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Understanding Comparatives and Superlatives in English Grammar

This guide covers the use of comparatives and superlatives in English, focusing on concepts of superiority, inferiority, and equality. Learn how to construct sentences using comparative adjectives like "happier," "more cheerful," and "less friendly," along with superlative forms such as "the most beautiful" and "the noisiest." Discover spelling rules for short adjectives, including how to form comparatives and superlatives for words ending in specific letters. Practice exercises are included to enhance understanding.

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Understanding Comparatives and Superlatives in English Grammar

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  1. Grammar Points Comparatives and Superlatives

  2. Superiority • I was happier before. • He wrote the most beautiful poems. • She was more cheerful before. • They were the noisiest people in the room.

  3. Inferiority It was less sunny today. He was the least friendly man I ever met. It is less rainy here than in Germany.

  4. Equality • It was as cloudy as Lille • It was as cold as Alaska

  5. Spelling rules Adjectives ending in y: the y becomes an i Dry – drier - driest Short adjectives ending in vowel (o) + consonant (t) : the consonant is doubled Hot – hotter - hottest Short adjectives ending in e : you don’t double the e Large – larger - largest

  6. Examples… • Quiet – quieter- quietest • Sunny- sunnier- sunniest • Clever – cleverer – cleverest • Gentle – gentler – gentlest Irregulars: • Bad : worse – the worst • Far : further – the furthest • Good : better – the best

  7. Practise Make these adjectives the superiority comparative • Hard • Clever • Big • Unaffordable Translate these sentences into English: • Nous avonsvenduautant de modèlesquel’annéedernière. • Il fait moinsfroidicique chez moi • Il a plus des insects que les bêtes sauvages.

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