Comparatives and superlatives

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Comparatives :

When we're comparing a feature or quality in two nouns, we use

comparatives. There are some rules we need to follow for turning an adjective

into a comparative

:

If the adjective ends in "e", we add "r" at the end of the word

If the adjective ends in a consonant, we add "er" at the end of the word (most of the times).

If the adjective ends in "y, we change the "y" for an "i" and then we add "er" at the end of the word.

If the adjective ends in vowel+consonant (only "g", "t" or "n"), we double

the consonant and then we add "er" at the end of the word

However, these rules are only for short adjectives. When the adjective

is longer that three syllables, we only add "more" before the adjective

Examples

Angry _____ Angrier

Brave _____ Braver

Big ____ Bigger

Clean _____ Cleaner

Intelligent _____ More intelligent

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However, these rules are only for short adjectives. When the adjective is longer

that three syllables, we only add "more" before the adjective

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superlatives :

The superlatives are the words that we use when

we want to say that a noun presents a quality more marked that any other.

To form the superlatives from adjectives there are also some rules:

If the adjective ends in "e", we add "st" at the end of the word

If the adjective ends in a consonant, we add "est" at the end of the word (most of the times)

if the adjective ends in "y, we change the "y" for an "i" and then we add "est" at the end of the word

If the adjective ends in vowel+consonant (only "g", "t" or "n"), we double the consonant and

then we add "est" at the end of the word

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However, these rules are only for short adjectives. When the adjective is longer

that three syllables, we only add "the most" before the adjective

Examples
:

Angry _____ Angriest
Brave _____ Bravest
Clean _____ Cleanest

Intelligent _____ The most intelligent

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We need to be very careful because there are nouns

with irregular comparatives and superlatives (they don't follow any rule), and the only way

to know them is learning them by heart. For example

Good _____ Better/Best

Bad _____ Worse/Worst

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