Unit 10 (The Earth isn't the biggest planet)
(Comparative & Superlative adjectives) GRAMMAR (lesson 2+3)
Ali is tall (tall is an adjective) صفة
Ali is taller than Sami
We use than when we want to compare one thing with another (مقارنة بين اثنين)
Ali is the tallest boy in the class. We use “the” with superlative adjectives اسم التفضيل
Adjectives with one syllable (صفات لها مقطع واحد فقط)
1- We usually use(-er -est) to one-syllable words to make comparative/ superlative:
Old-older- oldest
2- If an adjective ends in –e, we use (-r –st):
Large- larger -largest
3-If an adjective ends in a vowel (a e I o u), we double the consonant:
Big -bigger- biggest
4-If an adjective ends by using ( -y), we change –y to –i and add (-er-est):
Happy-happier- happiest
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