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COMPARATIVE & SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS

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ADJECTIVES

They modify NOUNS!

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE

SHORT (1-2 syllables)

adjective in -ER + THAN

THE + adjective in -EST

LONG (2 or more syllables)

MORE + adjective + THAN

THE MOST + adjective

the best the worst the farthest/furthest

better than worse than farther/further than

IRREGULAR'good', 'bad', 'far'

ADJECTIVES

Examples

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE

THE highEST THE biggEST THE noisiEST

tallER THAN happiER THAN cuteR THAN

SHORT (1-2 syllables)

THE MOST popular THE MOST surprising THE MOST intelligent

MORE expensive THAN MORE dangerous THAN MORE modest THAN

LONG (2 or more syllables)

the best the worst the farthest/furthest

better than worse than farther/further than

IRREGULAR'good', 'bad', 'far'

ADVERBS

They modify VERBS!

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE

ENDING IN -LY(same particles as with LONG ADJECTIVES)

MORE + adverb + THAN

THE MOST + adverb

SAME FORM AS ADJECTIVES(same particles as with SHORT ADJECTIVES)

THE + adverb in -EST

adverb in -ER + THAN

IRREGULAR'well', 'badly', 'far' (the same as IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES)

the best the worst the farthest/furthest

better than worse than farther/further than

ADVERBS

Examples

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE

THE MOST happily THE MOST loudly THE MOST safely

MORE happily THAN MORE loudly THAN MORE safely THAN

ENDING IN -LY(same particles as with LONG ADJECTIVES)

SAME FORM AS ADJECTIVES(same particles as with SHORT ADJECTIVES)

hardER THAN fastER THAN highER THAN

THE hardEST THE fastEST THE highEST

IRREGULAR'well', 'badly', 'far' (the same as IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES)

the best the worst the farthest/furthest

better than worse than farther/further than