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Azar 9 3 comparative and superlative adverbs and adjectives
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- 2. For most one-syllableadjectives, -er and –est are added. old older the oldest wise wiser the wisest ONE-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
- 3. For most two-syllableadjectives, -more and –most are added. famous more famous the most famous pleasant more pleasant the most pleasant TWO-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
- 4. Some two-syllable adjectivesuse either er/est or more/most: clever cleverer OR more clever cleverest OR the most clever gentle gentler OR more gentle gentlest OR the most gentle friendly friendlier OR more friendly friendliest OR the most friendly TWO-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
- 5. Some two-syllable adjectivesuse either er/est or more/most: able angry clever common cruel friendly gentle handsome narrow pleasant polite quiet simple sour TWO-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
- 6. -er and –estare used with two-syllable adjectives that end in –y. The –y is changed to –i. busy busier the busiest pretty prettier the prettiest TWO-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
- 7. more and mostare used with long adjectives important more important the most important fascinating more fascinating the most fascinating ADJECTIVES WITHTHREE MORE SYLLABLES
- 8. Good and badhave irregular comparative and superlative forms. good better best bad worse worst IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
- 9. More and mostare used with adverbs that end in ly. carefully more carefully the most carefully slowly more slowly the most slowly -LYADVERBS
- 10. The –er and–est forms are used with one- syllable verbs. fast faster the fastest hard harder hardest ONE-SYLLABLE ADVERBS
- 11. well better thebest badly worse the worst far farther OR further the farthest OR the furthest IRREGULAR ADVERBS