comparisons and superlatives

Comparisons

between 2 elements

Superiority :

- short adjectives ( 1 or 2 syllables) adj+ER THAN

Illyana is younger than me !

big → bigger happy→ happier

good→ better bad→ worse far→ farther/ further

- long adjectives ( 3 syllables) MORE adj THAN

I am more intelligent than I think !

Equality :

AS adjective AS

Adèle is as funny as Anna.

Guillaume is as sociable as Hugo.

Inferiority :

NOT AS adjective AS

Clemence is not as optimistic as Garance.

LESS adjective THAN

Clemence is less optimistic than Garance.

Superlatives

1 élément est le plus ou le moins ( parmi plein d'autres)

short adjective THE adj+EST The youngest / the biggest.

long adjective THE MOST adj the most important

She is the youngest pupil in the class !

French is the most important subject for me !

Exceptions : good→ the best bad→ the worst

far→ the farthest/ the furthest