Comparison: comparative and superlative adjectives
I Short adjectives ( with one syllable or with two syllables ending in –y)
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Adjective Omadussõna algvõrre |
Comparative Keskvõrre |
Superlative Ülivõrre |
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old tall cheap |
older taller cheaper |
the oldest the tallest the cheapest |
Most adjectives: + -er, the –est |
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late nice |
later nicer |
the latest the nicest |
Adjectives ending in -e: + -r, the -st |
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fat big thin |
fatter bigger thinner |
the fattest the biggest the thinnest |
One vowel + one consonant: double consonant |
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happy easy |
happier easier |
the happiest the easiest |
Change –y to i |
II Longer adjectives ( with two syllables not ending in –y; adjectives with three or more syllables)
|
Adjective |
Comparative |
Superlative |
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tiring cheerful handsome intelligent practical |
more tiring more cheerful more handsome more intelligent more practical |
the most tiring the most cheerful the most handsome the most intelligent the most practical |
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Adjective |
Comparative |
Superlative |
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good bad far old |
better worse farther/ further older/ elder ( NB! “elder”about people in a family) |
the best the worst the farthest/ furthest the oldest/ eldest ( “the eldest” about people in a family) |
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