Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives

Positive            Comparative            Superlative

1. ~~~~            ~~~er                    the ~~~~~est

2. ~~~~~~~~     more~~~~~~        the most ~~~~~~

as........as      than      of all      not so........as

For example: He is as tall as his brother. This text is as difficult as that one. He is not so tall as his brother. This book is more interesting than that one. Mary is the tallest of all the students.

General Rules: 

1) Drop e: large - larger - the largest

2) Change y into i: busy - busier - the busiest

3) Double: big - bigger - the biggest

Irregular Adjectives:

good - better - best

bad - worse - worst

many - more - most

much - more - most

little - less - least

far - further - furthest

        farther - farthest

Some Special Adjectives

clever - cleverer/more clever - cleverest/most clever

polite - politer/more polite - politest/most polite

quiet - quiter/more quiet - quietest/more quiet

Poems (Superlative Adjectives)

What Is Sweeter?

Honey is sweeter than sugar,

Coffee is stronger than tea,

Juice is better than water,

You can’t be smarter than me.

A peach is sweeter than a cake,

A sea is deeper than a lake,

A boy is noisier than a bee,

A girl is shorter than a tree.

Peaches are softer than apples,

Carrots are better than rice,

Oranges are bigger than lemon,

Nothing is colder than ice.

I’m Taller Today

I’m taller today

But nobody knows.

I looked in the mirror,

I was on my toes.

And for the very first time

I saw my nose!

***

I can draw on the wall.

I can jump on the floor.

When I grow bigger –

I’ll learn to do some more.

***

You are the youngest.

I’m the oldest.

Hare is the shortest.

Doll is the tallest.

You are the kindest,

You are the nicest,

You are the merriest,

You are the happiest!

Lazy Daisy

- What is more interesting than to do your homework?

- It’s more interesting to dance,

- It’s more interesting to talk,

- It’s more interesting to read,

- It’s more interesting to walk. 

- It’s more interesting to play than to wash up every day.

***

Good – better – the best.

Never have a rest

Till good is better

And better is the best.

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger Song:

Grammar Chants (Carolyn Graham)

E-R, I-E-R

Add e-r, cold/colder.

Add e-r, old/older.

Add e-r, sweet/sweeter.

Add e-r, neat/neater.

I-e-r, pretty/prettier.

I-e-r, busy/busier.

I-e-r, funny/funnier.

I-e-r, sunny/sunnier.

E-S-T

E-s-t, e-s-t,

he's the fastest skier in

history.

E-s-t, e-s-t,

She's the strongest

swimmer in the family.

E-s-t, e-s-t,

He's the cutest baby in

the nursery.

E-s-t, e-s-t,

He's the silliest student

in the library.

Things Are Getting Better

Things are getting better, much better.

Things are getting better every day.

I'm glad.

The homework is getting easier, much easier.

The homework is getting easier every day.

That's good.

Your English is improving.

Your writing is getting stronger.

Your grammar is getting better every day.

Hooray.

Your accent is getting better, much better.

Your accent is getting better every day.

Hooray.

Life Is Getting More and More Complicated

Life is getting more and more interesting.

More difficult,

more complicated.

Life is getting more and more difficult.

Things are getting harder every day.

I'll say.

Life is getting more and more interesting.

Much easier.

Less difficult.

Life is getting more and more interesting.

Things are getting better every day.

I'll say.

The Rich Are Getting Richer

The rich are getting richer.

The poor are getting poorer.

The good are getting better.

The bad are getting worse.

The old are getting older.

The nights are getting colder.

The good are getting better.

The bad are getting worse.

The tall are getting taller.

The small are getting smaller.

The good are getting better.

The bad are getting worse.

The weak are getting weaker.

The strong are getting stronger.

The good are getting better.

The bad are getting worse.

Mutual Admiration

She thinks he's the best.

She thinks he's the greatest.

She thinks he's the smartest man in the world.

He thinks she's the nicest.

He thinks she's the brightest.

He thinks she's the kindest woman in the world.

She thinks he's the most remarkable man

in the whole wide world,

in the whole wide world.

He thinks she's the most wonderful woman

in the whole wide world,

in the whole wide world.

He's Not the Best

He's not the best.

He's not the worst.

He's not the last.

He's not the first.

He's in the middle.

He's in between.

He's not too old.

He's just sixteen.

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