The document discusses how to form the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives in English. It provides rules for making one-syllable adjectives, two-syllable adjectives ending in 'y', and irregular adjectives like 'good' and 'bad' comparative and superlative. It also discusses using 'than' after comparatives and 'in/of/the' with superlatives. Examples are given to demonstrate correct and incorrect usage.

1. ADJECTIVESADJECTIVES
Comparatives and SuperlativesComparatives and Superlatives
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2. * We make the comparative and
superlative of one-syllable adjectives
ending in e by adding rr and stst.
nice nicer nicest
strange stranger strangest
wide wider widest

3. * We make the comparative and
superlative of other one-syllable
adjectives by adding erer and estest.
fast faster fastest
short shorter shortest
cold colder coldest

4.  We need to double the last letterdouble the last letter of
adjectives that end in one vowel + one
consonant, then add erer and estest.
hot hotter hottest
big bigger biggest
fat fatter fattest
thin thinner thinnest

5.  We make the comparative and superlative
of two-syllable adjectives ending in y by
changing y to ii and adding erer and estest.
happy happier happiest
funny funnier funniest
crazy crazier craziest
lazy lazier laziest

6.  To make the comparative and
superlative of these adjectives we add
moremore and the mostthe most before the adjective.
boring more boring the most boring
beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful
colourful more colourful the most colourful

7.  good better the best
 bad worse the worst
 little less the least
 far farther the farthest
further the furthest
 much more the most
 many more the most

8.  We use thanthan after comparative adjectives.
“Russia is bigger thanthan China.”
 After superlatives, we normally use inin before
the names of places.
“Everest is the highest mountain inin the world.”

9.  After superlatives, we also use in before
singular words for groups of people.
“My brother is the youngest player in the
orchestra.”
 In most cases we use of after superlatives.
“This is the shortest day of the year.”

10. Correct the mistakes.
 My sister is intelligenter than my brother.
 The cheetah is the animal fastest in the world.
 Friday is the busyiest day of the week.
 These trainers are much cheapper than those ones.
 Frank works harder that most people.
 Norway is coldest than Spain.
 I’m gooder at English than you.
 Today has been the hotest day of the year.
 These are ugliest sandals in the shop.
 This is the most bad CD I’ve ever listened.
 English is more easier than Japanese.
 It’s the worse book I’ve ever read.
 You’re the funnier person I know.