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Adjective Comparison Guide

The document compares adjectives based on their number of syllables and discusses their comparative and superlative forms. One-syllable adjectives form their comparative and superlative with "er" and "est", while two-syllable adjectives ending in "y" and some irregular adjectives have varying forms. Examples are provided for both regular and irregular adjectives.

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Adjective Comparison Guide

The document compares adjectives based on their number of syllables and discusses their comparative and superlative forms. One-syllable adjectives form their comparative and superlative with "er" and "est", while two-syllable adjectives ending in "y" and some irregular adjectives have varying forms. Examples are provided for both regular and irregular adjectives.

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SHORT LONG

one-syllable two-syllable three or more syllable

cheap pre-tty care-ful ex-pen-sive


clean ha-ppy wor-ried in-tell-i-gent

COMPARISON of ADJECTIVES

SHORT LONG

POSITIVE cheap expensive

COMPARATIVE cheaper (than) more expensive (than)

SUPERLATIVE the cheapest the most expensive

Remember!
Two-syllable adjectives ending in y. irregular comparison

pretty - prettier (than) the prettiest


happy happier (than) - the happiest good better-the best
bad worse the worst
far further the furthest
spelling ( one vowel and one consonant ) little less the least
much
many - more the most
big bigger (than) the biggest
thin thinner (than) the thinnest
hot hotter (than) the hottest
fat fatter (than) the fattest
GOOD BETTER THE BEST
BAD/ ILL WORSE THE WORST
MUCH/ MANY MORE THE MOST
LITTLE/ LESS THE LEAST
FAR FARTHER/ THE FARTHEST/
FURTHER THE FURTHEST
OLD OLDER/ THE OLDEST/
ELDER THE ELDEST
LATE LATER/ THE LATEST/
LATTER THE LAST
NEAR NEARER THE NEAREST
THE NEXT

GOOD BETTER THE BEST


BAD/ ILL WORSE THE WORST
MUCH/ MANY MORE THE MOST
LITTLE/ LESS THE LEAST
FAR FARTHER/ THE FARTHEST/
FURTHER THE FURTHEST
OLD OLDER/ THE OLDEST/
ELDER THE ELDEST
LATE LATER/ THE LATEST/
LATTER THE LAST
NEAR NEARER THE NEAREST
THE NEXT

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