Comparative = do me se bada (bigger than). Superlative = sabse bada (the biggest). Basic adjectives = topic 11. too / enough = topic 34.
1. Kya hai
| Comparative (do me se bada) | Superlative (sabse bada) | |
|---|---|---|
| Chhota word | tall → taller than | the tallest |
| Lamba word | expensive → more expensive than | the most expensive |
| Barabar | as tall as | |
2 log / cheez → comparative (do me se bada). Group me sabse → superlative + the.
2. -er / more
| Rule | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| chhota word + er / est | old → older, cheap → cheaper | the oldest, the cheapest |
| aakhri e jo bolte nahi + r / st | nice → nicer, large → larger | the nicest |
| jaise big: last letter dobara | big → bigger, hot → hotter | the biggest, the hottest |
| swar nahi + y → i | happy → happier, easy → easier | the happiest |
| lamba word (jaise expensive) | more famous, more expensive | the most famous |
than (not then): Mumbai is bigger than Pune.
Kuch 2-hisse wale: quiet → quieter bhi chalta hai. School me happier likho, more happy nahi.
| Alag form | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| good | better | the best |
| bad | worse | the worst |
| far | further (British) | the furthest |
| much / many | more | the most |
less / least aur few / little = topic 49. too big = topic 34 (tulna nahi).
3. the -est / as … as
Superlative se pehle the: the tallest student in the class. Group ki jagah: in India, in the class (time wale in/on/at = topic 26).
| Yes | No | |
|---|---|---|
| as … as | This bag is as cheap as that bag. | as cheap than |
| not as … as | Pune is not as big as Mumbai. | not as bigger as |
4. Examples
Bold = comparative / superlative / as.
- Mumbai is bigger than Pune.
- Today is hotter than yesterday.
- This sari is nicer than that sari.
- She is happier today.
- This phone is more expensive than that phone.
- The Red Fort is more famous than this shop.
- This tea is better than that tea.
- Yesterday was worse than today.
- She is the tallest in the class.
- The Himalayas are the highest mountains in India.
- This is the most expensive bag.
- This is the best film.
- This auto is as cheap as that auto.
- Jaipur is not as big as Delhi.
- I have more books than Riya.
5. Common mistakes
more bigger / more better
bigger / better
more happy / happyer
happier
more tall / tallest city (no the)
taller / the tallest city
the most tallest / expensiver
the tallest / more expensive
bigger then Pune / bigger from Pune
bigger than Pune
gooder / badder / bestest
better / worse / the best
as cheap than / not as bigger as
as cheap as / not as big as
very taller / too taller
much taller / very tall (too = topic 34)
Hindi note. Chhota adjective = -er than. Lamba = more … than. Dono ek saath nahi: more bigger galat. Superlative = the + -est / most. than = tulna; then = uske baad (time).
6. Practice
A. 10 MCQ
B. 5 fill-in
C. 3 sentences
Model answers neeche.
- Comparative + than: … is … than …
- Superlative: … is the … in …
- as … as: … is as … as …
7. Answer key
MCQ
- a) taller — chhota word + er. more tall galat.
- b) bigger — last letter dobara (gg). biger / more big galat.
- c) happier — y → i + er. school me happier, more happy nahi.
- a) more expensive — lamba adjective. expensiver nahi.
- b) better — alag form. gooder / more good nahi.
- a) than — tulna. then = time. from nahi.
- c) the biggest — superlative + the. the chahiye.
- a) bigger than Pune — more bigger dono ek saath mat lagao. biggest than galat.
- b) as cheap as — as + asal word + as. as cheaper dono ek saath mat lagao.
- c) worse — bad → worse. badder / more bad nahi.
Fill-in
- smaller — chhota + er.
- bigger — double g; than pehle se sentence me hai.
- more — more expensive.
- tallest — the + -est. (the pehle se hai)
- This tea is better. — better, not more better.
Model sentences
- Mumbai is bigger than Pune.
- She is the tallest in the class.
- This bag is as cheap as that bag.
Check: -er than / more … than; the -est / the most; than not then; no more bigger; as … as; too = 34.