Jun eksamen - Degree of comparison Flashcards
(35 cards)
Consist of 3 parts
Adjective - Comparative - Superlative
slow - slower - slowest
Rules for:
Words ending in e …
add “r” and “st”
safe - safer - safest
wide - wider - widest
Rules for:
Words that ends in y …
change the “y” to “i” then add “er” or “est”
tidy - tidier - tidiest
Rules for:
Words that has a short sound …
double the last letter when adding “er” or “est”
sad - sadder - saddest
Rules for:
Words that has one syllable and ends on two consonants …
add “er” or “est”
smart - smarter - smartest
Rules for:
Words that do not follow the rules:
* good
* bad
* much
good - better - the best
bad - worse - the worst
much - more - the most
Rules for:
Words with three or more sylables …
gets more or most
interesting - more interesting - most interesting
expensive - more expensive - most expensive
happy
happier - happiest
hot
hotter - hottest
little / few
fewer / less - fewest / least
pretty
prettier - prettiest
clean
cleaner - cleanest
much / many
more - most
far
farther / further - farthest / furthest
useful
more useful - most useful
tired
more tired - most tired
modern
more modern - most modern
boring
more boring - most boring
able
abler - ablest
active
more active - most active
bad
worse - worst
bitter
more bitter - most bitter
bossy
bossier - bossiest
