Comparison of Adjectives
1.
Positive Form
as … as
Example: AS SIMPLE AS
not as … as / not
so … as
Example: John is not as tall as Arnie.
2.
Comparative Form and Superlative Form (-er/-est)
One-syllable adjectives (clean, new, cheap)
Two-syllable adjectives
ending in -y or -er (easy, happy, pretty, dirty, clever)
Comparative Form: SIMPLER-Cleaner (than)
Superlative Form: The Cleanest
3. Comparative Form and Superlative Form (more/most)
Adjectives of
three or more syllables (and two-syllable adjectives not ending in -y/-er)
Comparative Form: More difficult (than)
Superlative Form: The Most difficult
4. Irregular adjectives
4. Irregular adjectives
good
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better
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best
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bad
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worse
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worst
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much
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more
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most
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uncountable
nouns
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many
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more
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most
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countable
nouns
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little
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less
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least
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little
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smaller
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smallest
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5. Special adjectives
Some Adjectives have two possible forms of
comparison.
Common
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commoner / more common
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commonest / most common
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likely
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likelier / more likely
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likeliest / most likely
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pleasant
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pleasanter / more pleasant
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pleasantest / most pleasant
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polite
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politer / more polite
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politest / most polite
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simple
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simpler / more simple
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simplest / most simple
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stupid
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stupider / more stupid
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stupidest / most stupid
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subtle
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subtler / more subtle
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subtlest
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sure
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surer / more sure
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surest / most sure
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6.
Difference in meaning with adjectives:
far
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farther
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farthest
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distance
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further
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furthest
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distance or
time |
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late
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later
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latest
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latter
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x
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x
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last
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old
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older
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oldest
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people and things
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elder
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eldest
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people (family)
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near
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nearer
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nearest
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distance
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x
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next
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order
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Now you can follow this link and practice:
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/adjectives_comparison_sentences.htm
