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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