3rd Lesson: Comparatives & Superlatives

These weeks we are learning at English class:

Comparative Form and Superlative Form (-er/-est)

• one-syllable adjectives (clean, new, cheap)
• two-syllable adjectives ending in -y or -er (easy, happy, pretty, dirty, clever)

positive form	comparative form	superlative form
clean	cleaner	(the) cleanest

Exceptions in spelling when adding -er / -est

• silent ‘e’ is dropped
  Example: late-later-latest
• final ‘y’ after a consonant becomes i
  Example: easy-easier-easiest
• final consonant - vowel - consonant, the last consonant is doubled
  Example: hot-hotter-hottest

Comparative Form and Superlative Form (more/most)

• adjectives of three or more syllables (and two-syllable adjectives not ending in -y/-er)

positive form	comparative form	superlative form
difficult	more difficult	most difficult

Comparative Form and Superlative Form (irregular comparisons)

positive form	comparative form	superlative form
good	better	best
bad	worse	worst

Now, you should do the following exercises:

Comparatives

Comparative exercise 1

Comparative exercise 2

Comparative exercise 3

Comparative exercise 4

Superlatives

Superlative exercise 1

Superlative exercise 2

Superlative exercise 3

Superlative exercise 4

Comparatives y superlatives

Comparative vs Superlative exercise 1

Comparative vs Superlative exercise 2

Comparative vs Superlative exercise 3

Comparative vs Superlative exercise 4