Comparative and Superlative Adjectives: Comparison of Adjectives in English Grammar - video

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Three Forms of Comparison of Adjectives in English

Positive: it is an ordinary form of adjectives

Comparative: shows when two persons or objects being compared

Superlative: indicates that the quality or quantity is at its highest or is most intense

• Comparative are used to describe people and things. - My car is fast but John’scar is faster. - Emily is tall but Sophia is taller. - I need a bigger car

• “Than” is used to compare one thing with another. - Henry is older than Tom. - Emily is smarter than Sophia. - The second test was easier than the first one.

• “The” is used with a superlative: - Where Are the Tallest Buildings in the World? - Harry is the tallest student in this class.

• "As...as" is used to compare the attributes of two things that are equal - Emily is as tall as Sophia. - The first test is as easy as the second one.

General Rules in Forming Comparison of Adjectives

There are basic rules in forming the degrees of comparison: 1. For one-syllable adjective, add –er to form comparative and –est for superlative. Examples: • clear / clearer / clearest, • dark / darker / darkest

2. For most two-syllable adjectives, add –er for comparative and – est for superlative. Examples: • simple / simpler / simplest, • gentle / gentler / gentlest

3. For three or more syllables, always use more and most to form the comparative and superlative. Examples: • creative / more creative / most creative

4. Some adjectives end with a consonant letter y, change y to I and add –er or -est. Examples: • busy / busier / busiest, • merry / merrier / merriest

5. Some adjectives end with a single vowel and single final consonant letter. Double the final consonant and add –er/-est. Examples: • thin / thinner / thinnest, • fat / fatter / fattest

6. When the adjectives end in “e”, add –r for the comparative and –st for superlative Examples: • wise / wiser / wisest, • simple / simpler / simplest

7. Irregular comparisons of adjectives are compared irregularly Examples: • good / better / best • ill / worse / worst

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List of Collective Nouns for Things

 A deck of cards  An item/A piece of furniture  A pane of glass  A blade of grass  A bale of hay  A glimmer of hope  A piece of jewellery  A bolt/A flash of Lightning  A stroke of luck  A pile of money  A bit/A piece/An item of news  A drop of rain  A ray of sunshine  A pinch of salt  A bar of soap  A tube of toothpaste  A ball of wool  A bar of soap  A battery of tests  A bolt of lightning  A bunch of books  A bunch of keys  A bunch of keys  A chest of drawers  A clump of reeds  A deck of cards  A fleet of ships  A fleet of vehicles  A flight of stairs  A gallon of gasoline  A group of friends  A group of islands  A grove of trees  A hedge of bushes  A library of books  A pack of cards  A pair of shoes  A piece of furniture  A piece of paper  A quiver of arrows  A ream of paper  A roll of film/cloth  A series of events  A set of books  A set of tools  A sheaf of notes/papers/arrows/corn  A shelf of books  A stack of chairs  A string of beads  A suite of furniture  A suite of rooms  A tube of toothpaste  A wad of notes  An agenda of tasks  An album of stamps/autographs/photographs

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