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Comparative and Superlatives!
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We use comparative adjectives to show
change or make comparisons:!
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This car is certainly better, but it's much more
expensive.
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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 getting more and more expensive.
The faster you drive, the more dangerous it is.
(= When you drive faster, it is more dangerous.)
How to form comparative and superlative adjectives:
We usually add –er and –est to one-syllable words
to make comparatives and superlatives:
old older oldest
long longer longest
If an adjective ends in a vowel and a
consonant,
we double the consonant:
big bigger biggest
fat fatter fattest
We use more and most to make comparatives and superlatives for most two syllable adjectives and for all
adjectives with three or more syllables:
careful more careful most careful
interesting more interesting most interesting
However, with these common two-syllable adjectives,
you can either add –er/–r and –est/–st or use more
and most:
common-
cruel -
gentle
handsome
