Comparison of Adjectives
We use the comparative form + than, or as...as to compare two or more things:
Anna is a better singer than Vera. (to a higher degree)
Tim is as good swimmer as Mike. (to the same degree)
Angie is less confident than Anna. (to a lower degree)
Angie is not as confident as Anna. (to a lower degree)
We use the superlative form when we want to pick out one thing from all the others:
The Pacific is the largest of the Earth's oceans.
Anna is a better singer than Vera. (to a higher degree)
Tim is as good swimmer as Mike. (to the same degree)
Angie is less confident than Anna. (to a lower degree)
Angie is not as confident as Anna. (to a lower degree)
We use the superlative form when we want to pick out one thing from all the others:
The Pacific is the largest of the Earth's oceans.
Regular adjectives
One syllable One syllable with one vowel + one consonant at the end One or two syllables with -y at the end Two or more syllables |
young hot happy comfortable |
Comparative
younger hotter happier more comfortable |
Superlative
(the) youngest (the) hottest (the) happiest (the) most comfortable |
4. Exercises on the comparison of adjectives: click here, here, here and here to get to some practice