Comparatives & Superlatives
Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, choosing correctly between them
What a learner can do afterwards
- Form comparatives and superlatives for 'big' (bigger/biggest), 'beautiful' (more/most beautiful), and 'good' (better/best)
- Choose the correct form in 'She runs _____ (faster/more fast) than her brother' and explain the rule
- Write sentences using both a comparative adverb ('more carefully') and a superlative adjective ('tallest') correctly
The lesson
You already know adjectives describe nouns and adverbs describe verbs. Comparatives and superlatives are special forms of those same words that let you compare two or more things.
Short words like big and fast add -er or -est. Long words like beautiful and carefully use more or most in front instead. Never use both at once.
Good is irregular, so it breaks the normal rule. This cake is good. That cake is better. The cake at the bakery is the best.
Say faster, not more fast. Say more careful, not carefuller. Pick one way to compare, never both.
Comparing two things uses -er or more, comparing three or more uses -est or most, except for irregular words like good, better, best.
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