Rules for comparative and superlative

RULES FOR COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
1. - One syllable word: we add “er” to form comparative and “est” for the superlative.

Ex.
Ads | Comparative | Superlative |
short |shorter | The shortest |
My pencil is shorter than the Maria

2. One syllable word: with one vowel before the last consonant

Ex
Ads | Comparative | Superlative |
big |bigger | The biggest |

My house is bigger than john

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3. Two syllables adjective: we most use “more” to form the comparative and “most” for the superlative.

Ex
Ads |Comparative | Superlative |
bitter | More bitter | The most bitter |

Lemon is the most bitter citrus

4. If the two syllable adjective ends with “e” we use “r” to make thecomparative and “st” for the superlative.
Ex
Ads | Comparative | Superlative |
wide | wider | The widest |

The room of my house is wider than the hotel
5. Two syllables wordsending in “y” we change “y” by “I” and then add “er” to comp. and “est.” to superlative.
Ex
Crazy | Crazier | The craziest |
Pretty | Prettier | The prettiest |
Silly | Sillier | Thesilliest |
My girlfriend is the prettiest

6. More than two syllable adjective we also add 2more” and the “most” as well as two syllable adjective.

Beautiful | More beautiful| The most beautiful |
Interesting | More interesting | The most interesting |

Dinosaurs were the most intelligent



UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA
MESOAMERICANA

LIC. ENCOMERCIO INTERNACIONAL Y ADUANAS

English III

“RULES FOR COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE”

Lic. Ilsi Lizet Espinoza Jiménez

MOSQUEDA OVANDO GRERGORIO DE JESUS

3° cuatrimestreGrupo “A“

LUGAR: UPM

TENOSIQUE DE PINO SUÁREZ TABASCO DE 6 de July DEL 2011.
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GREGORIO DE JESUS MOSUQEDA OVANDO
LIC.Ilsi Lizet Espinoza Jiménez


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