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Adjective Syllable Positive Comparative Superlative

The document lists common adjectives in English and their comparative and superlative forms. For adjectives of one or two syllables, it shows the suffixes "-er" and "-est" are usually used to form the comparative and superlative. For adjectives of more than two syllables, "more" and "most" are usually used instead of suffixes. It also notes some adjectives like "good", "bad", "little", "many", and "much" have irregular comparative and superlative forms.

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Adjective Syllable Positive Comparative Superlative

The document lists common adjectives in English and their comparative and superlative forms. For adjectives of one or two syllables, it shows the suffixes "-er" and "-est" are usually used to form the comparative and superlative. For adjectives of more than two syllables, "more" and "most" are usually used instead of suffixes. It also notes some adjectives like "good", "bad", "little", "many", and "much" have irregular comparative and superlative forms.

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Adjective

Positive Comparative Superlative


Syllable
( ___er than ) ( the ___est )

Single Syllable big bigger than the biggest


brave braver than the bravest
bright brighter than the brightest
clean cleaner than the cleanest
cheap cheaper than the cheapest
cold colder than the coldest
dark darker than the darkest
deep deeper than the deepest
fat fatter than the fattest
high higher than the highest
hot hotter than the hottest
large larger than the largest
light lighter than the lightest
low lower than the lowest
near nearer than the nearest
old older than the oldest
poor poorer than the poorest
quick quicker than the quickest
( ___ ier than ) ( the ___ iest )
Two Syllables pretty prettier than the prettiest
ugly uglier than the ugliest
healthy healthier than the healthiest
heavy heavier than the heaviest
easy easier than the easiest
busy busier than the busiest
dirty dirtier than the dirtiest
funny funnier than the funniest
happy happier than the happiest
lucky luckier than the luckiest
merry merrier than the merriest
naughty naughtier than the naughtiest
noisy noisier than the noisiest
tiny tinier than the tiniest
( more ___ than ) ( the most ___ )
Two or more attractive
syllables beautiful
careful
careless
cautious
cheerful
comfortable
difficult
expensive
enjoyable
foolish
generous
graceful
hard-working
handsome
helpful
intelligent
mischievous
talkative
useful
useless
valuable
wonderful
( ___ than ) ( the ___ )
bad worse than the worst
good better than the best
little less than the least
Irregular more than the most
many
Comparisons more than the most
much
farther than the farthest
far
further than the furthest
far

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