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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Guide

The document compares the use of comparative and superlative forms of adjectives in English. It explains that the comparative form is used to compare two or more things, while the superlative form is used to talk about one thing among a group. It then provides rules for forming the comparative and superlative by adding suffixes like "-er" and "-est" depending on the number of syllables in the adjective. It also notes that some adjectives are irregular in their forms.

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Guide

The document compares the use of comparative and superlative forms of adjectives in English. It explains that the comparative form is used to compare two or more things, while the superlative form is used to talk about one thing among a group. It then provides rules for forming the comparative and superlative by adding suffixes like "-er" and "-est" depending on the number of syllables in the adjective. It also notes that some adjectives are irregular in their forms.

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Comparative Superlative

Used to talk about the differences Used to talk about one thing among a group of
between two or more things. things.

For adjectives -er -est


with one syllable e.g. tall ~ taller e.g. tall ~ the tallest
(sound) add:

For adjectives -r -st


with one sound e.g. blue ~ bluer e.g. blue ~ the bluest
ending with an e
add:
For adjectives double the last consonant and add -er double the last consonant and add -est
with one sound e.g. hot ~ hotter e.g. hot ~ the hottest
ending with a
consonant/vowel/
consonant (CVC):

For adjectives more the most


with two or more e.g beautiful ~ more beautiful e.g. beautiful ~ the most beautiful
syllables use:

Some adjectives e.g. good ~ better e.g. good ~ the best


are irregular: bad ~ worse bad ~ the worst
far ~ further far ~ the furthest
little/few ~ less little/few ~ the least
much ~ more much ~ the most

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