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10/2/2023

COMPARATIVE & SUPERLATIVE
OF ADJ & ADV

#1 SHORT ADJ/ ADV: –ER and –EST

• ONE – SYLLABLE ADJ/ADV in consonant + vowel + consonant

double the last consonant and add –ER and –EST
big bigger biggest

hot hotter hottest

wet wetter wettest

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COMPARATIVE & SUPERLATIVE
OF ADJ & ADV

#1 SHORT ADJ/ ADV: –ER and –EST

• TWO-SYLLABLE ADJ/ ADV ending in –Y

remove –Y and add –IER for comparatives, and –IEST for superlatives

happy happier happiest

crazy crazier craziest
early earlier earliest

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