Adjectives / comparisons

- Comparison with -er/-est Clean - cleaner - (the) cleanest We use -er/-est with the following adjectives: 1) Adjectives with one syllable clean new cheap cleaner newer cheaper cleanest newest cheapest

2) Adjectives with two syllables and the following endings: 2 - 1) adjectives with two syllables, ending in -y dirty easy happy pretty dirtier easier happier prettier dirtiest easiest happiest prettiest

2 - 2) adjectives with two syllables, ending in -er clever cleverer cleverest

2 - 3) adjectives with two syllables, ending in -le simple simpler simplest

2 - 4) adjectives with two syllables, ending in -ow narrow narrower narrowest

Spelling of the adjectives using the endings -er/-est

large big sad dirty shy larger bigger sadder dirtier shyer largest biggest Double the consonant after short vowel saddest dirtiest shyest Change -y to -i (consonant before -y) Here -y is not changed to -i. (although consonant before -y) leave out the silent -e

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B - Comparison with more - most Difficult - more difficult - (the) most difficult All adjectives with more than one syllable (except some adjectives with two syllables - see 2 - 1 to 2 - 4)

C - Irregular adjectives good bad much many little little better worse more more less smaller best worst most most least smallest uncountable nouns countable nouns

D - Special adjectives Some adjectives have two possible forms of comparison. common likely pleasant polite simple stupid subtle sure commoner / more common likelier / more likely pleasanter / more pleasant politer / more polite simpler / more simple stupider / more stupid subtler / more subtle surer / more sure commonest / most common likeliest / most likely pleasantest / most pleasant politest / most polite simplest / most simple stupidest / most stupid subtlest surest / most sure

Difference in meaning with adjectives: farther far further later late latter x older old elder nearer near x next Order eldest nearest people (family) distance furthest latest x last oldest people and things farthest distance distance or time

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Exercises 1. Jack is ___________________ than Alice. (tall) 2. The red car is _________________________than the blue one. (expensive) 3. Fruits ____________________________ than the snacks. (health) 4. My cat __________________________________ than yours. (aggressive) 5. Full contact__________________________________ than boxing. (dangerous) 6. My computer _____________________________yours. (fast) 7. Jenny is the _______________ in the school. (good) 8. Adolf ____________________. But Karla is ___________________________ him. (intelligent) 9. This cell phone is _____________________. But that one _________________________ mine. (cheap) 10. Diana is__________. But Martha __________________her. However, Rosita is the _____________. (pretty) 11. That house is ___________. But my house ________________. (big) 12. She is _____________. But I ___________________ her. (sad) 13. That lake _____________________ the one I live. (large) 14. She is ______________ than your sister. (shy) 15. Your teacher ______________. But my teacher is the _______________. (good)

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Answers 1. Jack is taller than Alice. 2. The red car is more expensive than the blue one. 3. Fruits are healthier than the snacks. 4. My cat is more aggressive than yours. 5. Full contact is more dangerous than boxing. 6. My computer is faster than yours. 7. Jenny is the best in the school. 8. Adolf is intelligent but Karla is more intelligent than him. 9. This cell phone is cheaper but that one is cheaper than mine. 10. Diana is pretty. But Martha is prettier than her. However, Rosita is the most prettiest. 11. That house is big. But my house is bigger. 12. She is sad. But I am sadder than her. 13. That lake is larger than the one I live. 14. She is shyer than your sister. 15. Your teacher is good. But my teacher is the best.

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