Comparatives and Superlatives of Adjectives: Rules and Examples
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One-syllable adjectives
Form the comparative and superlative forms of a one-syllable adjective by
adding –er for the comparative form and –est for the superlative.
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If the one-syllable adjective ends with a single consonant with a vowel before it,
double the consonant and add –er for the comparative form; and double the
consonant and add –est for the superlative form.
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Her cat is
bigger than
my cat.
Her cat is
the biggest
of all the cats in the neighborhood.
Emine is
thinner than
Selma.
İrem is
the thinnest
student in the class.
My sister is
fatter than
your sister.
Nuriye is
the fattest
person in my family.
Two-syllable adjectives
With most two-syllable or more adjectives, you form the comparative with more
and the superlative with most.
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Barış Manço was
more famous
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Berkant Akgürgen.
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Tarkan is
the most famous
singer in Turkey.
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İbrahim is
more intelligent than
Selim.
.
Fikret is
the most intelligent
student in my class.
If the two-syllable adjectives ends with –y, change the
y
to
i
and add –er for the
comparative form. For the superlative form change the
y
to
i and
add –est.
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Selami is
angrier than
Sezai.
Selami is
the angriest
man in my family.
Eyüp is
busier than
Erdal.
Eyüp is
the busiest
person I have ever met.
Irregular adjectives
Irregular Adjective Comparative Form
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SELİM BAĞ
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER
Learn how to form comparative and superlative forms of one-syllable and two-syllable adjectives, including rules for adding suffixes, doubling consonants, ending with "y", and irregular adjectives. Examples and images included for easy understanding.
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One-syllable adjectives Form the comparative and superlative forms of a one-syllable adjective by adding er for the comparative form and est for the superlative. One-Syllable AdjectiveComparative Form Superlative Form fastfasterfastest cold colder coldest My motorbike is faster than your car. My motorbike is the fastest in this city. Kars is colder than Antalya. Kars is the coldestcity in winter.
If the one-syllable adjective ends with a single consonant with a vowel before it, double the consonant and add er for the comparative form; and double the consonant and add est for the superlative form. One-Syllable Adjective Ending with a Single Comparative Form Superlative Form Consonant with a Single Vowel before It big biggerbiggest thinthinner thinnest fat fatter fattest Her cat is bigger than my cat. Her cat is the biggest of all the cats in the neighborhood. Emine is thinner than Selma. rem is the thinnest student in the class. My sister is fatter than your sister. Nuriye is the fattest person in my family.
Two-syllable adjectives With most two-syllable or more adjectives, you form the comparative with more and the superlative with most. Two-Syllable Adjective Comparative Form Superlative Form famous more famous most famous intelligent more intelligent most intelligent .Bar Man o was more famousthan Berkant Akg rgen. .Tarkan is the most famous singer in Turkey. . brahim is more intelligent than Selim. .Fikret is the most intelligent student in my class.
If the two-syllable adjectives ends with y, change the y to i and add er for the comparative form. For the superlative form change the y to i and add est. Two-Syllable Adjective Ending with -y Comparative Form Superlative Form angry angrier angriest busy busier busiest Selami is angrier than Sezai. Selami is the angriest man in my family. Ey p is busier than Erdal. Ey p is the busiest person I have ever met.
Irregular adjectives Irregular Adjective Comparative Form Good better Superlative Form best bad worse worst far farther farthest little less least many more most * Turkish food is better than Chinese food. * She was the best English speaker in the class. * Your grade is worse than mine. * Pluto is the furthestworld from the Sun
SELM BA ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER
