LE COMPARATIF ET LE SUPERLATIF

LE COMPARATIF

Adjectifs courts (1 syll ou 2syll –er, -y, -ow, -le) Adjectifs longs (2 syll ou +)
Supériorité ( plus ... que)  -er than…
A car is bigger than a bike
He's happier than his wife
  More … than
A car is more expensive than a bike
Egalité ou inégalité (aussi ... que) As … as
Not as/so …  as
This house is as big as a castle!
As … as
Not as/so …  as
The book is as interesting a the film
Infériorité (moins ... que)  Less … than
I feel less happy than yesterday
Less … than
Those flowers are less beautiful than the ones you gave me before

        
LE SUPERLATIF

Adjectifs courts (1 syll ou 2syll –er, -y, -ow, -le) Adjectifs longs (2 syll ou +)
Supériorité (le plus…) The …-est 
This is the silliest thing I have ever heard!
The most…
This is the most stupid thing I have ever heard!
Infériorité (le moins..)  The least…
I had the least easy thing to do
The least…
I had the least interesting thing to do


Exceptions:
Comparatif Superlatif
Good better than the best
Bad worse than the worst
far further than the furthest


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