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, quiet, rough, smooth, short, smart, tall, warm,
young, etc.
Examples: Rosa: 12
Rita: 15
Rosa is the youngest girl.
Jenny is the oldest of the three.

Jenny: 17
The youngest girl is Rosa.
The oldest of the three is Jenny.

2- Double the last letter and add est to adjectives with this pattern consonant vowel
consonant like: big, fat, hot, sad, thin, wet, etc.
Example:
The grey ball is the biggest one.
The 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.
Examples:
Box c is the heaviest of the three.
The heaviest box is C.
A

4- Add st to adjectives that end with letter e like: brave, handsome, huge, large, late,
little, nice, safe, etc.
Examples:

The white star is the littlest one.

The littlest star is the white one.

5- Irregular superlative forms: good = the best

farthest / furthest.

bad = the worst

Examples: Yamileth: 96
Hannio: 75
Yamileths grade is the best one.
Xinias grade is the worst.

Xinia: 43

far

the

6- Use the most- with long adjectives such as: awful, beautiful, boring, careful, clever,
dangerous, delicious, difficult, excited, exciting, expensive, famous, frightened, helpful,
important, intelligent, interesting, un/popular, scared, terrible, tired, unfriendly, unhappy,
unlucky, wonderful, worried, etc.
Examples: bronze ring $4
silver ring $ 8
gold ring $16
The golden ring is the most expensive of the three.
The most expensive ring is the gold one.

Other Comparison forms:

The same (as):
Examples: A

A and B are the same.

A is the same as B.

Similar (to):
Examples:

C and D are similar.

C is similar to D.

Different (from):
Examples:
E
Like = similar to
Alike: similar

E and F are different.

E is different from F.
this + be + like + that.

this and that + be + alike.

Examples: You have a ball point pen with blue ink.

I have a boll point pen with blue ink.
Your pen is like my pen.
Our pens are alike.
Asas: when similar things are the same in an aspect. Pattern: As + adjective + as.
Examples: John is 21 years old.
Mary is 21 years old.
John is as old as Mary.
This watch is $5200.
That watch is $5200.
This watch is as expensive as that watch.
Negative Examplesverb be + not + as + adj. + as
Fred is 20 years old.
Jean is 21 years old.
Fred isnt as old as Jean. Fred is younger than Jean.
This book costs $3.
That book costs $5.
This book isnt as expensive as that book.
This book is cheaper than that book.
Less than: its the opposite of more. Its used with adjectives that have two or more
syllables, except adjectives that end in y; its not usually used with one syllable
adjectives.
Example: This book costs $3.
That book costs $5.
This book is less expensive than that book.
A cat is less dangerous than a lion.

Grammar
Comparative Form: use it when you talk about two people or things.
Use adjective + 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, quiet, rough, smooth, short, smart, tall, warm,
young, etc.
Examples: Rosa: 12
Rita: 15
Rosa is younger than Rita.
Rita is older than Rosa.
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.
Example:
The 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.
Examples:
Box C is heavier than Box A.
Box A is uglier than Box B.
A

4- Add r than to adjectives that end with letter e like: brave, handsome, huge, large,
late, little, nice, safe, etc.
Examples:

The white star is littler than the grey one.

5- Irregular superlative forms: good = better than

bad = worse than
far = farther than / further than.
Examples: Yamileth: 96
Hannio: 75
Xinia: 43
Yamileths grade is better than Hannios grade.
Xinias grade is worse than Hannios grade.
6- Use more than- with long adjectives such as: awful, beautiful, boring, careful, clever,
dangerous, delicious, difficult, excited, exciting, expensive, famous, frightened, helpful,
important, intelligent, interesting, un/popular, scared, terrible, tired, unfriendly, unhappy,
unlucky, wonderful, worried, etc.
Examples: bronze ring $4
silver ring $ 8
gold ring $16
The solver ring is more expensive than the bronze ring.
The gold ring is more beautiful than the silver ring.