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Degrees of Adjectives
Divided into 3 degrees: POSITIVE
COMPARATIVE: equalityinferioritysuperiority
SUPERLATIVE: inferioritysuperiority
COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY AS adjective AS tan com
HE IS AS TALL AS SHE.(is)
HER.
HE ISN’T AS GOOD AS WE/US. SOSO GOOD ASAS WE/US.
COMPARATIVE OF INFERIORITY
LESS adjective THAN menys que
THIS CAR IS LESS EXPENSIVE THAN THAT ONE.
YOU ARE LESS SHORT THAN HE/ HIM.
COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
For all adjectives with one syllable For adjectives with two syllables
which end in OW, ER, LE, Y
(adjective + ER) THAN més que
JOHN IS RICHER THAN PAUL.
COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
TODAY IS HOTTTER THAN YESTERDAY.
SUSAN WAS PRETTIIER THAN BETTY.
TODAY THE SKY IS GREYER THANYESTERDAY.
COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
COLD → COLDER BIG → BIGGGER LARGE → LARGER NARROW → NARROWER CLEVER → CLEVERER
COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
WATCH OUTLITTLE LESS FEW FEWER
He spends LESS money THAN you.
They read FEWER books THAN you.
COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
For adjectives with two syllables (NOT ENDING IN OW, ER, LE, Y)
For adjectives with more than two syllables
MORE adjective THAN més que
COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
THE BOOK IS MORE INTERESTINGTHAN THE FILM.
YOUR BROTHER IS MORE HANDSOMETHAN JOHN.
COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
SPECIAL CASES
ADJECTIVES Comparative of superiority
GOOD → BETTER THANBAD → WORSE THANFAR → FARTHER THAN
FURTHER THAN
SUPERLATIVE OF INFERIORITY
The least adjective El/La menys
THIS CAR IS THE LEAST EXPENSIVE OF THE AGENCY.
YOU ARE THE LEAST SHORT IN THE CLASSROOM.
SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY For all adjectives with one syllable For adjectives with two syllables which
end in OW, ER, LE, Y
THE (adjective + EST) El/La(s) més
JOHN IS THE RICHEST GUY OF THE CITY.
SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
YESTERDAY WAS THE HOTTTESTEST DAY OF THE WEEK.
THIS IS THE EASIEST EXERCISE OF THE BOOK.
ARE YOU THE SMARTEST IN YOUR GROUP?
SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY COLD → COLDEST BIG → BIGGGEST LARGE → LARGEST NARROW → NARROWEST CLEVER → CLEVEREST PRETTY → PRETTIIEST
SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
For adjectives with two syllables (NOT ENDING IN OW, ER, LE, Y)
For adjectives with more than two syllables
THE MOST adjective El/La(s) més
SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
MICHEL IS THE MOST SKILLFUL AT DATA COMPUTING.
HE IS THE MOST CARELESS DRIVER THAT I’VE EVER KNOWN.
SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
SPECIAL CASES
ADJECTIVES Superlative of superiority
GOOD → THE BESTBAD → THE WORSTFAR → THE FARTHEST
THE FURTHEST
SPELLING RULES
Adding -er/estSpelling ruleWe make the comparative or superlativeforms of short adjectives by adding -er or -est to the end of the adjective.For example: quick > quicker > quickest great > greater > greatest
Exceptions:
If the adjective ends in: do this: and add: For example:
consonant + -y change the -y to an -i -er
-est
happy > happier > happiest
consonant + -e remove the -e late > later > latest
consonant + vowel + consonant
double the last letter hot > hotter > hottest
Note: adjectives ending in -l are regular, except:cruel > crueller > cruellest
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