Sad, Sadder, Saddest: Comparatives and Superlatives

Comparatives and superlatives help us compare people, things and feelings in English. In this short and fun video, you will learn them with three emotion adjectives, acted out so you can remember them easily. First, sad, sadder, saddest. Notice that we double the final consonant before adding er and est, because sad ends in one vowel and one consonant. Second, happy, happier, happiest. When an adjective ends in y, we change the y to i before adding er and est. Third, angry, angrier, angriest, which follows the same y to i rule. We use the comparative form, like sadder, to compare two things. For example, She is happier today than yesterday. We use the superlative form, like the saddest, to talk about the top of a group. For example, That was the happiest day of my life. Remember to use the before superlatives. Longer adjectives, like interesting or beautiful, use more and most instead, as in more interesting and most beautiful. These rules are essential for conversations, stories and English exams. Watch the video, copy the facial expressions and repeat each word out loud. Acting out the words is a great way to remember grammar.