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Adjectives and Adverbs of Comparison
When you are comparing two or more things, adjectives and adverbs are useful. You use the comparative form of an adjective or adverb to show the differencebetween two things. You use the superlative form of an adjective or adverb to show how one thing differs from two or more things.
 

One-syllable adjectives and adverbs

Most adjectives and adverbs ofonly one syllable form their comparative and superlative forms as follows:
■  Comparative: Add –er than to compare two things.
■  Superlative: Add the –est to compare three or more things.

| |Adjective |Adverb |
|Base word form: |old |fast ||Comparative: |older than |faster than |
|Superlative: |the oldest |the fastest |Examples:
John is twenty years old. Bill is eighteen years old. Tom is twenty-two years old.
John is older than Bill. Tom is the oldest in the family.
Tom ran two miles in fifteenminutes. Bill ran two miles in sixteen minutes. John ran two miles in twelve minutes.
Tom ran faster than Bill. John ran the fastest in the race.
Exercise 1: Comparative and Superlative FormsInstructions: Fill in the following blanks with (a) the comparative and (b) the superlative forms of the underlined words.
1. Yesterday was hot in Chicago.
a.       It was________________________________the day before.
b.      It was _____________________________________ day so far this summer.
2. The history test was hard.
a.        It was __________________________________ the last test.b.        It was __________________________________ test this semester.
3. The climate here is warm.
a.       It is ______________________________ the climate in Mexico City.
b.      In fact, it is...