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COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES - Coggle Diagram
COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
RULES
SUPERLATIVE
Variation: in the adjectives ending in -e
add -st
Variatio: if the adjective ends in consonant, vowel, consonant,
double the last consonant
Variation: If the adjective ends in -y, change the y to i
Rule: Add
-est
COMPARATIVE
For two syllable adjective not ending in -y add
MORE + ADJECTIVE
For two syllable adjectives ending in -y,
change the -y to -i and add -er
One syllable adjectives add
- ER
For three or more syllable adjectives, use
MORE + ADJECTIVE
:recycle:
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
Bad/Worse/The worst
You are de worse runner
Far/Further/The furthest
I'm most far than my friend
Well/Better/The best
I'm the best runner
Old/Older/The oldest
My broyher are older than me
Little/Less/Least
The dolphin is little.
Good /better /the best
I'm the best football player
Many/More/Most
You are more clever than you brother
Comparatives of equalty and inferiority
If two things are equal in some way, we can use a comparison with as … as …. The comparisons may involve adjectives (adj) or adverbs (adv) after the first as, and noun phrases (np) or clauses after the second as:
Swiming not as farther as runing as.
Adjective/adverb + enough
Anna is tall enought to join the national dance team.
Enough + noun
My mother doesen't have enought money to nuy a new house.
Too much/many + of + pronoun/determiner
There is too much balls on your street.
Enough + of + pronoun/determinier
You enought of doing noise!
Too much/many + noun
There are too many people and there's too much noise.
Too + adjective/adverb
The radio is too loud. Please the turn the volume down.