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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs. Adjectives and adverbs are words the modify other words. The comparative form of an adjective or adverb compares two things. The superlative form of an adjective or adverb compares three of more things. Examples of Adjectives.
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Adjectives and adverbs are words the modify other words. The comparative form of an adjective or adverb compares two things. The superlative form of an adjective or adverb compares three of more things.
Examples ofAdjectives large larger (than) the largest (of) The first apple is large. The second apple is larger than the first. The third apple is the largest of the three.
The rolls royce is a fast car. The police car is a faster car (faster than the rolls royce) The race car is the fastest car.
To make comparative and superlative forms of adjectives, some rules must be followed.
Rule 1 To form the comparative or superlative of one syllable words we add -er OR –est to the adjective
Rule 2 To form the comparative or superlative of a one syllable word ending in –e, we add -r OR -st.
Rule 3 To form the comparative or superlative of a one syllable word with one vowel and one consonant at the end, we double the consonant, and add -er OR -est.
Rule 4 To form the comparative or superlative of a two syllable word ending in y, we change the -y to -i, then we add -er OR -est.
Rule 5 To form the comparative or superlative of a two syllable word or more (including those ending in –ed or –ing), we make them with more, most.
Adverbs normally form the comparative and superlative using more and the most + adjective/adverb
Like adjectives, some adverbs (normally one-sylllable ones) can take comparative and superlative forms, with -er and -est: hard, fast… Sally works hard. Steve works harder than Sally Kathy and Sue work the hardest of all.
Irregular Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs Some comparative and superlative forms are irregular and do not follow any rules or patterns. These must be memorized.
Example: Nathan made a mistake. Molly's mistake was worse than Nathan's. Ezra made the worst mistake of all.
