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Luyện ngữ pháp - Destination B2 ((Unit 11: Grammar - Comparatives and superlatives / so, such, enough,too))


Comparative and superlative adjectives

adjective comparative superlative
regular adjectives with one syllable black +er
blacker
+est
blackest
regular adjectives with one syllable
(ending in vowel + consonant) '
thin double final letter + -er
thinner
double final letter + -est
thinnest
regular adjectives with two syllables
(ending in -y)
funny replace -y with -ier
funnier
replace -y with -iest
funniest
regular adjectives with two or more syllables intelligent more / less + adj
more intelligent
most/ least + adj
most intelligent
irregular adjectives / quantifiers good better best
bad worse worst
far farther/ further farthest/ furthest
little less least
much more most
many more most

Use Example
Comparative
To compare things or people that are different
The crime rate in this area is higher than in other parts of the country.
Superlative
To compare one member of a group of people or things with the whole group
The robbery was the biggest in the bank's history.

Watch out!

• Regular adjectives with two syllables can often also form the comparative and superlative like adjectives with one syllable.
✓ clever, cleverer, cleverest

• Adjectives with one syllable that end in -e add -r and -st.
✓ white, whiter, whitest

• Remember that comparative forms are often followed by than.
Crime is a much bigger problem in this country than in many other countries.

• Remember that superlative forms are often preceded by the.
Our local police force is the best in the country



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