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Comparative Superlative

Used to talk about the differences Used to talk about one thing among a group of
between two or more things. things.

For adjectives -er -est


with one syllable e.g. tall ~ taller e.g. tall ~ the tallest
(sound) add:

For adjectives -r -st


with one sound e.g. blue ~ bluer e.g. blue ~ the bluest
ending with an e
add:
For adjectives double the last consonant and add -er double the last consonant and add -est
with one sound e.g. hot ~ hotter e.g. hot ~ the hottest
ending with a
consonant/vowel/
consonant (CVC):

For adjectives more the most


with two or more e.g beautiful ~ more beautiful e.g. beautiful ~ the most beautiful
syllables use:

Some adjectives e.g. good ~ better e.g. good ~ the best


are irregular: bad ~ worse bad ~ the worst
far ~ further far ~ the furthest
little/few ~ less little/few ~ the least
much ~ more much ~ the most

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