Comparatives and Superlatives | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Comparative adjectives are used to compare ....... people, things or places and are usually followed by .......

2 / THAN (e.g) Australia is bigger than New Zealand

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ONE SYLLABLe adjectives (= FAST)

er ( fast -faster)

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what to we add to words like CUTE ?

R (cute -cuter)

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2 syllables ending in Y = happy

- y + ier (happy - happier)

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consonant vowel consonant (=big)

double last big bigger consonant + ER (big - bigger)

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two or more syllables (= beutiful)

+ more + adjective (= more beautiful)

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good

better

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bad

worse

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what can be used to show superiority (>>)

much/a lot more + adj + than (=It was more interesting than before)

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what can be used to show equality (=)

as + adj + as (= Mary is as tall as John (=equal)

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to show inferiority (<)

not as + adj + as (Jerry isn’t as smart as Carol = Carol is smarter than Jerry )

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to show how something is almost the same (≈)

similar to + noun (=I’m similar to my sister. We are both hard-working and extroverted.)

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to show how something is not the same (≠)

different from + noun (=She’s very different from her boyfriend. She’s talkative and friendly but he’s quiet and serious. )

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one syllable adjective (= fast)

the .......+ est (the fastest)

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adjective with (–e ) (= cute )

the ...... - st (the cutest)

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2 syllables ending in y (happy)

the ..... iest ( = the happiest)

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