COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
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Adjectives / example
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COMPARATIVE
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SUPERLATIVE
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Short adjectives
(1 syllable)
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Small
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Smaller
than
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The
smallest
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Big, hot, fit, slim, thin, fat, wet,
sad
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Bigger
than
(double
consonant)
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The
biggest
(double
consonant)
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2 syllables + Y
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Happy
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Happier
than
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The
happiest
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Long adjectives
(2 or more syllables)
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Dangerous
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More
dangerous than
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The
most dangerous
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Irregular adjectives
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good
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Better
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The best
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bad
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Worse
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The worst
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far
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Further
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The furthest
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EXAMPLES:
- I am taller than you.
- June is hotter than April.
- People in the south are friendlier than in the north.
- The sofa is more comfortable than the chair.
- The book is better than the film.
- The Nile is the longest river in the world
- August is the hottest month of the year.
- My brother is the happiest person in my family.
- The tiger is the most dangerous animal in the jungle.
- That song is the worst.
