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    This document summarizes rules for forming comparative adjectives and superlatives in English. It explains that short one-syllable adjectives form the comparative by adding -er and the superlative with -est. Longer adjectives or those ending in y form the comparative with more and the superlative with most. Irregular adjectives like good have unique comparatives (better) and superlatives (best). It also provides examples of how to use comparatives and superlatives with emphasis words like as, than, and measurements like the.

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    This document summarizes rules for forming comparative adjectives and superlatives in English. It explains that short one-syllable adjectives form the comparative by adding -er and the superlative with -est. Longer adjectives or those ending in y form the comparative with more and the superlative with most. Irregular adjectives like good have unique comparatives (better) and superlatives (best). It also provides examples of how to use comparatives and superlatives with emphasis words like as, than, and measurements like the.

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    This document summarizes rules for forming comparative adjectives and superlatives in English. It explains that short one-syllable adjectives form the comparative by adding -er and the superlative with -est. Longer adjectives or those ending in y form the comparative with more and the superlative with most. Irregular adjectives like good have unique comparatives (better) and superlatives (best). It also provides examples of how to use comparatives and superlatives with emphasis words like as, than, and measurements like the.

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    Comparative adjectives and superlatives

    Rule

    Adjective

    Comparative
    adjective

    1. Short adjectives
    (1/2 syllables)

    tall

    taller

    2. Long adjectives
    (2/more syllables)
    3. Last letter is y

    beautiful

    more beautiful

    pretty

    prettier

    thin

    thinner

    good

    better

    4. Double a letter (to


    prevent strange
    pronunciation)
    5. Totally irregular

    negative

    less + adjective
    less big
    even/much/a lot /a
    bit/a little + comp.
    adj.

    emphasis/measure
    This is as (adj) as that
    This is not as (adj) as that
    This is (comp adj) than that
    This is less (adj) than that
    This is the (superlative)

    even better
    This is as tall as that
    This is not as tall as that
    This is taller than that
    This is less tall than that
    This is the tallest

    rlatives
    Superlative
    tallest
    the most beautiful
    the prettiest
    the thinnest
    the best

    the least + adjective


    the least big

    his is as tall as that


    s is not as tall as that
    his is taller than that
    s is less tall than that
    This is the tallest

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