Comparative and

Superlative Adjectives
What are Comparative
Adjectives?
Comparative adjectives are used to
compare the difference between 2 nouns
and they are followed by the word THAN
Example: Max is older than Mary
Spelling Rules Comparative
Adjectives
• Adjectives of one syllable we add –er to the
adjective
• Example: Cold – Colder
The Antarctica is colder than Brazil
Tall - Taller
Peter is taller than John

Peter John
• Adjective of one syllable with a CVC pattern,
we double the consonant and add –er
• Example:
big - bigger
The blue fish is bigger than the red fish

sad - sadder
The cloud is sadder than the sun
• Adjectives of two syllables that finish in “y” we
change the “y” to “i” and add -er
• Example:
pretty - prettier
Princess Aurora is prettier than Oliva

happy - happier
The girl is happier than the boy
• Adjectives of two or more syllables we add
the word more
• Example:
famous = more famous
Hannah Montana is more famous than Selena

interesting = more interesting

English is more interesting than History
 But there are certain
exceptions
• Irregular adjectives: There isn´t any
rule here, so you'll just have to
remember them

• Example: good = better

bad = worse
far = farther
little = less
 What are Superlative
Adjectives?
• We use a superlative adjective to
describe the extreme quality of one
noun in a group of nouns.
• Example: Letter A is the biggest

A bc
 Spelling Rules Superlative
Adjectives
• Adjectives of one syllable we add before the adjective the
word “THE” and we add –est to the adjective.
• Example:
Cold – Coldest
Pinguins live in the coldest place in the world

Tall - Tallest
The giraffe is the tallest animal in the jungle
• Adjective of one syllable with a CVC
pattern, we double the consonant and
add –est
• Example:
big = the biggest
The Liberty Statue is the biggest
statue in the world

sad = the saddest

• Adjectives of two syllables that finish in “y”
we change the “y” to “i” and add -est
• Example: pretty = the prettiest
happy = the happiest

busy = the busiest

The woman is the busiest of all woman
• Adjectives of two or more syllables we add
the most
• Example:
famous = the most famous
Britney Spears is the most famous singer in
USA

interesting = the most interesting

 But there are certain
exceptions
• Irregular adjectives: There isn´t any rule here,
so you'll just have to remember them
• Example:
good = the best
Roger Federer is the best tennis player in the
world

bad = the worst

far = the farthest
little = the least
Activity
 Choose the correct answer
1. Our house is …………….than
bigger theirs.
a. big b. bigger c. biggest
2. I’m ………………
taller than my brother
a. more taller b. the tallest c. taller
3. The Grand Canyon is the ………………..canyon
longest in the world
a. the longest b. longer c. the longer
4. I am the best student in the class
……………..
a. the goodest b. the best c. gooder
5. I think that Mathematics is…………………………than
more difficult
English
a. More difficult b. difficulter c. difficult
 Activity 2
• Look at the picture
• Compare the Donkey, Shrek, Princess and
Prince in the chart.
• Write sentences using comparative and
superlative forms in your copybook.
• Use the adjectives: tall, short, beautiful,
ugly, good-looking, thin, fat, intelligent,
young, old, romantic, strong
 Donkey Shrek Princess Prince

Age
Weight
Height
Appearence
Intelligence

Romance
Power