Basics of English Grammar Comparative forms of adjectives

Where you are: ContentsNounAdjectiveSyllableComparativesSuperlativesComparisonPractice Help Dictionary Back List of adjectives hotbigthin nicepleasantyoung shortintelligentlovely kindhappyattractive excitingprettyunhappy goodannoyedcareless badtastyperfect tiredupsetterrible ugly

What is an adjective? Adjective is a word which describes a noun fast big expensive car adjectivesnoun Where you are: ContentsNounAdjectiveSyllableComparativesSuperlativesComparisonPractice Help Dictionary Back

What is a syllable? Syllable is a part of a word containing vowel sound read read 1 st syllable Where you are: ContentsNounAdjectiveSyllableComparativesSuperlativesComparisonPractice Help Dictionary Back

Syllables – examples 1. One-syllable adjectives 2. Two-syllable adjectives 3. Three-syllable adjectives fastbigcheaplong hap im pycrazydir ty portantwonderful Where you are: ContentsNounAdjectiveSyllableComparativesSuperlativesComparisonPractice Help Dictionary Back

What is a “comparative form”? Comaprative form expresses the idea of ‘more’ fast-er My car is fast. But his car is faster. Where you are: ContentsNounAdjectiveSyllableComparativesSuperlativesComparisonPractice Help Dictionary Back

good modern “Comparative form”? How is a ‘comparative’ form built? longer one syllable adjectives two syllable adjectives ending in -ly funn other two and three syllable adjectives irregular adjectives for example ‘good’  Where you are: ContentsNounAdjectiveSyllableComparativesSuperlativesComparisonPractice Help Dictionary Back yier modernmore better

What is a “superlative form”? Comaprative form expresses the idea of ‘most’ fast-est My car is fast. Your car is fast. But his car is the fastest. Where you are: ContentsNounAdjectiveSyllableComparativesSuperlativesComparisonPractice Help Dictionary Back

Summary comparison longer iestfunn modernmore better long funny modern good comparative Where you are: ContentsNounAdjectiveSyllableComparativesSuperlativesComparisonPractice Help Dictionary Back

Change of ‘y’ into ‘i’ Where you are: ContentsNounAdjectiveSyllableComparativesSuperlativesComparisonPractice Help Dictionary Back funny+er y  iy  iy  iy  i funn +ier funnier We want the comparative form of the adjective ‘funny’