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Comparative and Superlative Forms

The document summarizes the rules for forming comparative and superlative adjectives in English. It provides examples of how to add "-er" and "est" to one-syllable adjectives, and "more" and "most" to adjectives of multiple syllables. It also lists irregular adjectives like "good", "bad", and "far" that have unique comparative and superlative forms. Finally, it provides additional constructions for comparing using terms like "bit", "much", "as", and "not as", as well as rules for forming comparatives of adverbs.

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Comparative and Superlative Forms

The document summarizes the rules for forming comparative and superlative adjectives in English. It provides examples of how to add "-er" and "est" to one-syllable adjectives, and "more" and "most" to adjectives of multiple syllables. It also lists irregular adjectives like "good", "bad", and "far" that have unique comparative and superlative forms. Finally, it provides additional constructions for comparing using terms like "bit", "much", "as", and "not as", as well as rules for forming comparatives of adverbs.

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Comparative and superlative forms for adjectives

Adjective Comparative Superlative


one-syllable adj.
cheap cheaper (than) the cheapest
ending in –e strange stranger (than) the strangest
ending in –y dry drier (than) the driest
ending in vowel + flat flatter (than) the flattest
consonant
most two-syllable adj.
polite politer (than) the politest
ending in –y pretty prettier (than) the prettiest
ending in –ow narrow narrower (than) the narrowest
ending in –er clever cleverer (than) the cleverest
adj. of three or more popular more popular (than) the most popular
syllables and adj. that mysterious more mysterious (than) the most mysterious
end in –ing, -ed, - ish, -
ous, - ful
Irregular adjectives good/ well better (than) the best
bad/ badly worse (than) the worst
far farther/ further (than) the farthest/ furthest
Negative form polite less polite (than) the least polite
wonderful less wonderful (than) the least wonderful

1. We use a bit + comparative adjective to say that a difference is small

This phone is a bit more expensive than that one.

The weather is a bit better today than it was yesterday

2. We use much + comparative adjective to say that a difference is large

Your job is much more successful than mine

The business is much busier than it was last year

3. We use as + adjective/ adverb + as to tell that things or people are equal

She drives as fast as her brother

4. We use not as + adjective/ adverb + as to compare things or people

The service in this restaurant isn’t as good as it was

5. To compare adverbs we use more/ the most

quickly more quickly (than) the most quickly

But with irregular adverbs

hard harder (than) the hardest

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