Comparison of Adjectives

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(Regular comparison) (Irregular comparison)

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/ (One / two syllable adjectives) (Two / three or more syllable adjectives)

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(positive) (comparative) (THAN) (superlative) (OF ALL OF THEM, IN THE , IVE EVER SEEN .)
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 (-er, -y, -ant, -ow)

OLD NICE HOT
CLEVER PLEASANT *PRETTY 5 NARROW

OLDER NICER HOTTER

CLEVERER PLEASANTER PRETTIER 4/2/2013 NARROWER

THE OLDEST THE NICEST THE HOTTEST

THE CLEVEREST
THE PLEASANTEST

THE PRETTIEST
THE NARROWEST


comfortable
popular more (less) comfortable more (less) popular more (less) interesting the most (the least) comfortable the most (the least) popular the most (the least) interesting

interesting

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Examples

February is (short) _______ than January. February is ___________ month in a year. Betty is (charming) ___________ than Lydia. Annette is _____________ girl Ive ever met. A chair is (comfortable) _____________ than an armchair. This is (interesting) _______________ book Ive ever read.
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Irregular Comparison
good bad, ill, evil little much/many far *old
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better worse less more

the best the worst the least the most

farther/ the farthest/ further the furthest *elder / older *the eldest / the oldest 4/2/2013

near

nearer
later latter

the nearest the next the latest the last

late

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NOTE! farther/the farthest are preferred for distance. e.g. Your house is farther than mine. The farthest house is three miles away. *For further information call no. 3321478.
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elder / the eldest are used attributively, i.e. before a noun and generally for family relationships. e.g. My elder brother has just passed his exams. Jim is my eldest brother. BUT! Jim is seven years older than I am. My father is the oldest in our family.
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the nearest > The nearest post office is in the town centre. the next > Take the next turning to the right.

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Later > They will certainly come on a later train. Latter > ; Of these two men the former is dead, but the latter is still alive. the latest > His latest film is a real block buster. the last > The last film of Marilyn Monroe was The Misfit.
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Little-less-the least: Few-fewer-the fewest:

Maggie is much older, so she needs LESS sleep than her sister. I got THE LEAST sleep the day before I had to turn in an essay. There are FEWER girls in the class this year than last. I noticed there were THE FEWEST passers-by early in the morning.
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AS + POSITIVE + AS This dress is as expensive as the red one. His eyes are as blue as the sky. Jim is as tall as his father.

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NOT SO + POSITIVE + AS Daniel is not so fast as Ben. Lillian is not so charming as Kate. The weather was not so nice and warm as we expected.

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Well-known comparisons
sly as a fox thin as a rail deep as the ocean proud as a peacock busy as a bee

black as a coal white as snow blind as a bat pretty as a picture

sharp as a razor
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good as gold

cold as ice

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Participles as Adjectives INTERESTING or INTERESTED?

INTERESTING The book is full of information. It is INTERESTING. BORING, EXCITING, AMUSING, etc. BUT! Mike is very INTERESTED in UFOs. BORED, EXCITED, AMUSED, etc.
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Sheila is interested in music. She is such an interesting girl.

David was amused by Jakes jokes. Jake is an amusing person.

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