Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives

Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives 7 class

By E.Khunoyan

What is a noun ?

Noun is a word which refers to a thing, person, activity, place etc.

car

reading

street

teacher

What is an adjective?

Adjective is a word which describes a noun

adjectives

noun

big

car

fast

expensive

What is a syllable ?

Syllable is a part of a word containing vowel sound

read

ing

read

ing

1 st syllable

2nd syllable

Syllables – examples

1. One-syllable adjectives

cheap

fast

big

long

2. Two-syllable adjectives

zy

dir

cra

py

hap

ty

3. Three-syllable adjectives

tant

won

der

ful

im

por

What is a “ c omparative form”?

Comaprative form expresses the idea of ‘more’

fast

-er

My car is fast.

But his car is faster.

“ Comparative form”?

How is a ‘comparative’ form built?

long

er

one syllable adjectives

two syllable adjectives

ending in -ly

funn

ier

y

modern

other two and three syllable adjectives

more

modern

irregular adjectives

for example ‘good’

good

better

What is a “ superlative form”?

Comaprative form expresses the idea of ‘most’

fast

-est

My car is fast.

Your car is fast.

But his car is the fastest.

“ Superlative form”?

How is a ‘superlative’ form built?

long

est

one syllable adjectives

two syllable adjectives

ending in -ly

iest

y

funn

modern

other two and three syllable adjectives

modern

most

irregular adjectives

for example ‘good’

good

best

Summary comparison

comparative

superlative

est

long

long

er

long

iest

funn

iest

funny

funn

modern

most

modern

more

modern

good

better

best

Change of ‘y’ into ‘i’

We want the comparative form

of the adjective ‘funny’

+er

funny

funnier

y  i

+ier

funn

Exercises

List of adjectives

hot big thin

nice pleasant young

short intelligent lovely

kind happy attractive

exciting pretty unhappy

good annoyed careless

bad tasty perfect

tired upset terrible

ugly

• hot big thin nice pleasant young short intelligent lovely kind happy attractive exciting pretty unhappy good annoyed careless bad tasty perfect tired upset terrible ugly

Thank for attention