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    The document discusses rules for forming comparatives and superlatives of adjectives in English. For comparatives, adjectives of one syllable add "-er", adjectives ending in "e" add "-r", adjectives ending in "y" change "y" to "i" and add "-er", adjectives ending in a consonant double the final consonant and add "-er", and adjectives of two or more syllables use "more". For superlatives, adjectives of one syllable add "-est", adjectives ending in "e" add "-st", adjectives ending in "y" change "y" to "i" and add "-est",

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    The document discusses rules for forming comparatives and superlatives of adjectives in English. For comparatives, adjectives of one syllable add "-er", adjectives ending in "e" add "-r", adjectives ending in "y" change "y" to "i" and add "-er", adjectives ending in a consonant double the final consonant and add "-er", and adjectives of two or more syllables use "more". For superlatives, adjectives of one syllable add "-est", adjectives ending in "e" add "-st", adjectives ending in "y" change "y" to "i" and add "-est",

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    The document discusses rules for forming comparatives and superlatives of adjectives in English. For comparatives, adjectives of one syllable add "-er", adjectives ending in "e" add "-r", adjectives ending in "y" change "y" to "i" and add "-er", adjectives ending in a consonant double the final consonant and add "-er", and adjectives of two or more syllables use "more". For superlatives, adjectives of one syllable add "-est", adjectives ending in "e" add "-st", adjectives ending in "y" change "y" to "i" and add "-est",

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    COMPARATIVES

    USE COMPARATIVES TO COMPARE ADJETIVES:

    RULES:
    ADJECTIVES OF ONE SYLLABLE >JUST ADD ER
    EX: SHORT --------- SHORTER
    LONG --------- LONGER
    TALL --------- TALLER
    SMALL --------- SMALLER
    HIGH ---------- HIGHER
    OLD
    --------- OLDER
    . ADJECTIVES OF ONE SYLLABLE ENDED IN E>JUST ADD R
    LARGE --------- LARGER
    CLOSE --------- CLOSER
    FOR ADJECTIVES ENDED IN Y CHANGE THE Y TO I AND ADD ER
    EX: UGLY ---------- UGLIER
    DRY ---------- DRIER

    FOR ADJECTIVES OF ONE SILLABLE ENDED IN VOWEL +


    CONSONANT, DOUBLE THE CONSONANT AND ADD ER
    EX: BIG ----------- BIGGER
    HOT ---------- HOTTER

    FOR ADJECTIVES OF TWO OR MORE SILLABLES USE THE WORD


    MORE
    EX: BEAUTIFUL ------- MORE BEAUTIFUL
    INTERESTING ------- MORE INTERESTING
    CROWDED
    ------- MORE CROWDED
    POPULAR
    ------- MORE POPULAR
    FAMOUS
    ------- MORE FAMOUS

    EXEPTION: GOOD --------- BETTER


    BAD --------- WORSE
    FAR
    FARTHER

    SUPERLATIVES

    ADJECTIVES OF ONE SYLLABLE, ADD THE EST


    EX: COLD ------- THE COLDEST

    ADJECTIVES OF ONE SYLLABLE ENDED IN E, ADD ST


    EX: NICE -------- THE NICEST
    LARGE ------- THE LARGEST

    FOR ADJECTIVES ENDING IN Y, CHANGE Y TO I AND ADD THE


    EST ADJECTIVES
    EX: PRETTY ------ THE PRETTIEST
    UGLY ------ THE UGLIEST

    FOR ADJECTIVES OF TWO OR MORE SYLLABLES, ADD THE MOST


    EX: FAMOUS --------THE MOST FAMOUS
    BEAUTIFUL-----THE MOST BEAUTIFUL

    EXEPTIONS: GOOD ------- THE BEST


    BAD ------- THE WORST

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