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Comparatives and superlatives, used to compare 2 things, used to compare 3…
Comparatives and superlatives
Adjectives
adjectives with one syllable:
cheap
safe (silent
e
)
dry (consonant +
y
)
coy (vowel +
y
)
big (a single vowel + a single consonant,)
comparative form
:check:
+er
cheaper
safer (omit final
e
)
drier (change
y
to
i(ai)
)
coy (don't change
y
to
i
)
bigger (double the final consonant)
superlative form
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the + adjective + est
the cheapest
the safest
the driest
the coyest
the biggest
e.g
old - older - the oldest
hot - hotter
heavy - heavier
pale - paler
adjectives with two or more syllables
expensive
dangerous
important
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more + adjective
more expencive
more dangerous
more important
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the most + adjective
the most expensive
the most dangerous
the most important
if two things are equal:
as + adjective + as
Не is as tall as your brother.
She is as nice as her mother.
If two things are NOT equal:
as not + adjective + as
Не is not as tall as your brother.
She is not as nice as her mother.
*
as sick as a dog.
as plain as day
as fit as a fiddle
as busy as a bee
too;
(not) enough
The weight is too heavy.
The man is not strong enough.
*
He can't sleep.
He is too scared.
He is not brave enough.
Exсeptions
adjectives ending in:
-er, -ow, -y, -le
simple
happy
adjectives ending in:
- ing, - ed
interesting
tired
adjectives such as:
fun, right, real, wrong
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- er
simpler
happier
:check:
- more
more interesting
more tired
:check:
- more
:check:
- est
simplest
happiest
:check:
- most
the most interesting
the most tired
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- most
irregular adjectives
good - better - the best
bad - worse - the worst
much/many/a lot of - more - the most
little - less - the least
old (people in a family) - elder - the eldest
:red_cross: old (general use) - older - the oldest
far - further/farther - furthest/farthest
Adjectives
прикметники з одним складом:
cheap:!:
safe (
e
)
dry (приголосна +
y
) :!:
big (1 склад + закінчується на «приг + гол + приг»)
вищий
:check:
+er
cheap
er
saf
er
(не пишемо
e
)
dr
ier
(змінюємо
y
на
i
)
bigger (подвоюємо g)
найвищий
:check:
the + adjective + est
the cheap
est
the saf
est
the dr
iest
the biggest
решту прикметники які мають більше ніж 1 склад
expensive
dangerous
important
:check:
more + adjective
more expencive
more dangerous
more important
:check:
the most + adjective
the most expensive
the most dangerous
the most important
Винятки
irregular adjectives
good - better - the best
bad - worse - the worst
much/many - more - the most
little - less - the least
old - older- the oldest (правильне)
old - elder - the eldest (про членів сім'ї)
far - farther/further - the farthest/ the furthest
used to compare 2 things
used to compare 3 or more things
than - Veroknika is nicer
than
Vika.