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English Grammar Worksheets Comparative and Superlative Adjectives united states 2024 Grade 5
Adjectives come before the object in the sentence and define the object. Example: They purchased a big house. Big: adjective House: object If there is no object in the sentence, adjectives are used alone and are not preceded by the articles “a” or “an”. Example: She is beautiful. My uncle is generous. He spends lots of money on poor people. COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES Comparative adjectives are used to compare more than one object. In comparative sentences, the order is like: Subject + Verb + Adjective + Than + Object ∗If the adjective you use has one syllable, -er is added to the end of the adjective. Big – Bigger Short – Shorter Fast – Faster Dark – Darker If the adjective you use has two syllables and ends with the letter “y”, that “y” is dropped and “ier” is substituted. Funny – Funnier Happy – Happier ∗If the adjective has two or more syllables, the word “more” is used before the adjective. Comfortable – More comfortable Popular – More popular Expensive – More expensive SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES Superlative adjectives have the meaning of comparison as in the comparative adjectives, but instead of comparing 2 objects, one object is compared with all others. When constructing a superlative sentence, the order of elements is like this: Subject + Verb + The + Adjective + Object ∗If the adjective you will use in the sentence has one syllable, the adjective “-est” is added. Biggest – The biggest Shortest – The shortest Fastest – The fastest Darkest – The darkest ∗If the adjective you use has two syllables and ends with the letter “y”, that “y” is dropped and “iest” is substituted. Funny – The funniest Happy – The happiest ∗If the adjective has two or more syllables, the word “most” is used before the adjective. Comfortable – The most comfortable Popular – The most popular Expensive – The most expensive We have seen the rules of Comparative and Superlative structures. It’s actually not that difficult. But as in many other subjects in English, there are some exceptions. Here is the list of irregular adjectives: Good – Better – Best Bad – Worse – Worst Far – Farther or Further – Farthest or Furthest Much – More – Most Many – More – Most Little – Less – Least Old – Elder – Eldest (for the family members)
