Adjectives and adverbs

MORE: UNIT 6 GRAMMAR SECTION

Comparatives and superlatives
1 syl., 2 consonants ending: short shorter, the shortest
1 syl., 1 consonant ending: big bigger, the biggest
Y ending pretty prettier, the prettiest
2 or more syl.: modern more modern, the most modern,
Stressed, tired, etc. more tired, the most tired
Irregular:
Good, better, the best
Bad, worse, the worst
Far, further, the furthest
Little, less, the least
I’m as tall as you.
I’m not as tall as you = I am taller / shorter than you.
You are older than I am / me.
This is the best team.
This is my best performance.
I’m too much tired.
You are too young to drive.
You are not old enough to drive.
Tom is less intelligent than Jerry. Goofy is the least intelligent.
Adjectives (what is it like – before nouns)
to adverbs (how – with verbs):
Fast Fast /just like: deep, right, early, long, low, straight, wrong, etc.
Hard Hard /hardly-very little
High High /highly-very
Near Near /nearly-almost
Good Well
Nice Nicely
True Truly
Possible Possibly
Happy Happily
Dramatic Dramatically
Awful Awfully
Comparison of adverbs
Well – better – the best
Badly – worse – the worst
Happily – more happily, the most happily

Other adverbs:
Too, just, always, often, really, yesterday,
much etc.

Suddenly, he stood up quickly.

She has already been there.