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Degrees of adjectives - Coggle Diagram

- - - - as + adjective + as
        
        My dog is as young as my aunt's dog
      - not as + adjective + as
        
        Mark is not as sociable as Mike
    - - special cases
        
        two or more syllables ending in -y
        
        change y to i and add -er
        
        My dog is happier than me
        
        add more
        
        My dog is more happy than me
        
        irregular comparatives
        
        good
        
        Today the weather is better
        
        bad
        
        My bike is worse than Leo's
        
        far
        
        Paris is further from here than Milan
      - une syllable
        
        add -er
        
        Leonardo is taller than Clarence
        
        if short vowel,
        double consonant
        and add -er
        
        Weather in Italy is hotter than weather in U.K.
      - two or more syllables
        
        add more
        
        Mike is more sociable than Mark
    - - une syllable
        
        less
        
        Ciotti is less tall than Leonardo
      - two syllable
        
        less
        
        Mark is less sociable than Mike
  - - - much
        
        Mike is much younger than Jack
      - far
        
        Jack is far less experienced than Kate
      - a lot
        
        Kate is a lot taller than Susy
    - - a bit
        
        Jack is a bit more experienced than Mike
      - slightly
        
        Luca is slightly taller than Leo
      - a little
        
        John is a little younger than Mike
- - - - add most
        
        Mike is the most sociable person in the office
      - the opposite of most is least
        
        John is the least responsible boy in his class
    - - Add "the" and -est
        
        Leonardo is the tallest in my class
      - short vowel
        
        Add "the", double the consonant and add -est
        
        This car is the biggest in the car park
    - - irregular superlatives
        
        bad
        
        This book is the worst I have
        
        far
        
        The farthest door led to a kitchen
        
        The furthest door led to a kitchen
        
        good
        
        Jack is the best speaker at the conference
      - adjectives ending in -y
        
        add "the" and most
        
        My dog is the most happy dog in the world
        
        change y to i and add -est
        
        My dog is the happiest dog in the world
  - - - Leo is by far the best organized person in class
  - - - He is one of the best singers in the world
    - - New York is the third largest city in the world
    - - Jack is the tallest of all his colleagues