GRAMMAR SECTION

 Rules to learn the comparative and superlative form of the adjectives:

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES    

         POSITIVE           COMPARATIVE            SUPERLATIVE

1.     Add “er”/ “est”

light                      lighter                   the lightest

neat                      neater                             the neatest

fast                       faster                             the fastest

2.     Add “r”/ “st”

wide-                   wider –                          the widest

fine-                      finer-                              the finest

cute                      cuter                              the cutest

3.     Double consonant + “er” / “est”

hot                       hotter                             the hottest

big                        bigger                            the biggest

fat                        fatter                              the fattest

4.     Change “y” for “i” + “er”/ “est”

happy                            happier                           the happiest

silly                      sillier                              the silliest

5.      For long adjectives. MORE + adjective / THE MOST + adjective

modern                 more modern                  the most modern

interesting             more interesting              the most interesting

beautiful                more beautiful                the most beautiful

6.     Irregular

good                    better                             the best

bad                       worse                             the worst