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Two vowels or two consonants together – the last letter is not doubled.
e.g. clear clearer than the clearest
dark darker than the Superlatives
darkest are used
for comparing one
Words that end with a y – drop the y and change it to ie.
e.g. sticky person or
stickier than the stickiest thing with
ugly uglier than the ugliest
every other member
Words that end with an e –drop the e and addof
–ertheir group.
and –est.
e.g. wise wiser than the wisest
white whiter than the whitest
Words that can be broken up into more than two syllables – use more
and most.
e.g. hor/ri/ble more horrible than the most horrible
fan/tas/tic more fantastic than the most fantastic
Exercise 1
Now try these for yourself – remember the rules !
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Exercise 2
Rewrite this story using the strongest form i.e. the most….
Use words from the box.
Once upon a time there lived the ________man. He lived in the _______ house
on the hill. The house had the _______ roof and the _________door. It was the
________ house on the block.
In the house lived the _______ man. He kept the _______ horse. This horse was
his _______ friend. They would go on the ________ journeys, to the ________
places you can image. They have had the _______ adventures.
One day they were travelling along the ________ road when the _________
dwarf stopped them and placed the ________ spell on them. They were frozen
to the ground. Luckily the _______ fairy was watching and was able to free
them. Now the fairy lives in the house with them and she is the ______ fairy
around.
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Exercise 3
Use these words in the comparative form and in a sentence.