comparative and superlative adjectives. forming comparatives and superlatives one syllable...
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COMPARATIVE AND COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVESADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVE AND COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVESADJECTIVES
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FORMING COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
One syllable adjectives -add -er or -est
Adjective
Comparative
Superlative
Soft Softer The softest
Cheap Cheaper The cheapest
Sweet Sweeter The sweetest
Thin Thinner The thinnest
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SPELLING RULES• Note that if a one syllable adjective ends in a single vowel letter followed by a single consonant letter, the consonant letter is doubled,
thin → thinner big → bigger
• If an adjective ends in -e, this is removed when adding -er/-est,
wide → wider/widest
• If an adjective ends in a consonant followed by -y change to -i
dry → drier/driest
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TWO SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
Two syllable adjectives ending in -y Add -er or -est
Adjective
Comparative
Superlative
Lucky Luckier The luckiest
Pretty Prettier The prettiest
Tidy Tidier The tidiest
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TWO SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES• Two syllable adjectives ending in -ed, -ing, -ful, or -less
• Use more or the most
Adjective Comparative
superlative
Worried More worried The most worried
Boring More boring The most boring
Careful More careful The most careful
Useless More useless The most useless
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THREE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
Adjectives which have three or more syllables always form the comparative and superlative with MORE and THE MOST, e.g.:
Adjective Comparative Superlative
Dangerous More dangerous The most dangerous
Difficult More difficult The most difficult
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IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
Adjective Comparative Superlative
Good Better The best
Bad Worse The worst
Far Farther/further
The farthest/furthest
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USE OF COMPARATIVES
• Comparatives are very commonly followed by than and a pronoun or noun
John is taller than me. I think that she’s more intelligent than her sister.
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PLACEMENT OF SUPERLATIVES
Superlatives can also be placed before nouns
That was the most delicious chocolate cake I’ve ever eaten!
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OPPOSITES
• Less is opposite of the comparative (more)
• The least is opposite of superlative (most)
– This sofa is less comfortable.– I’ve always been less patient than my sister.
– It’s the least expensive way to travel.
– She was the least intelligent of the three sisters.