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    This document summarizes the different types and formations of comparative adjectives in English in 3 sentences or less: It outlines the three types of comparisons - superiority, equality, and inferiority and how they are formed using comparative adjectives and words like "than", "as", and "less". It then explains the different formations for comparative adjectives based on the number of syllables - adding "-er" for one syllable adjectives, "-er" for two syllable adjectives ending in consonant + "y", and "more" for three or more syllables or irregular adjectives like "good", "bad", "much", "little".

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    This document summarizes the different types and formations of comparative adjectives in English in 3 sentences or less: It outlines the three types of comparisons - superiority, equality, and inferiority and how they are formed using comparative adjectives and words like "than", "as", and "less". It then explains the different formations for comparative adjectives based on the number of syllables - adding "-er" for one syllable adjectives, "-er" for two syllable adjectives ending in consonant + "y", and "more" for three or more syllables or irregular adjectives like "good", "bad", "much", "little".

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    This document summarizes the different types and formations of comparative adjectives in English in 3 sentences or less: It outlines the three types of comparisons - superiority, equality, and inferiority and how they are formed using comparative adjectives and words like "than", "as", and "less". It then explains the different formations for comparative adjectives based on the number of syllables - adding "-er" for one syllable adjectives, "-er" for two syllable adjectives ending in consonant + "y", and "more" for three or more syllables or irregular adjectives like "good", "bad", "much", "little".

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    Comparative

    adjectives
    Types of comparison
    supeRIORITY EQUALITY infeRIORITY

    Comparative + than AS + adjective + AS Less + adjective + than

    The pen is mightier That car is as good as My car is less


    than the sword. mine. expensive than yours.
    formation
    Adjectives with 1 syllable:

    Most adjectives: + ER
    Small Smaller High Higher

    Adjectives ending in 1 vowel + consonant


    Big Bigger Wet Wetter

    Adjectives ending in –e
    Late Later Nice Nicer
    formation
    Adjectives with 2 syllable:s

    Adjectives ending in consonant + y: + ER


    Sunny Sunnier Happy Happier

    Adjectives ending in –ow, -er, -le: + ER


    Narrow Narrower Clever Cleverer

    Rest of them: More


    Boring More boring
    formation
    Adjectives with 3 syllable:s or more

     More

    Difficult More difficult

    Relaxing More relaxing

    Beautiful More beautiful


    formation
    Irregular adjectives

    Good Better

    Bad Worse

    Much More

    Little Less

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