Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives

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Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives

• Le comparatif et le superlatif des adjectifs en
  anglais

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What is an adjective?

• An adjective is a word which describes a noun.

adjectives
noun
big
car
fast
expensive
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What is a comparative form?
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What is a comparative form?

• A comparative form expresses the idea of more

Example
fast
-er
My car is fast.
But his car is faster.
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Comparative form?

• How is a comparative form built?

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Comparative form? ()

• How is a comparative form built?

long
er
one syllable adjectives
two syllable adjectives ending in y,-er, -ow, -le
funn
y
ier
other two and three syllable adjectives
modern
more
irregular adjectives for example good
good
better
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Comparative form? (-)

• How is a comparative form built?

long
not as as
one syllable adjectives
two syllable adjectives ending in y,-er, -ow, -le
funny
not as as
other two and three syllable adjectives
modern
less
irregular adjectives for example good
good
not as as
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Comparative form? ()

• How is a comparative form built?

long
as as
one syllable adjectives
two syllable adjectives ending in y,-er, -ow, -le
funny
as as
other two and three syllable adjectives
modern
as as
irregular adjectives for example good
good
as as
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What is a superlative form?
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What is a superlative form?

• A superlative form expresses the idea of the
  most

Example
fast
-est
My car is fast. Your car is fast.
But his car is the fastest.
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Superlative form?

• How is a superlative form built?

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Superlative form? ()

• How is a superlative form built?

long
the est
one syllable adjectives
two syllable adjectives ending in y,-er, -ow, -le
y
funn
the iest
modern
the most
other two and three syllable adjectives
irregular adjectives for example good
good
the best
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Superlative form? (-)

• How is a superlative form built?

long
the shortest
one syllable adjectives
two syllable adjectives ending in y,-er, -ow, -le
funny
the most unfunny
modern
the least
other two and three syllable adjectives
irregular adjectives for example good
good
the worst
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Comparative
() (-) ()
short adj. adj-er ( than) not as adj as as adj as
long adj. more adj ( than) less adj ( than) not as adj as as adj as
Superlative
() (-)
short adj. the adj-est
long adj. the most adj the least adj
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short adjective 1 syllabe 2
syllabes if the adjective ends in Y
(funny) OW (narrow) ER (clever) LE
(simple)