Today we will talk about Comparative and
Superlative forms-Short and long adjectives.
»»»We form the Comparative and Superlative
of short adjectives and long adjectives (cheap...expensive) in different ways.
Ex: cheap cheaper cheapest
expensive more expensive most
expensive.
»»»One-syllable adjectives(ex-small,nice)
usually have the er,est ending.
§ Your car is smaller.
§ Eliza needs a bigger house now.
§ This is the nicest restaurant.
§ This zone is the warmest.
§ The film was more exciting than the play.
§ The attire is more elegant.
§ We indulged in the most interesting project.
§ He is the most reliable of them all.
»»»Some two-syllable adjectives have we, est, and some have more, most.
Two-syllable adjectives:
»»»Words ending in consonant + y have
er,est, e.g. happy, happier, happiest.
Like-busy, dirty, easy, tidy, silly,
pretty, lucky, lovely, heavy, funny, easy.
»»»Some words have er, est or more, most,
e.g, narrow, narrower, narrowest or more narrow, most narrow.
Like-clever, tired, stupid, simple, quiet,
polite, pleasant, gentle, cruel, common.
»»»The below-mentioned words have more, most,
e.g. useful, more useful, most useful.
§ Words ending in full or less, e.g. careful,helpful, useful,
hopeless.
§ Words ending in ing or ed, e.g. surprised, annoyed, willing, boring.
§ Many others, e.g. afraid, recent, normal, nervous, modern, frequent,
foolish, famous, exact, eager, correct, certain, afraid.
