F2 - SEM2 - Making Comparison Flashcards
Good
Better than
The Best
Bad
Worse than
The Worst
Far
Farther than
The Farthest
Little
Less than
The least
Few
Fewer than
The fewest
One-syllable adjectives, E.g. small, fast
+er than, E.g. smaller than, faster than
+the ~est, E.g. the smallest, the fastest
Most two-syllable adjectives, E.g. thoughtful, useful
+ more/less than, E.g. more/less thoughtful than, more/less useful than
+ the most/least, E.g. the most/least thoughtful, the most/least useful
Two syllable adjectives ending with ~er, ~le, ~or, ~ow, E.g. little, narrow, gentle
+er than, E.g. littler, narrower than, gentler than
+the ~est, E.g. the littlest, the narrowest, the gentlest
same as one-syllable adjectives
Two syllable adjectives ending in ~y, E.g. sleepy, happy
~y => ~ier than, E.g. sleepier than, happier than
the ~y => ~iest, E.g. the sleepiest, the happiest
similar to one-syllable adjectives except ~y=>~i
Three or more syllable adjectives, E.g. intelligent, important
+more/less than, E.g. more/less intelligent than, more/less important than
+the most/least, E.g. the most/less intelligent, the more/less important
Adverbs ending in ~ly, E.g. carefully, slowly
+more/less than, E.g. more/less carefully than, more/less slowly than
+the most/least, E.g. the most/least carefully, the most/least slowly
Clever
More/less clever or cleverer
The most/least clever or the cleverest
Simple
More/less simple or simpler
The most/least simple or the simplest