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English Grammar: The Comparative & Superlative

The document discusses different rules for forming comparative and superlative adjectives in English using -er/-est or more/most. It explains that: 1) Adjectives with one syllable use -er/-est, 2) Most two-syllable adjectives use -er/-est depending on their ending, 3) Exceptions that take more/most include all adjectives with more than two syllables, 4) Irregular adjectives like good, bad, much/many use different forms, and 5) Some adjectives can take either -er/-est or more/most.

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English Grammar: The Comparative & Superlative

The document discusses different rules for forming comparative and superlative adjectives in English using -er/-est or more/most. It explains that: 1) Adjectives with one syllable use -er/-est, 2) Most two-syllable adjectives use -er/-est depending on their ending, 3) Exceptions that take more/most include all adjectives with more than two syllables, 4) Irregular adjectives like good, bad, much/many use different forms, and 5) Some adjectives can take either -er/-est or more/most.

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A - Comparison with -er/-est

clean - cleaner - (the) cleanest


We use -er/-est with the following adjectives:
1) Adjectives with one syllable
positive comparative superlative
clean cleaner cleanest
new newer newest
cheap cheaper cheapest
2) Adjectives with two syllables and the following endings:
2 - 1) Adjectives with two syllables, ending in -y
positive comparative superlative
dirty dirtier dirtiest
easy easier easiest
happy happier happiest
pretty prettier prettiest
2 - 2) Adjectives with two syllables, ending in -er
positive comparative superlative
clever cleverer cleverest
2 - 3) Adjectives with two syllables, ending in -le
2 - 4) Adjectives with
two syllables, ending
in -ow
positive comparative superlative
narrow narrower narrowest
3) pelling of the adjectives !sing the endings -er/-est
positive comparative superlative comment
large larger largest leave out the silent -e
big bigger biggest
Double the consonant ater short vowel
sad sadder saddest
dirty dirtier dirtiest !hange -y to -i (consonant beore -y)
shy shyer shyest
"ere -y is not changed to -i#
(although consonant beore -y)
" - Comparison with more - most
positive comparative superlative
si$ple si$pler si$plest
positive comparative superlative
diicult more diicult (the) most diicult
all adjectives with more than one syllable (except some adjectives with two syllables -
see
2 - 1 to 2 - !
C - #rreg!lar adjectives
positive comparative superlative comment
good better best
bad worse worst
$uch $ore $ost uncountable nouns
$any $ore $ost countable nouns
little less least
$ - pecial adjectives
%o$e adjectives have two possible forms o co$parison (-er&est and $ore&$ost)#
positive comparative superlative
clever cleverer & $ore clever cleverest & $ost clever
co$$on co$$oner & $ore co$$on co$$onest & $ost co$$on
li'ely li'elier & $ore li'ely li'eliest & $ost li'ely
pleasant pleasanter & $ore pleasant pleasantest & $ost pleasant
polite politer & $ore polite politest & $ost polite
(uiet (uieter & $ore (uiet (uietest & $ost (uiet
si$ple si$pler & $ore si$ple si$plest & $ost si$ple
stupid stupider & $ore stupid stupidest & $ost stupid
subtle subtler & $ore subtle subtlest & $ost subtle
sure surer & $ore sure surest & $ost sure

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