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Adjectives with one syllable




clean cleaner cleanest
new newer newest
cheap cheaper cheapest

2) adjectives with two syllables and the following endings:

Adjectives with two syllables, ending in -y

dirty dirtier dirtiest
easy easier easiest
happy happier happiest
pretty prettier prettiest

Adjectives with two syllables, ending in -er

clever cleverer cleverest

Adjectives with two syllables, ending in -le

simple simpler simplest

Adjectives with two syllables, ending in -ow

narrow narrower narrowest

 

Spelling of the adjectives using the endings -er/-est

large larger largest leave out the silent -e
big bigger biggest Double the consonant after short vowel
sad sadder saddest
dirty dirtier dirtiest Change -y to -i (consonant before -y)
shy shyer shyest Here -y is not changed to -i. (although consonant before -y)

 

B - Comparison with more - most

difficult - more difficult - (the) most difficult

all adjectives with more than one syllable (except some adjectives with two syllables - see
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C - Irregular adjectives

good better best  
bad worse worst  
much more most uncountable nouns
many more most countable nouns
little less least  
little smaller smallest  

 

D - Special adjectives

Some ajdectives have two possible forms of comparison.

common commoner / more common commonest / most common
likely likelier / more likely likeliest / most likely
pleasant pleasanter / more pleasant pleasantest / most pleasant
polite politer / more polite politest / most polite
simple simpler / more simple simplest / most simple
stupid stupider / more stupid stupidest / most stupid
subtle subtler / more subtle subtlest / most subtle
sure surer / more sure surest / most sure

 

Difference in meaning with adjectives:

far farther farthest distance
further furthest distance or time
late later latest  
latter x  
x last  
old older oldest people and things
elder eldest people (family)
near nearer nearest distance
x next order

 

Fill in the missing words into the gaps. Mind the first two words in each task.
 
1) strong - stronger; good -
2) coldest - colder; happiest -
3) nice - nicer; bad -
4) angry - angrier; much -
5) more boring - boring; sunnier -
6) more interesting - most interesting; worse -
7) hard - hardest; new -
8) most expensive - expensive; cleanest -
9) fast - fastest; old -
10) shortest - short; most difficult -

 

Adverbs tell us in what way someone does something. Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs.

Adjectives tell us something about a person or a thing. Adjectives can modify nouns or pronouns.

Adjective Adverb
Mandy is a careful girl. Mandy drives carefully.
Mandy is very careful.  

Mandy is a careful driver. This sentence is about Mandy, the driver, so use the adjective.

Mandy drives carefully. This sentence is about her way of driving, so use the adverb.

Form

Adjective + -ly

Adjective Adverb
dangerous dangerously
careful carefully
nice nicely
easy easily
horrible horribly
electronic electronically
irregular forms
good well
fast fast
hard hard

If the adjective ends in -le, the adverb ends in -ly.
Example: terrib le - terrib ly

If the adjective ends in -e, then add -ly.
Example: saf e - saf ely

Tip: Not all words ending in -ly are adverbs.

adjectives ending in -ly: friendly, silly, lonely, ugly
nouns, ending in -ly: ally, bully, Italy, melancholy
verbs, ending in -ly: apply, rely, supply

There is no adverb for an adjective ending in -ly.

Types of adverbs

1) Adverbs of manner
quickly

kindly

2) Adverbs of degree
very

rather

3) Adverbs of frequency
often

sometimes

4) Adverbs of time
now
today

5) Adverbs of place
here
nowhere

Rewrite each sentence with the adverb of frequency (in brackets) in its correct position. Example: I play tennis on Sundays. (often). Answer: I often play tennis on Sundays.
 
1) Have you been to London? (ever)
2) Peter doesn't get up before seven. (usually)
3) Our friends must write tests. (often)
4) They go swimming in the lake. (sometimes)
5) The weather is bad in November. (always)
6) Peggy and Frank are late. (usually)
7) I have met him before. (never)
8) John watches TV. (seldom)
9) I was in contact with my sister. (often)
10) She will love him. (always)
 

 

 





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