Comparative and Superlative Adjectives for intermediate learners
Comparative adjectives are used to compare one noun to another noun. Superlative adjectives are used to compare three or more nouns.
What Are Comparative Adjectives?
Comparative adjectives are used to compare two people or things. One can be at a higher or superior level.
What Are Superlative Adjectives?
Superlative adjectives are used to compare one thing or person with other things or people. In this case, one is always at the lowest or at the highest level of a particular adjective.
How to Make Comparative Adjectives?
Comparative adjectives exist for three kinds of adjectives but in this lesson, we just learn the first two types:
- Monosyllable adjectives
- Multi-syllable adjectives
Comparative Monosyllable Adjectives
These adjectives are small adjectives that are only one syllable and to make them comparative adjectives you just have to add 'er' at the end of the adjective. Here are a few examples:
She is
Buy a
Comparative Multi-syllable Adjectives
These adjectives get more before themselves to express a comparative adjective. Here are the examples:
You seemed
You look even
Superlative Adjectives
Superlative adjectives are categorized into three groups based on the way they are created but in this lesson, we will learn the first two groups:
- Monosyllable adjectives
- Multi-syllable adjectives
Superlative Monosyllable Adjectives
If the adjective has only one syllable it gets '-est' to make a superlative. Here are the examples:
Keep the
He is the
Superlative Multi-syllable Adjectives
If the adjective has more than one syllable it is considered multi-syllable then to make a superlative adjective out of it all you need to do is to add 'most' before it. Here are the examples:
The
The