5/23 Comparative and Superlative

Comparative and Superlative

consonant+vowel+consonant: repeat the last word + er/est
end with y: remove y + ier/iest
>= two syllables: more/less/most + adj

bigger, biggest
redder, reddest
thinner, thinnest
dirtier, dirtiest
yummier, yummiest
more/less/most yellow
more/less/most American/Taiwanese 

Comparative

S1+be+comparative+than+S2
Cinderella is more dramatic than Snow White.
Michael Jordan plays better than LeBron James.
An is more hard-working than me.   

 

Superlative

S3+be+the+superlative+preposition+group
An is the hardest working student of the three of us.

 

Combination

S1+be+comparative+than+S2; however, S3+be+the+superlative+preposition+group
S1+be+comparative+than+S2, but S3+be+the+superlative+preposition+group

Peter and Jason are stronger than Zoe; However, Henry is the strongest in our class.  

 

Homework

I am more intelligent than my brother and my sister; However, Albert Einstein is the most intelligent people in the world.
My husband and my brother are more confident than me, but my father is the most confident people in my family.
My brother is more humorous than my husband, but I am the most humorous people that I know. 

 

Vocabulary

pond, reservoir, dam
psycho, PTSD, multiple personality disorder
considerate
careful