
! is $i''erent 'rom ;.
Like = similar to this + be + like + that.
Alike: similar this and that + be + alike.
!"amples: .ou have a ball point pen with blue ink.
, have a boll point pen with blue ink.
.our pen is li,e my pen.
<ur pens are ali,e.
As-as: when similar things are the same in an aspect. .attern: As / a$0e1tive / as)
!"amples: 'ohn is %$ years old. =ary is %$ years old.
'ohn is as ol$ as =ary.
)his watch is 8&%>>. )hat watch is 8&%>>.
)his watch is as e2pensive as that watch.
3egative 42amples-verb be / not / as / a$0) / as-
;red is %> years old. 'ean is %$ years old.
;red isn5t as ol$ as 'ean. ;red is younger than 'ean.
)his book costs 84. )hat book costs 8&.
)his book isn5t as e2pensive as that book.
)his book is 1heaper than that book.
6ess- than: it5s the opposite of more. ,t5s used with adjectives that have two or more
syllables, e21ept adjectives that end in "y? it5s not usually use$ with one syllable
a$0e1tives)
!"ample: )his book costs 84. )hat book costs 8&.
)his book is less e2pensive than that book.
A cat is less $angerous than a lion.
Grammar
Comparative Form: use it when you talk about two people or things.
Use a$0e1tive / er than.
1- Add er than to short adjectives like: calm, clean, cold, cool dark, full, great, hard,
high, light, long, low, new, old, poor, proud, uiet, rough, smooth, short, smart, tall, warm,
young, etc.
!"amples: #osa: $% #ita: $&
#osa is younger than #ita.
#ita is older than #osa.
2- Double the last letter and add er than to adjectives with this pattern: consonant
vowel consonant like: big, fat, hot, sad, thin, wet, etc.
!"ample:
)he grey ball is bigger than the white one.
3- Change y to i and add er than to adjectives such as: angry, busy, cloudy, dirty,
early, easy, empty, foggy, friendly, funny, happy, heavy, lucky, noisy, pretty, sunny, thirsty,
ugly, windy, etc.
!"amples:
*o" + is heavier than *o" A.
*o" A is uglier than *o" *.
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!- Add "r than to adjectives that end with letter e like: brave, handsome, huge, large,
late, little, nice, safe, etc.
!"amples: )he white star is littler than the grey one.
#- ,rregular superlative forms: goo$ - better than ba$ % &orse than
'ar % 'arther than ( 'urther than)
!"amples: .amileth: /0 1annio: (& 2inia: 34
.amileth5s grade is better than 1annio5s grade.
2inia5s grade is worse than 1annio5s grade.
06 Use more than- with long adjectives such as: awful, beautiful, boring, careful, clever,
dangerous, delicious, difficult, e"cited, e"citing, e"pensive, famous, frightened, helpful,
important, intelligent, interesting, un(popular, scared, terrible, tired, unfriendly, unhappy,
unlucky, wonderful, worried, etc.
!"amples: bron7e ring 83 silver ring 8 9 gold ring 8$0
)he solver ring is more e"pensive than the bron7e ring.
)he gold ring is more beautiful than the silver ring.