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COMPARATIVES ANDSUPERLATIVES

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COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

One-syllable adjecties add!e"#$" t%e

c$&'a"atie and!est#$" t%e s('e"latie)

s&all

nice

bi*

+a"&

%$t

s&alle" s&allest

nice" nicest

bi**e" bi**est

+a"&e" +a"&est

%$tte" %$ttest

,e (se moreand mostbe#$"e +$"ds endin*

in !ed. e)*) b$"ed /&$"e b$"ed

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COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES e (se &$"eand &$st+it% t+$-syllable

adjecties n$t endin* in !y,and +it% l$n*e" $nes)

ca"e#(l

b$"in*

#a&$(s

e0citin*

"eliable

&$"eca"e#(l &$stca"e#(l

&$"eb$"in* &$st b$"in*

&$"e#a&$(s &$st #a&$(s

&$"ee0citin* &$st e0citin*

&$"e"eliable &$st "eliable

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COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

T+$-syllable adjecties endin* in

c$ns$nant 1 y l$se y and add!ie"and -iest

b(sy %a''y

di"ty

b(sie" b(siest %a''ie" %a''iest

di"tie" di"tiest

S$&e t+$-syllable adjecties n$t endin*in 2-y3 als$ add -e" 4 -est5 e)*) na""$+.

clee". *entle. 6(iet. si&'le)

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Adjecties endin* in !e add !" 4 -st. e)*)

#ine". sa#est. la"*e"

Adjecties endin* in c$ns$nant 1 y l$se yand add !ie" 4 -iest. e)*)

l$elie". l(c7iest. '"ettie"

Adjecties endin* in a sin*le $+el 1sin*le c$ns$nant d$(ble t%e c$ns$nant.

e)*)

#itte". sadde". t%inne". +ettest. %$ttest

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVESS'ellin* "(les #$" t%e !e"4-est endin*s

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S$&e ade"bs %ae t%e sa&e #$"& as an

adjectie) T%ey add !e" 4 -est. e)*)

ea"lie". #astest. %a"de". %i*%est

Many ade"bs a"e an adjectie 1 ly) T%ey

#$"& t%e c$&'a"atie and s('e"latie +it%

&$"e 4 &$st. e)*)

&$"e easily. &$st ca"e#(lly. &$"e sl$+ly

COMPARISON OF ADVER8S

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IRRE9ULAR FORMSS$&e adjecties 4 ade"bs %ae i""e*(la"

#$"&s:

*$$d4+ell bad4badly

#a"

bette" best

+$"se +$"st

#a"t%e" #a"t%est

#("t%e" #("t%este can (se elde" 4 eldestinstead $# $lde" 4

$ldest #$" 'e$'le in t%e sa&e #a&ily)

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e (se as ; as t$ say t%at t%in*s a"e e6(al$" (ne6(al)

O(" %$(se is as bi* as y$("s)

It isn

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e n$"&ally (se t%ebe#$"e a s('e"latie)

T%e last 6(esti$n is t%e &$st di##ic(lt)

N$te t%e 'atte"n +it% $ne $#)=e is $ne $# t%e best la+ye"s)

A#te" a s('e"latie +e can (se in$" $#) e(se in+it% 'laces and *"$('s $# 'e$'le)

It

A(*(st is t%e %$ttest &$nt% $# t%e yea")

COMPARATIVE AND

SUPERLATIVE PATTERNS II

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Lessand leasta"e t%e $''$sites $# &$"e and&$st) e (se t%e& +it% b$t% l$n* and s%$"t+$"ds)

I

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%en s$&et%in* is inc"easin* all t%e ti&e +e(se a d$(ble c$&'a"atie)

T%e 6(e(e +as *ettin* l$n*e" and l$n*e")

Ee"yt%in* *ets &$"e and &$"e e0'ensiet%ese days)

e (se t+$ c$&'a"aties +it% 2t%e3 t$

e0'"ess t%at a c%an*e in $ne t%in* *$es +it%a c%an*e in an$t%e")

T%e s$$ne" +e leae. t%e s$$ne" +e

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Let

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FRUIT

FRIES

C=OCOLATE=EALT=@

EPENSIVE

SEET

TAST@

FATTENIN9

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DIFFICULT

EAS@

8EAUTIFUL

FAST

VOCA8ULAR@

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SPAINCANADA

JAMAICA

COLD

=OT

LAR9EPOPULAR

EAS@9OIN9

POPULATED

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IRONIN9

CLEANIN9

COOBIN9

8ORIN9

USEFUL

POPULAR

8AD

TIME CONSUMIN9

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8IBE

SUV

ELECTRIC CAR

C=EAP

SLO

SMALLECO-FRIENDL@

COMFORTA8LE

CONTAMINANT

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AMUSIN9

POPULAR

DAN9EROUSFUN

=EALT=@

EPENSIVE

ICE SBATIN9

AMERICAN

FOOT8ALL

FOOT8ALL

SNO8OARDIN9

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TOB@O

LA FEL9UERA

MAUI

COSMOPOLITAN

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