The comparative

+ THAN …
1. 1 syllable: SHORT - SHORTER, STRAIGHT- STRAIGHTER (dritto)
-E : E: NICE - NICER
CVC = vowel + consonant - doubles: BIG - BIGGER
2. 2 syllables
- Consonant + Y: IER: PRETTY - PRETTIER
(vowel+y : GAY - GAYER)
- NARROW - NARROWER (stretto), CLEVER - CLEVERER
(intelligente), GENTLE - GENTLER (gentile)
- TUTTI GLI ALTRI - MORE + ADJ.
MORE HONEST, MORE FAMOUS, MORE EXPENSIVE.
● AVVERBI:
1. Avverbio che finisisce in ly ma non ha come radice un aggettivo:
Early - earlier
2. adj . + ly fa con MORE
Clear - clearly = more clearly
3. 3 or more syllables MORE + ADJ.
MORE POPULAR, …
4. IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES
GOOD - BETTER
BAD - WORSE
FAR (lontano) - FARTHER (più lontano - distanza), FURTHER (più avanti)
MANY/ MUCH - MORE
LITTLE - LESS
OLD - OLDER/ ELDER = più grande di età - persone

COMPARATIVO DI MINORANZA
adj/adverbs : LESS + (THAN) : less spicy than pasta

COMPARATIVO DI UGUALIANZA
adj/adverbs : AS …. AS : as interesting as
Nouns: the same size as me
Not as interesting as….

The last but not the least = ultimo ma non per importanza
 SUPERLATIVE +

1. 1 syllable: SHORT - SHORTEST, STRAIGHT- STRAIGHTEST(dritto)

-E : E: NICE - NICEST
CVC = vowel + consonant - doubles: BIG - BIGGEST
2. 2 syllables
- Consonant + Y: IEST: PRETTY - PRETTIEST
(vowel+y : GAY - GAYEST)
- NARROW - NARROWEST (stretto), CLEVER -
CLEVEREST(intelligente), GENTLE - GENTLEST (gentile)
- TUTTI GLI ALTRI - THE MOST + ADJ.
3. 3 or more syllables THE MOST + ADJ.
4. IRREGULAR
GOOD - BETTER - THE BEST
BAD - WORSE - THE WORST
FAR (lontano) - FARTHER (più lontano - distanza), FURTHER (più avanti)
- THE FARTHEST/ FURTHEST
MANY/ MUCH - MORE - THE MOST
LITTLE - LESS - THE LEAST

SUPERLATIVE -
THE LEAST + adj
The least interesting book I’ve ever read