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0:00comparatives and superlatives
0:05we'll start with comparative adjectives
0:08to form regular comparatives
0:10we add er to adjectives or the words
0:13more or less big bigger
0:17interesting more interesting fast
0:20faster hot hotter
0:26comparatives are used to show change for
0:28example
0:30joan was beginning to feel better the
0:33tree was growing bigger every day
0:37comparatives are also used to compare
0:39one person or thing
0:41with another personal thing
0:44for example the original was more
0:47interesting than the sequel
0:49jasmine is faster than kate this month
0:52is hotter than last month
0:55when we compare one noun with another
0:57noun we use the word than
1:00more interesting than faster than
1:03hotter than
1:07now let's move on to superlative
1:09adjectives
1:11to form superlatives we add est
1:14to adjectives or the words most or least
1:18big biggest interesting most
1:22interesting fast fastest
1:25hot hottest
1:27[Music]
1:29whereas comparatives are used to compare
1:31two nouns
1:33superlatives are used to compare more
1:34than two people or things
1:37in this sentence there were only two
1:39movies being compared
1:41and so the comparative more interesting
1:43was used
1:44if we wanted to compare more than two
1:46movies we would use
1:48most interesting for example
1:51the original was the most interesting of
1:53the trilogy
1:56in this sentence there were only two
1:58people being compared
2:01and so the comparative faster was used
2:04if we wanted to compare more than two
2:05people we would use a superlative
2:09for example jasmine is the fastest in
2:12her class
2:15another example this has been the
2:17hottest month of the year
2:20notice that we use the word the before a
2:23superlative adjective
2:25the most interesting the fastest
2:28the hottest there are some irregular
2:31comparatives and superlatives
2:34these aren't formed by adding er est
2:37more or most for example good
2:40better best bad worse
2:44worst far further furthest
2:50now let's have a go at forming and using
2:53comparatives and superlatives
2:55we'll use the adjective happy to start
2:58[Music]
2:59the comparative is happier and the
3:01superlative
3:02is happiest notice we change the y to an
3:06i
3:06before adding er and est
3:09for more information on spelling rules
3:11click the video link in the description
3:14peter looks happier than susie the
3:18comparative is used because we are
3:19comparing two people
3:22wendy felt like the happiest person in
3:24the world
3:26the superlative is used because the
3:28comparison is between more than two
3:30people
3:32now let's do the same thing using the
3:34adjective playful
3:36the comparative is more playful and the
3:39superlative is
3:40most playful lola is more playful than
3:44bingo she is the most playful kitten of
3:47the litter
3:52as a general rule we always use er and
3:56est with one syllable adjectives
4:00we usually use more and most with two
4:03syllable adjectives
4:05unless the adjective ends in y
4:10and we always use more and most with
4:13adjectives with three or more syllables
4:20is a comparative or a superlative needed
4:24complete each sentence using the given
4:26adjective
4:27add van or the as needed
4:30pause here while you work
4:34let's see how you went my neighbor's
4:37garden is smaller than mine
4:40greg has been working here longer than
4:42tina
4:44trish had the best day of her life
4:47mark is going to be more careful than
4:49last time
4:51this hotel is the most expensive in the
4:55felix climbed the tallest mountain in
4:58australia
5:01choose two of the following adjectives
5:03and write two sentences
5:05one with a comparative adjective and one
5:08with a superlative adjective
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