Comparative Adjectives

Comparatives & Superlatives

Miss Ontima Aekjeen

Comparatives & Superlatives

Comparatives and Superlatives are used to compare people, places, or
things.

Stronger is a comparative.

COMPARATIVE A cat is stronger than an ant.
A comparative compares two things.

Strongest is a superlative.

SUPERLATIVE An elephant is the strongest.
(of the three animals)

A superlative compares one thing to all the others
in the same group.

Comparatives & Superlatives

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
- ER - EST
ONE syllable strong stronger
young younger the strongest
the youngest

COMPARATIVE A cat is stronger than an ant.

adjective +er more strong (of the three animals)

SUPERLATIVE An elephant is the strongest.

the adjective +est more strong

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ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
-R - ST
ONE syllable nice nicer
Ending in -E strange stranger the nicest
the strangest

COMPARATIVE Shin Hye Sun is nicer than Seol In Ah.
adjective +r

SUPERLATIVE Ontima is the nicest.

the adjective +st

Comparatives & Superlatives

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

ONE syllable Double the last consonant and add

Consonant + -ER -EST

Short Vowel + big bigger the biggest

Consonant hot hotter the hottest

COMPARATIVE
Monday was hotter than Sunday.
SUPERLATIVE
Tuesday was the hottest day.

Comparatives & Superlatives

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

happy Remove the – Y and add
crazy
-IER -IEST

TWO syllables happier the happiest
Ending in -Y crazier the craziest

COMPARATIVE

Kim Jung Hyun is happier than Na In-woo.

• SUPERLATIVE

Ontima is the happiest.

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ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

TWO or MORE famous MORE + THE MOST +
Syllables beautiful
more famous the most famous
more beautiful the most beautiful

COMPARATIVE more +adjective

Kim So-young is more beautiful than Jo Hwa-jin.

SUPERLATIVE the most +adjective

Kim Fern-on is the most beautiful girl in the world.

Comparatives & Superlatives

Common ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
Exceptions good better the best
bad worse the worst

COMPARATIVE

You are a better singer than Cha Chung-hwa.

more good gooder

SUPERLATIVE

It was the worst decision she had ever made.
most bad baddest