This document provides information about adjectives and how to compare things using comparative and superlative forms of adjectives. It defines what an adjective is, gives examples of how they are used to provide more information about nouns. It outlines the basic rules for forming comparatives which involve adding "-er" or "-est" or using "more" or "most". Comparative forms are used to compare two things while superlative forms indicate the highest degree. Examples are provided to illustrate comparative forms for both short and long adjectives.
8. Adjectives Comparatives
With most short adjectives + er
- tall taller (than)
- short shorter (than)
With short adj. ending in e +r
- nice nicer (than)
- large larger (than)
With short adj. ending in a - y + ier
consonant + y
- heavy heavier
- happy happier
9. Adjectives Comparatives
With short adj. ending in Double the
a vowel + a consonant consonant + er
- big -bigger (than)
- thin -thinner (than)
With adj. of three or more + more
syllables
- beautiful -more beautiful
- interesting (than)
-more interesting
(than)
10. What about other adjectives such
as “good” and “bad”?
What the girl said?