Title: Irregular Forms
1Irregular Forms
- Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and
Adverbs
2The Basics of ComparisonComparative Form
- You compare TWO things by adding er or using
the word more or less - Examples
- Your cookie is big.
- My cookie is bigger.
- Of these two cookies, mine is bigger.
- His story is impressive.
- My story is more impressive than his.
- Of the two stories, mine is the more impressive.
3Superlative Form
- You compare MORE than two things by adding est
or using the word most or least - She is happy. He is happier. I am happiest.
- Among the three of them, Sally is the happiest of
all. - That ring is exquisite. Mine is more exquisite,
but hers is the most exquisite of all.
4When do you use er, est and when do you use
more/less, most/least?
- One syllable words use er, - est.
- Two syllable words do not form the degrees of
comparison in a consistent way! - Three syllables or more in a wordthe comparative
and superlative forms are created using
less/more, least/most.
5What Makes Them Irregular?
- Some comparative and superlative forms do not
follow any rules or patterns. - Instead of the typical er or est suffix,
irregular forms often change the root word
entirely.
6Here
- Are Some Irregular Adverbs
7Irregular Adverbs
Word Comparative Superlative
Badly
8Irregular Adverbs
Word Comparative Superlative
Badly Worse
9Irregular Adverbs
Word Comparative Superlative
Badly Worse Worst
10Irregular Adverbs
Word Comparative Superlative
Badly Worse Worst
Much
11Irregular Adverbs
Word Comparative Superlative
Badly Worse Worst
Much More
12Irregular Adverbs
Word Comparative Superlative
Badly Worse Worst
Much More Most
13Irregular Adverbs
Word Comparative Superlative
Badly Worse Worst
Much More Most
Little
14Irregular Adverbs
Word Comparative Superlative
Badly Worse Worst
Much More Most
Little Less
15Irregular Adverbs
Word Comparative Superlative
Badly Worse Worst
Much More Most
Little Less Least
16Irregular Adverbs
Word Comparative Superlative
Badly Worse Worst
Much More Most
Little Less Least
Well
17Irregular Adverbs
Word Comparative Superlative
Badly Worse Worst
Much More Most
Little Less Least
Well Better
18Irregular Adverbs
Word Comparative Superlative
Badly Worse Worst
Much More Most
Little Less Least
Well Better Best
19 Now For
- The Irregular Adjectives!!
20Irregular Adjectives
Word Comparative Superlative
Good
21Irregular Adjectives
Word Comparative Superlative
Good Better
22Irregular Adjectives
Word Comparative Superlative
Good Better Best
23Irregular Adjectives
Word Comparative Superlative
Good Better Best
Bad
24Irregular Adjectives
Word Comparative Superlative
Good Better Best
Bad Worse
25Irregular Adjectives
Word Comparative Superlative
Good Better Best
Bad Worse Worst
26Irregular Adjectives
Word Comparative Superlative
Good Better Best
Bad Worse Worst
Much
27Irregular Adjectives
Word Comparative Superlative
Good Better Best
Bad Worse Worst
Much More
28Irregular Adjectives
Word Comparative Superlative
Good Better Best
Bad Worse Worst
Much More Most
29Irregular Adjectives
Word Comparative Superlative
Good Better Best
Bad Worse Worst
Much More Most
Little
30Irregular Adjectives
Word Comparative Superlative
Good Better Best
Bad Worse Worst
Much More Most
Little Less
31Irregular Adjectives
Word Comparative Superlative
Good Better Best
Bad Worse Worst
Much More Most
Little Less Least
32Irregular Adjectives
Word Comparative Superlative
Good Better Best
Bad Worse Worst
Much More Most
Little Less Least
Well
33Irregular Adjectives
Word Comparative Superlative
Good Better Best
Bad Worse Worst
Much More Most
Little Less Least
Well Better
34Irregular Adjectives
Word Comparative Superlative
Good Better Best
Bad Worse Worst
Much More Most
Little Less Least
Well Better Best
35Irregular Adjectives
Word Comparative Superlative
Good Better Best
Bad Worse Worst
Much More Most
Little Less Least
Well Better Best
Many
36Irregular Adjectives
Word Comparative Superlative
Good Better Best
Bad Worse Worst
Much More Most
Little Less Least
Well Better Best
Many More
37Irregular Adjectives
Word Comparative Superlative
Good Better Best
Bad Worse Worst
Much More Most
Little Less Least
Well Better Best
Many More Most
38Oops!!
- I forgot to mention one more irregular adjective
to add to your list! - far
- Comparative farther
- Superlative farthest
- Orlando is far away.
- Key West is farther away than Orlando.
- Dave drove to Orlando. Jeff drove to Key West. Of
the two, Jeff drove the farthest. - Farther refers to the increased distance
between two cities. - Farthest states that between the two men, Jeff
drove the greatest length.
39Lets See Some Examples
40Lets See Some Examples
- Nathan made Good Stew.
- Mollys stew was .
41Lets See Some Examples
- Nathan made Good Stew.
- Mollys stew was Better.
- Ezra made the stew of all.
42Lets See Some Examples
- Nathan made Good Stew.
- Mollys stew was Better.
- Ezra made the Best stew of all.
43Goodvs.
44Sometimes its hard to tell if a word is an
Adjective or an Adverb
- One troublesome pair of words is
- Good and Well
45Good
- Is always an adjective!!
- It refers to quality or appearance.
- For Example
46Good Adjective
- That was a good job Amber.
- Good describes job. It describes the quality of
the job. Amber did a good job.
47Good Adjective
- Rebecca has good posture.
- Good describes posture. It tells us more about
Rebeccas appearance and how her posture looked.
48Well
- Can be used as an adjective or an adverb!!
49Well adjective
- Well can be used as an adjective when it is used
to mean healthy. - Example
- Johnny had the mumps. Now he is well.
- Well is used here as a Predicate adjective. It
describes Johnny.
50Well adverb
- Well is usually and adverb. It is used to
describe how an action is performed. - Example
- How did Amber do the Job? She did it well.
- Well is an adverb that describes how the action
was done.
51NOW