Grammar of Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

 Comparative and superlative adjectives are used to compare different degrees of qualities or characteristics of nouns. They help convey the idea of more, less, or the most of something.

Rules for Forming Comparative and Superlative Adjectives:

1. Comparative Adjectives: Used to compare two things.

   • Formed by adding "-er" to the end of the adjective for short adjectives, or by using "more" before the adjective for longer adjectives.
     • Example: tall → taller, beautiful → more beautiful

2. Superlative Adjectives: Used to compare three or more things, indicating the highest degree of a quality.

   • Formed by adding "-est" to the end of the adjective for short adjectives, or by using "most" before the adjective for longer adjectives.
     • Example: tall → tallest, beautiful → most beautiful

Examples:

1. Comparative Adjectives:

   • He is taller than his brother.
   • She is more intelligent than him.

2. Superlative Adjectives:

   • Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.
   • She is the most intelligent student in the class.

Exercise: Choose the correct form of the adjective in each sentence.

1. This book is (interesting/more interesting) than the one I read last week.
2. She is (smartest/smart) person I know.
3. The coffee at this cafe is (good/better) than at the one down the street.
4. Mount Kilimanjaro is the (tall/tallest) mountain in Africa.
5. He is (friendly/friendlier) than his sister.
6. Today is (hot/hottest) day of the year so far.
7. She is the (beautiful/most beautiful) girl in the room.
8. This movie is (exciting/more exciting) than the one we watched yesterday.
9. This is the (expensive/most expensive) dress in the store.
10. The weather in Hawaii is (warm/warmer) than in Alaska.

Answers:

1. more interesting
2. smartest
3. better
4. tallest
5. friendlier
6. hottest
7. most beautiful
8. more exciting
9. most expensive
10. warmer