Comparatives and Superlatives

Look at these examples!

COMPARISONS (2 animals)

1) The elephant is BIGGER THAN the tiger.

2) The tiger is MORE DANGEROUS THAN the cat.

COMPARATIVES SHORT ADJECTIVES

ADJECTIVE + ER + THAN

1) Big = Bigger than.

Example: A tiger is BIGGER THAN a mouse

2) Small = Smaller than

Example: A mouse is SMALLER THAN an elephant

COMPARATIVES LONG ADJECTIVES

MORE + ADJECTIVE + THAN

1) Dangerous: MORE DANGEROUS THAN

Example: The tiger is MORE DANGEROUS THAN a mouse

Beautiful: MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN

I think ladybugs are MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN spiders

Superlatives ( 1 out of all the animals)

1) The elephant is THE BIGGEST

2) The tiger is THE MOST DANGEROUS

SUPERLATIVES SHORT ADJECTIVES

THE + ADJECTIVE + EST

1) Rare = THE RAREST

Example: Tigers are one of THE RAREST of the big cats

2) Small = THE SMALLEST

Example: The mouse is one of THE SMALLEST animals

SUPERLATIVES LONG ADJECTIVES

THE + MOST + ADJECTIVE

1) Intelligent = The dolphin is one of the THE MOST INTELLIGENT animals.

2) Interesting = THE MOST INTERESTING

Example: I think the elephant is one of THE MOST INTERESTING animals in the world.

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

Comparatives

Good

Bad

BETTER THAN

WORSE THAN

Superlatives

(the) BEST

(the) WORST