Inglese per la moda - adjectives comp and superl

Comparatives

Comparatives are used to compare two things. You can use sentences with than, or you can use a conjunction like but:

This dress is shorter than the other.

That outfit is pretty, but the red dress is prettier.

Superlatives

Superlatives are used to compare more than two things. Superlative sentences usually use the, because there is only one superlative.

That sweater is the ugliest of the collection.

This design is nice, but Sara’s is the nicest.

How forms are created

The creation of these forms depends on how many syllables there are in the adjective.

Adjective form

• Only one syllable, ending in E: Add -R for comparatives, and -ST for superlatives:
• wide, fine, cute
• wider, finer, cuter
• widest, finest, cutest
• Only one syllable, with one vowel and one consonant at the end: Double the consonant, and add -ER for comparatives, -EST for superlatives:
• hot, big, flat
• hotter, bigger, flatter
• hottest, biggest, flattest
• Only one syllable, with more than one vowel or more than one consonant at the end: Add -ER for comparatives, -EST for superlatives:
• light, neat, tight
• lighter, neater, tighter
• lightest, neatest, tightest
• Two syllables, ending in Y: Change Y to I, then add -ER for comparatives, -EST for superlatives:
• heavy, shiny, ugly
• heavier, shinier, uglier
• heaviest, shiniest, ugliest
• Two syllables or more, not ending in Y: Use MORE before the adjective for comparatives, MOST for superlatives:
• modern, interesting, beautiful
• more modern, more interesting, more beautiful
• most modern, most interesting, most beautiful