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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

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Adjectives are words we use to describe people, animals, or objects.

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Comparatives are adjectives that we use to compare two people, two animals, or two objects.

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How to turn an adjective into a comparative?

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One-syllable adjectives like short, tall, thin, and fat. Add "-er-" at the end of the word and use them.

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Your sister is taller than you.

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How to turn an adjective into a comparative.

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Two or more syllable adjectives like beautiful, expensive, and comfortable use more than or less than.

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Her chair is more comfortable than mine.

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These shoes are less expensive than the red one.

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How to turn an adjective into a comparative.

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Two syllables and ending in Y adjectives like pretty, friendly, and angry.

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Substitute the Y from an I and add ER then.

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Susan is friendlier than Peter.

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Superlatives are adjectives that we use to compare three or more people, three or more animals, or three or more objects.

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How to Turn an Adjective into a Superlative

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One-syllable adjectives like short, tall, fast, and slow add est to the end of the word and use the before it.

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That card is the fastest in the race.

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How to Turn an Adjective into a Superlative

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Two or more syllable adjectives like beautiful, expensive, and comfortable.

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Use the most or the least.

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This sofa is the least comfortable of all.

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That bed is the most expensive.

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How to turn an adjective into a superlative.

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Two syllable and ending in Y adjectives like pretty, friendly, and angry.

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Substitute the Y for an I and add EST at the end of the word.

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Your cat is the prettiest I have ever seen.

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Irregular comparatives and superlatives.

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Positive, comparative and superlative.

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The end.