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How can two-syllable adjectives ending in -er, -le, -ow, -ure, or -y be made comparative?

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By adding -er (and changing y to -ier in words that end with y)

Examples include ‘happier’ from ‘happy’ and ‘sadder’ from ‘sad’.

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How is the comparative form of most one-syllable adjectives created?

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By adding the suffix -er (or just -r if the adjective ends with an e)

Examples include ‘tall’ becoming ‘taller’ and ‘late’ becoming ‘later’.

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How do you form the comparative of adjectives with three or more syllables?

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By adding the word more before the adjective

Example: ‘more beautiful’.

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How do you form the superlative of one-syllable adjectives?

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By adding the suffix -est (or just -st for adjectives that already end in e)

Examples include ‘tallest’ from ‘tall’ and ‘greatest’ from ‘great’.

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How do you form the superlative of two-syllable adjectives?

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Some use -est, while others use the word most. Generally, two-syllable adjectives ending in -y replace -y with -iest

Example: ‘happiest’ from ‘happy’.

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How do you form the superlative of adjectives with three or more syllables?

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By adding the word most before the adjective

Example: ‘most intelligent’.

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What article is typically used with a superlative adjective?

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The definite article the is almost always used

Rather than the indefinite articles a or an.

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Active’?

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More active, most active

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Amusing’?

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More amusing, most amusing

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Attractive’?

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More attractive, most attractive

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Bad’?

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Worse, worst

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Beautiful’?

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More beautiful, most beautiful

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Big’?

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Bigger, biggest

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Black’?

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Blacker, blackest

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Bold’?

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Bolder, boldest

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Brave’?

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Braver, bravest

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Brilliant’?

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More brilliant, most brilliant

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Bright’?

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Brighter, brightest

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Broad’?

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Broader, broadest

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Careful’?

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More careful, most careful

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Cheap’?

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Cheaper, cheapest

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Clever’?

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Cleverer, cleverest

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Close’?

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Closer, closest

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Cool’?

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Cooler, coolest

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Costly’?

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Costlier, costliest

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Courageous’?

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More courageous, most courageous

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Cosy’?

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Cosier, cosiest

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Difficult’?

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More difficult, most difficult

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Dim’?

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Dimmer, dimmest

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Dirty’?

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Dirtier, dirtiest

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Dry’?

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Drier, driest

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32
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Easy’?

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Easier, easiest

33
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Elegant’?

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More elegant, most elegant

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Excited’?

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More excited, most excited

35
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Fat’?

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Fatter, fattest

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Fine’?

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Finer, finest

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Funny’?

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Funnier, funniest

38
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Good’?

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Better, best

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Great’?

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Greater, greatest

40
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Happy’?

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Happier, happiest

41
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Hard’?

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Harder, hardest

42
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Heavy’?

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Heavier, heaviest

43
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘High’?

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Higher, highest

44
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Hot’?

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Hotter, hottest

45
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Humble’?

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Humbler, humblest

46
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Ignorant’?

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More ignorant, most ignorant

47
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Important’?

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More important, most important

48
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Intelligent’?

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More intelligent, most intelligent

49
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Large’?

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Larger, largest

50
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Lazy’?

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Lazier, laziest

51
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Likely’?

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More likely, most likely

52
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Long’?

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Longer, longest

53
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Loyal’?

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More loyal, most loyal

54
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Magnificent’?

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More magnificent, most magnificent

55
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Many’?

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More, most

56
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Noble’?

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Nobler, noblest

57
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Nice’?

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Nicer, nicest

58
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Narrow’?

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Narrower, narrowest

59
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Patient’?

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More patient, most patient

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Pale’?

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Paler, palest

61
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Quick’?

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Quicker, quickest

62
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Rich’?

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Richer, richest

63
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Red’?

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Redder, reddest

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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Short’?

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Shorter, shortest

65
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Simple’?

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Simpler, simplest

66
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Slim’?

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Slimmer, slimmest

67
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Small’?

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Smaller, smallest

68
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Smart’?

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Smarter, smartest

69
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Stout’?

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Stouter, stoutest

70
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Strong’?

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Stronger, strongest

71
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Sweet’?

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Sweeter, sweetest

72
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Tall’?

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Taller, tallest

73
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Thin’?

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Thinner, thinnest

74
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Tight’?

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Tighter, tightest

75
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Warm’?

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Warmer, warmest

76
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Weak’?

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Weaker, weakest

77
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Wealthy’?

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Wealthier, wealthiest

78
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What are the degrees of comparison of ‘Young’?

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Younger, youngest

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