COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
SPELLING RULES
FOR THE -ER SUFFIX:
The general rule is to add -er to
the adjective in the positive form,
but there are some rules we have
to follow:
1- When the adjective ends in -e
we only add *r”:
Ex: nice + nicer
IRREGULAR
COMPARATIVES:
To form the comparati
superiority we have to foll
these rules:
ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE:
We add -er to the adjective. |
Ex: She is taller than me. }
This car is faster than his. |
TWO SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES: |
We also add -er when the |
adjective has two syllables and |
ends in: \
-er-clever > cleverer |
-y ~ happy + happier 1
-le - gentle +gentler |
-ow = narrow narrower |
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Good + BETTER
Bad > WORSE
Far > FARTHER / FURTHER
The second term —_ of
comparison is introduced by
“than”
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2- With one syllable adjectives |
ending in only one consonant |
and preceded the final |
consonant by only one vowel,
we double the final consonant:
big > bigger
hot + hotter
Remember that we say:
He is shorter than me BUT
For the rest of two syllable | | He is shorter than I am.
adjectives and adjectives of
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Her car is much more
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happy > happier
heavy + heavier
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