F2 - SEM2 - Making Comparison Flashcards
(13 cards)
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