comparatives and superlatives

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Comparatives

Rules and how they are formed

What are the comparatives?

They are words to compare two people, places, objects, things, etc.g

-Adjetives ending in "y" → "-er" + "than"fluffy-fluffier than / rainy-rainier than Short Adjetives (one syllable) "-er" +than cold-colder than / long-longer than Long adjectives (2+ syllables) more+adjetive+than more creative than.../more humble than...

Examples

The Shrek movie is funnier than Spiderman . English classes are more entertaining than language classes.

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superlatives

Rules and how they are formed

What are they?

They are words that are used to compare three or more things.

-Short adjectives (1 syllable) → "the" + "-est" sad → the saddest -Adjectives ending in "y" → "the" + "-iest" spicy → the spiciest -Long adjectives (2+ syllables) → "the most" + adjective beautiful → the most beautiful

consonant + vowell + consonant = double consonant

Examples

This is the biggest castle I have ever seen! That was the most interesting party of my life.

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