Comparatives / Superlatives
Adjective / 1 syllable:Adjective+ER / 3 or more syllables: More + Adjective / Example Sentence
Strong / Stronger / ”He is stronger than you”
Simple
Happy
Beautiful / More beautiful / “She is more beautiful than you.”
Interesting
Incredible
Exception: Helpful
Expressing MORE than:
Adjective / 1-2 syllables:Adjective+ER / 3 or more syllables: More + Adjective / Example Sentence
Strong / Stronger / ”He is stronger than you”
Simple / Simpler / "This is simpler than that.”
Happy / Happier / “She is happier than him.”
Beautiful / More beautiful / “She is more beautiful than you.”
Interesting / More interesting
Incredible / More incredible
More helpful / More boring / “She is more helpful than her little sister.”
Expressing THE MOST (compared to all):
Adjective / 1-2 syllables:THE+Adjective+EST / 3 or more syllables: THE MOST + Adjective / Example Sentence
Strong / The strongest / ”He is the strongest person on this entire team.”
Simple / The simplest / “English is the simplest language in the world.”
Happy / The happiest / “I am the happiest in the room.”
Beautiful / The most beautiful / “She is the most beautiful girl in the photograph.”
Interesting / The most interesting
Incredible / The most incredible
Exception: Helpful/Boring / The most helpful
The most boring / “She is the most helpful sibling in her family.”
Expressing LESS than:
Adjective / 1-2 syllables:LESS + Adjective / 3 or more syllables: LESS + Adjective / Example Sentence
Strong / Less strong / ”He is less strong than you”
Simple / Less simple
Happy / Less happy
Beautiful / Less beautiful / “She is less beautiful than you.”
Interesting / Less interesting
Incredible / Less incredible
Helpful/
Boring / Less helpful
Less boring / “She is less helpful than her little sister.”
Expressing THE LEAST (compared to all):
Adjective / 1-2 syllables:THE + LEAST + Adjective / 3 or more syllables: THE + LEAST + Adjective / Example Sentence
Strong / The least strong / ”He is the least strong person on this entire team.”
Simple / The least simple / “English is the least simple language in the world.”
Happy / The least happy
Beautiful / The least beautiful / “She is the least beautiful girl in the photograph.”
Interesting / The least interesting
Incredible / The least incredible
Helpful / The least helpful / “She is the least helpful sibling in her family.”
COMPARATIVES/SUPERLATIVES USING “GOOD:”
· MY ENGLISH IS GOOD.
· MY ENGLISH IS BETTER THAN YOURS.
· MY ENGLISH IS THE BEST IN THE WHOLE CLASS.
COMPARATIVES/SUPERLATIVES USING “BAD:”
· MY ENGLISH IS BAD.
· MY ENGLISH IS WORSE THAN YOURS.
· MY ENGLISH IS THE WORST IN THE WHOLE CLASS.