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Comparison of adjectives
The adjectives in English The comparison of adjectives Sentences with comparisons Exercises: Adjectives and adverbs There are three forms of comparison: - positive - comparative - superlative

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A - Comparison with -er/-est

clean - clean er - (the) clean est We use -er/-est with the following adjectives: 1) Adjectiv es with one syllable positive clean new cheap comparative clean er new er cheap er superlative clean est new est cheap est

2) Adjectiv es with two syllables and the following endings: 2 - 1) Adjectiv es with two syllables, ending in - y positive dirty eas y happ y pretty comparative dirtier eas ier happ ier prettier superlative dirtiest eas iest happ iest prettiest

2 - 2) Adjectiv es with two syllables, ending in - er

positive clever

comparative cleverer

superlative cleverest

2 - 3) Adjectiv es with two syllables, ending in - le positive comparative simpler superlative simplest

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simple

2 - 4) Adjectiv es with two syllables, ending in - ow positive narrow comparative narrow er superlative narrow est

3) Spelling of the adjectiv es using the endings - er/- est positive large big sad dirty sh y comparative large r big ger sad der dirtier shyer superlative large st big gest sad dest dirtiest shyest comment leave out the silent -e Double the consonant after short vowel Change -y to -i (consonant before -y) Here -y is not changed to -i. (although consonant before -y)

B - Comparison with more - most

positive difficult comparative more difficult superlative (the) most difficult

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Comparison of adjectives - English Grammar

(the) most difficult all adjectives with more than one syllable (except some adjectives with two syllables - see 2 - 1 to 2 - 4)

C - Irregular adjectives
positive good bad much many little little comparative better worse more more less smaller superlative best worst most most least smallest uncountable nouns countable nouns comment

D - Special adjectives
Some adjectives have two possible forms of comparison (-er/est and more/most). positive clever common likely pleasant polite quiet simple stupid subtle sure comparative cleverer / more clever commoner / more common likelier / more likely pleasanter / more pleasant politer / more polite quieter / more quiet simpler / more simple stupider / more stupid subtler / more subtle surer / more sure superlative cleverest / most clever commonest / most common likeliest / most likely pleasantest / most pleasant politest / most polite quietest / most quiet simplest / most simple stupidest / most stupid subtlest / most subtle surest / most sure

E - Difference in meaning with adjectives:

positive far comparative farther further later late latter x old older elder nearer x superlative farthest furthest latest x last oldest eldest nearest next people and things people (family) distance order comment distance distance or time

near

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