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Adjectives that Compare
These adjectives will tell you how two or more nouns are the same or different.
• When you are comparing two nouns you will add –er to most one syllable adjectives.
• Sometimes you will need to change the spelling of an adjective when you are adding –er or –est.
• When you are comparing three or more nouns you will add –est to most one syllable adjectives.
If the adjective ends in:
add:
Examples:
consonant + -y
change –y to an -i
-er or -est
easy • easier • easiest
consonant + -e
drop the -e
late • later • latest
consonant + vowel + consonant
double the final consonant
big • bigger • biggest
Examples:
happy
happier
happier happiest
high
higher
higher highest
happy
high
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