1. Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Usually formed by adding more to the existing adverb.
Adjective Comparative Superlative • commonly - more commonly
young younger the youngest • readily - more readily large larger the largest slim slimmer the slimmest Superlative adverbs are formed by adding the most to the existing adverb:
the most commonly - the most readily
- If an adjective ends in a single vowel and consonant ( not w), the final letter is doubled (as in slim). Common examples oft that are: Irregulars:
sad, big, thin, fat, hot, wet - badly worse worst
- close closer closest - two-syllable adjectives ending in consonant and followed by “y”: - early earlier earliest dirty – dirtier – dirtiest Examples: angry, busy, easy, funny, happy, - far farther farthest heavy, silly, tiny. - fast faster fastest - hard harder hardest Most other two-syllable adjectives and longer, form their comparative and superlative like - near nearer nearest this: - well better best Adjective Comparative Superlative careful more careful the most careful Comparison of equality casual more casual the most casual outrageous more outrageous the most • As/So (adjective) as -----My friends are all as tall as me. outrageous • Not as (adjective) as-----I am not as intelligent as my teacher *Some common two-syllable adjectives have both forms: Comparative of Inferiority *simple, clever, common, cruel, gentle, likely, narrow, pleasant, polite. • Less + (adj. positive) than Irregulars: o less big than = smaller than Adjective Comparative Superlative good better the best Adverbs of degree. bad worse the worst far farther/further the furtherst/ farthest • In front of comparative adjectives: old older/elder the oldest/ eldest o a bit, a good deal, a great deal, a little, a lot, much, rather, slightly • In front of superlative adjectives: o by far, easily, much, quite.