Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

Comparative and Superlative
Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjectives and adverbs are words the modify other words. The comparative form of an adjective or adverb compares two things. The superlative form of an adjective or adverb compares three of more things.

RULE 1

To make comparative and superlative forms of adjectives some rules must be followed:

To form the comparative or superlative of one syllable words with more than one vowel OR ending  with more than one consonant at the  add -er OR -est.

tall	taller	tallest
neat	neater	neatest
deep	deeper	deepest

RULE 2

To form the comparative or superlative of a one syllable word ending  in e add -r OR -st.

wide	wider	widest
fine	finer	finest
cute	cuter	cutest

RULE 3

To form the comparative or superlative of a one syllable word with one vowel and one consonant at the end double the consonant, and add -er OR -est.

sad	sadder	saddest
big	bigger	biggest
fat	fatter	fattest

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Like adjectives some adverbs can take comparative and superlative forms, with -er and -est:   

·         Sally works hard.

·         Steve works harder than Sally

·         Kathy and Sue work the hardest of all

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·         The bird sings loudly.

·         The moose sang louder than the bird.

·         Pete sang the loudest of them all.