Click Here for Step-by-Step Rules, Stories and Exercises to Practice All English Tenses Comparative means to compare one thing to another. Comparative adjectives and adverbs compare two things or people.
Comparative Adjectives: Comparative Adverbs: Jan is cheering more quietly than Sally. Superlative means to the highest degree or the most. Superlative adjectives and adverbs compare three or more things or people. Superlative Adjectives: Superlative Adverbs: Mrs. Smith talks most quietly. Bob and Sam laugh loudest at Mary's joke. In this lesson, you will learn how to form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs.
Here are just a few of the most common adjective exceptions.
Some two syllable adjectives can follow two rules. Both forms of these words are grammatically correct. For example:
The elephants are the loudest animals on the boat.
Most comparative and superlative adverbs use "more" and "most" because they end in "ly". Most adverbs end in "ly". Here are some more "ly" adverbs that would use "more" and "most":
The bird sings more tenderly than the penguin. Of course there are exceptions to the rules. Here are just a few of the most common adverb exceptions.
Farther vs Further: What is the Difference? The first bear feels better than the second bear. These were the rules of forming Comparatives and Superlatives. Now that you know them, it is time to practice! Get our ESL Books! Did you know that you can visit Really Learn English on Pinterest? Click here: Really Learn English on Pinterest. You can also use this graphic to pin this page to your favorite board! Please share this page with others:
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