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Common Mistakes with English Comparatives and Superlatives - English Grammar Lesson

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Comparative adjectives

We use comparative adjectives to show change or make comparisons:

This car is certainly better,but it's much more expensive.
I'm feelinghappier now.
We need abigger garden.

We use thanwhen we want to compare one thing with another:

She is two years older than me.
New York is much biggerthan Boston.
He is a better playerthan Ronaldo.
France is a bigger countrythan Britain.

When we want to describe how something or someone changes we can use two comparatives with and:

The balloon got bigger and bigger.
Everything is gettingmore and more expensive.
Grandfather is lookingolder and older.

We often use with comparative adjectives to show that one thing depends on another:

The faster you drive, the more dangerous it is.
(= When you drive faster, it is more dangerous.)

The higher they climbed, the colder it got.
(= When they climbed higher, it got colder.)

Superlative adjectives

We use the with superlative adjectives:

It was the happiest day of my life.
Everest isthe highest mountain in the world.
That'sthe best film I have seen this year.
I have three sisters: Jan isthe oldest and Angela is the youngest.

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How to form comparative and superlative adjectives

We usually add -er and -est to one-syllable words to make comparatives and superlatives:

If an adjective ends in a vowel and a consonant, we double the consonant:

We use more and most to make comparatives and superlatives for most two syllable adjectives and for all adjectives with three or more syllables:

However, with these common two-syllable adjectives, you can either add -er/ -r and -est/ -st or use more and most:

He is certainly handsomer than his brother.
His brother is handsome, but he ismore handsome.
She is one ofthe politest people I have ever met.
She isthe most polite person I have ever met.

The adjectives good, bad and far have irregular comparatives and superlatives:

How to form comparative and superlative adjectives

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We use comparative adjectives to show change or make comparisons: This car is certainly better,but it's much more expensive. I'm feelinghappier now. We need abigger garden. We use thanwhen we want to compare one thing with another: She is two years older than me. New York is much biggerthan Boston.

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Exercise on English Adjectives - English Grammar

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Comparatives and superlatives

We can use comparatives to compare things and superlatives to say which thing is top in a group.

Cats are faster than mice.
Science ismore difficult than maths.
The cheetah isthe fastest animal.
I think art isthe most difficult subject.

How to use them

For adjectives with one syllable, add er and est. Sometimes the spelling changes. Don't forget the for the superlative.

tall - taller - the tallest
I'mtaller than my brother. My father is the tallest in my family.
big - bigger - the biggest
My room isbigger than my sister's room. Our parents' room is the biggest room in the house.

For adjectives with two syllables which end in y, take away the y and add ier and iest. Don't forget the for the superlative.

easy - easier - the easiest
Maths iseasier than science. English is the easiest subject.

For other adjectives with two or more syllables, use more and most. Don't forget the for the superlative.

interesting - more interesting - the most interesting
That book ismore interesting than my homework. This TV programme is the most interesting!

The adjectives good, bad and far have special forms.

good - better - the best
bad - worse - the worst
far - further - the furthest

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We can use comparatives to compare things and superlatives to say which thing is top in a group. Cats are faster than mice. Science ismore difficult than maths. The cheetah isthe fastest animal. I think art isthe most difficult subject. For adjectives with one syllable, add er and est.

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When we want to compare two or more things, we can change the form of adjectives by adding -er or -est. We can also use extra words like more or most and expressions like not as ... as.
Here are some examples:

I think you're taller than me. (tall)
She's the tall est in the group. (tall)
The pizzas in La Bella Napoli are better than the ones in Pietro's. (good)
It was the best pizza I've ever had! (good)
People say Bioshock is a more exciting game than Skyrim. (exciting)
Grand Theft Auto is the most exciting video game. (exciting)

Mmm, I don't quite see what the rule is here.

With most one-syllable adjectives, we add -er or -est, and with most adjectives with two syllables or more, we add more or (the) most. In comparatives, we also use than before the second thing which is compared, if it is mentioned.

La Bella Napoli is nearer than Pietro's. (near)
It's not the cheapest restaurant though. (cheap)

With one-syllable adjectives ending in vowel + consonant, remember to double the final consonant before -er/-est.

Other exceptions are bad → worse → worst and far → further/farther → furthest/farthest.

They use the worst cheese.

What about adjectives ending in -y, like crazy? My brother is crazier than me.

Yes, that's correct. With adjectives ending in y, you change the y to i and add er/ est.
They've got the friendliest waiters!
With most adjectives with typical adjective endings, and with two or more syllables, you use more/most + adjective.
They do the most disgusting pasta I've ever tasted.
What other ways of comparing things are there?

We often use not as ... as.

I'm not as tall as you. (= I'm smaller than you)
Maybe the pizza at La Bella Napoli isn't as good as I remember.

Yes, less and least are also ways of comparing things. They are used more in writing.

It is less cold in the north of the country than in the south. (the north is warmer, but both north and south are cold)
Of the four participants, Bill is the least experienced. (the other three have more experience)

OK, this isn't as hard as I thought. I think I've got it, more or less.

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When we want to compare two or more things, we can change the form of adjectives by adding -er or -est. We can also use extra words like more or most and expressions like not as ... as. Here are some examples: I think you're taller than me.

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COMPARATIVES
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SUPERLATIVES