Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
www.sjsu.edu › writingcenter › docsComparative and Superlative Adjectives, Fall 2020. 4 of 5 Adjective Comparative Superlative good better best bad worse worst little less least much more most far farther/further farthest/furthest Exceptions Adjectives are exceptions to the rules discussed in this handout when they simply do not have a comparative or superlative form.
Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
www.edu.xunta.gal › centrosComparative adjectives g Summary Rule… adjective comparative 1. add -er tall small taller than smaller than 2. drop –y, add -er lazy happy lazier than happier than 3. C+V+C = doubles last consonant fat big fatter than bigger than 4. 2 or + syllables add MORE beautiful dangerous more beautiful than more dangerous than 5. Irregular forms ...
Forming Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
www.edu.xunta.gal › system › filescomparative and superlative forms. Two-Syllable Adjective Ending with -er, -le, or -ow Comparative Form Superlative Form narrow narrower narrowest gentle gentler gentlest • The roads in this town are narrower than the roads in the city. • This road is the narrowest of a ll the roads in California. • Big dogs are gentler than small dogs.