Comparatives and Superlatives

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Comparative adjectives

Formed by:

• adding -er to short comparatives + than: Big- bigger

• more + long adjective + than: The Simpson's house is more comfortable than Spongebob's house.

Spelling rules

Comparatives with simple nouns and clauses:

• Some comparatives are formed by simple nouns.

• Some comparatives are formed by clauses.

CLAUSE:

• A sentence which consists of a subject+ verb+ object/complement.

• This house is becoming older and older.

To emphasise that something is changing

To say that one thing changes with another.

Examples:

• The less you spend, the more you save.

• The more I learn about comparatives, the less I remember.

• The more we work, the more we earn.

• The Simpsons' home is the most interesting place to live.

The most + long adj

We add -est to short adjectives.

• The best place to live is Home Alone's house.

the + -est

You can use SUPERLATIVES with Present Perfect

Examples:

• This is the most beautiful house I've ever seen.

• Superlative adjectives is the easiest topic I've ever learnt.

With SUPERLATIVES and UNCOUNTABLE nouns.

• This house is the least spacious in town.

Least

With COMPARATIVES and UNCOUNTABLE nouns.

• This is a less crowded town than mine.

Less

Fewer and Fewest

We use:

• Fewer with comparatives and countable nouns:

  There are fewer houses in the country than in the town centre.

• Fewest with superlatives and countable nouns:

  This flat has the fewest rooms in town.

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