Comparative and superlative

UNIVERSIDAD DE EL SALVADOR

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS ECONÓMICAS

LIC. MERCADEO INTERNACIONAL

ENGLISH III

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVE

SOME RULES ABOUT FORMING COMPARATIVE ANDSUPERLATIVE
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

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One syllable adjetives generally form the compartive by adding – er and the superlative by adding – est, e. g:

SOFT

SOFTER

THE SOFTESTCHEAP

CHEAPER

THE CHEAPEST

SWEET

SWEETER

THE SWEETEST

THIN

THINNER

THE THINNEST

SPELLING RULES
NOTE: That if a one syllable adjetive ends in a single vowel letter followedby a single sonsonant letter, the consonant letter is doubled e.g.:  Thin Thinner  Big Biggest
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If an adjetive ends in e, this is removed when adding er, est , e.g.: Wide Wider Widest

If an adjetive end in a consonant followed by – y . Y is replaced by i when adding er, est, e.g.: Dry Drier Driest

TWO SYLLABLE ADJETIVES
Two syllable adjectives which end in- y usually formthe comparatives by adding: er and the superlatives by adding - est.  Note: The change of y to I in the comparative / superlative) e.g.:
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ADJECTIVE LUCKY PRETTY TIDY

COMPARATIVE LUCKIERPRETTIER TIDIER

SUPERLATIVE THE LUCKIEST THE PRETTIEST THE TIDIEST

TWO SYLLABLE ADJETIVES
Two syllable adjectives ending in: ed- ing – ful or less.  Always form the comparative with more and thesuperlative with the most , e.g:
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ADJECTIVE WORRIED BORING CAREFUL USELESS COMPARATIVE MORE WORRIED MORE BORING MORE CAREFUL MORE USELESS SUPERLATIVE THE MOST WORRIED THE MOST BORING THE MOSTCAREFUL THE MOST USELESS

THREE SYLLABLE ADJETIVE
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Adjectives which have three or more syllable always form the comparative and superlative with more and the most, e.g.:
ADJECTIVE DANGEROUSDIFFICULT COMPARATIVE MORE DANGEROUS MORE DIFFICULT SUPERLATIVE THE MOST DANGEROUS THE MOST DIFFICULT

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The only exceptions are some three syllable adjectives which have been formed by adding the...