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Showing posts with label Superlative. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Superlative. Show all posts

Level 4.7 Comparing More Than Two Things

Written By Heni Puspita on Thursday, March 24, 2011 | 10:48 PM

(Nile River is longer than Yangtze River).
Amazon River is the longest river.
(Africa is bigger than North America).
Asia is the biggest continent.
 (Harry Potter is more interesting than Twilight).
Lord of the Rings is the most interesting film. >> based on my opinion hehe.
(Eka Tjipta Wijaya is wealthier than Anthony Salim).
Budi Hartono is the wealthiest.
(Taxi is more comfortable than bus).
Private car is the most comfortable.
A
is
the
__________est
A
is
the
most __________



superlative adjective

  

Source:
Pictures - Edited and reuploaded by me, from various sources.
Post - My English notebook.
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Level 4.4 Comparative and Superlative Adjectives



One-syllable
adjectives

 old
wise
COMPARATIVE
older
wiser
SUPERLATIVE
the oldest
the wisest

For more one-syllable adjectives, -er and -est are added.

Two-syllable
adjectives


famous
pleasant

more famous
more pleasant

the most famous
the most pleasant

For more two-syllable adjectives, more and most are used.


busy
pretty

busier
prettier

the busiest
the prettiest

-Er and -est are used with two-syllable adjectives that end
in -y. The -y is changed to -i.


clever

gentle

friendly

cleverer
more clever
gentler
more gentle
friendlier
more friendly

the cleverest
the most clever
the gentlest
the most gentle
the friendliest
the most friendly

Some two-syllable adjectives use
either -er/-est or more/most:
able, angry, clever, common, cruel,
friendly, gentle, handsome, narrow,
pleasant, polite, quiet, simple, sour.

Adjectives
with three
or more
syllables

important

fascinating

more important

more fascinating

the most important
the most fascinating

More and most are used with long adjectives.

Irregular
adjectives

good
bad

better
worse

the best
the worst

Good and bad have irregular comparative and superlative forms.
Both farther and further are used to compare physical distances:
I walked farther/further than my friend did.
Further (but not farther) can also mean “additional”:
I need further information.

Source: 
Picture - Reuploaded by me, original picture HERE.

Fundamental of English Grammar 3rd Edition, Betty Azar (2003).
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