Adjectives Flashcards

1
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Comparatives
|kəmˈpærətɪvz|
one syllable

A
  1. add er
    cheap > cheaper
  2. add r, when adj. ends with e
    large > larger
  3. double the consonant and add -er, when adj. ends with vowel and consonant
    hot > hotter
    big > bigger
  4. y > i add er
    dry > drier
  5. some two-syllable
    dirty > dirtier
    narrow |ˈnærəʊ| > narrower (eng, schmal)
    happy > happier
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Comparatives
|kəmˈpærətɪvz|
more that one syllable

A

add more + adj.
beautiful - > more beautiful
expensive -> more expensive

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3
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superlatives
|suːˈpɜːlətɪvz|
one syllable

A

add the + est
cold > the coldest
hot > the hottest

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superlatives
|suːˈpɜːlətɪvz|
more that one syllable

A

add the most
remote > the most remote
beautiful > the most beautiful

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5
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Exception |ɪkˈsepʃ(ə)n|
1. bad |bæd
2. far|fɑː|
3. little |ˈlɪt(ə)l|
4. much / many

A
  1. Worse(wös) |wɜːs| > Worst |wɜːst|
  2. Farther|ˈfɑːðər| > Farthest|ˈfɑːðɪst|
  3. Less|les| -> Least|liːst|
  4. More -> Most
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