Sabtu, 07 April 2012

Comparison of adjectives



clean - cleaner - (the) cleanest

We use -er/-est with the following adjectives:

1) adjectives with one syllable

  • clean
  • cleaner
  • cleanest
  • new
  • newer
  • newest
  • cheap
  • cheaper
  • cheapest

2) adjectives with two syllables and the following endings:

2 - 1) adjectives with two syllables, ending in -y

  • dirty
  • dirtier
  • dirtiest
  • easy
  • easier
  • easiest
  • happy
  • happier
  • happiest
  • pretty
  • prettier
  • 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
  • larger
  • largest
  • leave out the silent -e
  • big
  • bigger
  • biggest
  • Double the consonant after short vowel
  • sad
  • sadder
  • saddest
  • dirty
  • dirtier
  • dirtiest
  • Change -y to -i (consonant before -y)
  • shy
  • shyer
  • shyest
  • Here -y is not changed to -i.(although consonant before -y)


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)


    • good
    • better
    • best

    • bad
    • worse
    • worst

    • much
    • more
    • most
    • uncountable nouns
    • many
    • more
    • most
    • countable nouns
    • little
    • less
    • least

    • little
    • smaller
    • smallest



Some ajdectives have two possible forms of comparison.

  • common
  • commoner / more common
  • commonest / most common
  • likely
  • likelier / more likely
  • likeliest / most likely
  • pleasant
  • pleasanter / more pleasant
  • pleasantest / most pleasant
  • polite
  • politer / more polite
  • politest / most polite
  • simple
  • simpler / more simple
  • simplest / most simple
  • stupid
  • stupider / more stupid
  • stupidest / most stupid
  • subtle
  • subtler / more subtle
  • subtlest
  • sure
  • surer / more sure
  • surest / most sure


DIFFERENCE IN MEANING WITH ADJECTIVES:

  • far
  • farther
  • farthest
  • distance
  • further
  • furthest
  • distance or
  • time
  • late
  • later
  • latest

  • latter
  • x

  • x
  • last

  • old
  • older
  • oldest
  • people and things
  • elder
  • eldest
  • people (family)
  • near
  • nearer
  • nearest
  • distance
  • x
  • next
  • order

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