hello and welcome to our English grammar lesson on comparative and superlative adjectives in this
video you will learn how to use these adjectives to compare things and people let's start with
comparative adjectives we use comparative adjectives to compare two things or people
for example if we have two apples one bigger than the other we can say this apple is bigger than
that apple to form the comparative for adjectives with one syllable we usually add ER to the end of
the adjective we can also add than so big becomes bigger this apple is bigger than that Apple here's
a table showing some common regular comparatives with one syllable big bigger small smaller
tall taller short shorter fast faster slow slower happy happier sad sadder here are some example
sentences using these comparative adjectives this box is bigger than that one my new apartment is
smaller than my old one the red shirt is shorter than the blue one she runs faster than I do the
traffic today is moving slower than usual I feel happier when I'm with my friends for adjectives
that end with the letter Y we usually form the comparative by changing the Y to I and adding
e r to the end of the adjective here are some examples happy happier easy easier busy busier
funny funnier here are some example sentences using these comparative forms I feel happier
when I'm with my friends this test is easier than the last one she is busier than her brother
he is funnier than his sister for adjectives with more than two syllables we usually form
the comparative by adding the word more or less before the adjective for example interesting more
interesting beautiful more beautiful comfortable less comfortable expensive less expensive here
are some example sentences using these comparative forms this book is more interesting than that one
this chair is less comfortable than that one this car is less expensive than that one
now let's study superlative adjectives we use superlative adjectives to compare more than
two things or people for example if we have three dogs one small one medium-sized and one large we
can say this dog is the biggest biggest to form the superlative with one syllable adjectives we
usually add EST to the end of the adjective so big becomes biggest big biggest small EST
tall EST fast fastest here are some example sentences using the superlative adjectives
from the table this is the biggest pizza I've ever seen that is the smallest dog in the park
he is the tallest person in his family this is the shortest route to the beach
she is the fastest runner on her team for adjectives that end with the letter Y we usually
form the superlative by changing y to I and adding EST to the end of the adjective for example happy
happiest easy easiest busy busiest funny funniest here are some example sentences
using these superlative forms this is the happiest day of my life this is the easiest
test I've ever taken this is the busiest time of the year for me he is the funniest person I know
there are some common irregular comparatives and superlatives that you should know for
example good becomes better in the comparative and best in the superlative bad becomes worse in
the comparative and worst in the superlative for adjectives with more than one syllable
except for those that end with y we usually form the superlative by adding the word most or least
before the adjective for example interesting most interesting beautiful most beautiful comfortable
least comfortable expensive least expensive here are some example sentences using the superlative
forms this is the most interesting book I've ever read she is the most beautiful girl in
her class this is the least comfortable chair in the room this is the least expensive car on the
lot that's it for our lesson on comparative and superlative adjectives thanks for watching and
don't forget to practice using these adjectives in your own sentences I'll see you in the next video