Adjectives Flashcards
1
Q
Comparatives
|kəmˈpærətɪvz|
one syllable
A
- add er
cheap > cheaper - add r, when adj. ends with e
large > larger - double the consonant and add -er, when adj. ends with vowel and consonant
hot > hotter
big > bigger - y > i add er
dry > drier - some two-syllable
dirty > dirtier
narrow |ˈnærəʊ| > narrower (eng, schmal)
happy > happier
2
Q
Comparatives
|kəmˈpærətɪvz|
more that one syllable
A
add more + adj.
beautiful - > more beautiful
expensive -> more expensive
3
Q
superlatives
|suːˈpɜːlətɪvz|
one syllable
A
add the + est
cold > the coldest
hot > the hottest
4
Q
superlatives
|suːˈpɜːlətɪvz|
more that one syllable
A
add the most
remote > the most remote
beautiful > the most beautiful
5
Q
Exception |ɪkˈsepʃ(ə)n|
1. bad |bæd
2. far|fɑː|
3. little |ˈlɪt(ə)l|
4. much / many
A
- Worse(wös) |wɜːs| > Worst |wɜːst|
- Farther|ˈfɑːðər| > Farthest|ˈfɑːðɪst|
- Less|les| -> Least|liːst|
- More -> Most