Forming Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
www.edu.xunta.gal › system › filesIf the one-syllable adjective ends with an e, just add –r for the comparative form and –st for the superlative form. One-Syllable Adjective with Final -e Comparative Form Superlative Form large larger largest wise wiser wisest • Mary's car is larger than Max's car. • Mary's house is the tallest of all the houses on the block.
COMPARATIVE and SUPERLATIVE
www.edu.xunta.gal › centros › iesblancoamorculleredoWe use superlative adjectives to compare more than two people, animals or things * Brazil is the largest country in South America * Money isn't the most important thing in life FORM * (ONE SYLLABLE) : COMPARATIVE - Adjective + -er + than - John is taller than Charles SUPERLATIVE - the + adjective + -est - John is the tallest boy in the class
Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
www.sjsu.edu › writingcenter › docsSuperlative adjectives are used to compare three or more things. They help describe things on either end of a spectrum (e.g., smallest and largest, tallest and shortest). Superlative Adjective Sentence Formula Superlative adjectives are generally used in the following sentence structure: Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective ...