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COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES - Explanation 2020

The document describes rules for forming comparatives and superlatives in English. It provides examples of how to add "-er" or "-est" to adjectives with one, two, or more syllables depending on their spelling. Irregular comparatives like "good" and "bad" are also noted. The purpose is to convey how to compare two or more objects quantitatively using adjectives and which form to use for the highest degree of comparison.

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COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES - Explanation 2020

The document describes rules for forming comparatives and superlatives in English. It provides examples of how to add "-er" or "-est" to adjectives with one, two, or more syllables depending on their spelling. Irregular comparatives like "good" and "bad" are also noted. The purpose is to convey how to compare two or more objects quantitatively using adjectives and which form to use for the highest degree of comparison.

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COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES
One-syllable adjectives → -ER One-syllable adjectives → THE -EST
Examples: Examples:
 Tall → taller  Tall → the tallest
 Fast → faster  Fast → the fastest
- A giraffe is taller than a lion. - The giraffe is the tallest animal on earth.
-A cheetah is faster than a turtle. - The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world.
One-syllable adjectives ending in –E → -R One-syllable adjectives → THE –ST
Example: Example:
 Cute→ cuter  Cute → the cutest
- A squirrel is cuter than a hippo. - The squirrel is the cutest animal in the world.
One-syllable adjectives ending in consonant + vowel + One-syllable adjectives ending in consonant + vowel +
consonant → double consonant + -ER consonant → THE double consonant + -EST
Examples: Examples:
 Fat → fater  Fat → the fatest
 Big → bigger  Big → the biggest
- An elephant is fater than a tiger. -The elephant is the fatest animal at the zoo.
- A hippo is bigger than a lion. - The hippo is the biggest animal at the safari park.
Two-syllable adjectives ending in – ER / -OW / -LE → Two-syllable adjectives ending in – ER / -OW / -LE →
-ER THE -EST
Examples: Examples:
 Narrow → narrower Narrow → the narrowest
 Gentle → gentler Gentle → the gentlest
 Clever → cleverer Clever → the cleverest
- A monkey is cleverer than a snake. - The monkey is the cleverest animal at the safari park.
Two-syllable adjectives ending in –Y → -IER Two-syllable adjectives ending in –Y → THE –IEST
Example: Example:
 Heavy → heavier  Heavy → the heaviest
- A whale is heavier than a seal. - The whale is the heaviest animal in the world.
Two or more syllable adjectives → MORE + adjective Two or more syllable adjectives → THE MOST +
Examples: adjective
 Dangerous → more dangerous Example:
 Intelligent → more intelligent  Dangerous → the most dangerous
- A hippo is more dangerous than an elephant.  Intelligent → the most intelligent
- A dolphin is more intelligent than a turtle. - The hippo is one of the most dangerous animals in the
savannah.
- The dolphin is the most intelligent sea animal.

IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES IRREGULAR SUPERLATIVES


 Good → better  Good → the best
 Bad → worse  Bad → the worst
 Far → farther / further  Far → the farthest / the furthest

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