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Comparative and superlative









                                               Comparative and superlative








                                Comparative                                   Superlative
                                  adjective                                     adjective






                     It is used to          Usually, we            It is used to          Usually, we
                    compare two           add "-er" to this      compare three           add "-est" to
                        nouns.               adjective           or more nouns.          this adjective









                                  Affan is taller than Affaz.                   Zairah is the tallest girl
                                                                                      in her class








               Learning objective: The children will be able to compare nouns using
               comparative and superlative adjectives.




                      We usually add „er‟ to an adjective to make the Comparative form.

                      The Superlative form of an adjective compares more than two things
                       or people.
                      We usually add „est‟ to an adjective to make the Superlative form.

                      Remember to use “the” before Superlative adjectives.
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