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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'?
Costlier, costliest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Courageous'?
More courageous, most courageous
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Cosy'?
Cosier, cosiest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Difficult'?
More difficult, most difficult
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Dim'?
Dimmer, dimmest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Dirty'?
Dirtier, dirtiest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Dry'?
Drier, driest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Easy'?
Easier, easiest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Elegant'?
More elegant, most elegant
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Excited'?
More excited, most excited
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Fat'?
Fatter, fattest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Fine'?
Finer, finest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Funny'?
Funnier, funniest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Good'?
Better, best
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Great'?
Greater, greatest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Happy'?
Happier, happiest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Hard'?
Harder, hardest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Heavy'?
Heavier, heaviest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'High'?
Higher, highest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Hot'?
Hotter, hottest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Humble'?
Humbler, humblest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Ignorant'?
More ignorant, most ignorant
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Important'?
More important, most important
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Intelligent'?
More intelligent, most intelligent
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Large'?
Larger, largest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Lazy'?
Lazier, laziest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Likely'?
More likely, most likely
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Long'?
Longer, longest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Loyal'?
More loyal, most loyal
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Magnificent'?
More magnificent, most magnificent
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Many'?
More, most
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Noble'?
Nobler, noblest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Nice'?
Nicer, nicest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Narrow'?
Narrower, narrowest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Patient'?
More patient, most patient
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Pale'?
Paler, palest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Quick'?
Quicker, quickest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Rich'?
Richer, richest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Red'?
Redder, reddest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Short'?
Shorter, shortest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Simple'?
Simpler, simplest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Slim'?
Slimmer, slimmest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Small'?
Smaller, smallest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Smart'?
Smarter, smartest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Stout'?
Stouter, stoutest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Strong'?
Stronger, strongest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Sweet'?
Sweeter, sweetest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Tall'?
Taller, tallest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Thin'?
Thinner, thinnest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Tight'?
Tighter, tightest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Warm'?
Warmer, warmest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Weak'?
Weaker, weakest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Wealthy'?
Wealthier, wealthiest
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What are the degrees of comparison of 'Young'?
Younger, youngest

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