[Bahasa Inggris 2 #] Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

The comparative form of an adjective is used for comparing two people or things (e.g. he is taller than me), while the superlative is used for comparing one person or thing with every other member of their group (e.g. he was the tallest boy in the class).

Adjectives make their comparative and superlative forms in different ways, depending on the base adjective itself. Here’s a quick-reference guide to the spelling of comparative and superlative adjectives:

Adjectives with one syllable

In general, if the adjective has one syllable, then the letters -er or -est are added:

Sweet	Sweeter	Sweetest
Small	Smaller	Smallest
Tall	Taller	Tallest

Adjectives with one syllable ending in e

If the adjective has one syllable and ends in e, just add -r or -st:

Late	Later	Latest
Nice	Nicer	Nicest
Large	Larger	Largest

Adjectives with two syllables

Adjectives with two syllables vary. Some add -er/-est or -r/-st:

Feeble

Feebler

Feeblest

Some use the words ‘more’ for the comparative and ‘most’ for the superlative:

Famous

More Famous

Most Famous

Many can do either, like clever:

Clever

More Clever/Cleverer

Most Clever/Cleverest

Adjectives with three syllables or more

If the adjective has three syllables or more, then the words ‘more’ and ‘most’ are used:

Beautiful	More Beautiful	Most Beautiful
Difficult	More Difficult	Most Difficult

Adjectives that change their spelling

Some adjectives change their spelling when forming the comparative and superlative:

• Some one-syllable adjectives that end with a single consonant (e.g. big, wet, sad, fat) double this consonant before adding -er or -est:

Big	Bigger	Biggest
Wet	Wetter	Wettest
Sad	Sadder	Saddest

• If the adjective ends in y (e.g. happy, greedy, or tidy), change the y to an i and add -er or -est:

Happy	Happier	Happiest
Greedy	Greedier	Greediest
Tidy	Tidier	Tidiest

• Some common adjectives have irregular comparative and superlative forms that you just have to learn:

Bad	Worse	Worst
Good	Better	Best
Little (of a quantity)	Less	Least
Much	More	Most

Examples of Comparative and Superlative Adjective                      :

1.      Mango is sweeter than Lime.

2.      She is taller than Mary.

3.      A cup is smaller than a glass.

4.      Chinese is more difficult than English.

5.      Paris is more beautiful than New York.

6.      Budi is more clever than Andi.

7.      Cristiano Ronaldo is more famous than Bambang Pamungkas.

Sources        :

1.      http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/comparative-and-superlative-adjectives
Date    : April, 8^th 2014
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2.      http://www.studyandexam.com/adjective2.html
Date    : April, 8^th 2014
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