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