1. COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS * ADJECTIVES and ADVERBS are words that modify other words. * The COMPARATIVE form of an adjective or adverb compares two things . * The SUPERLATIVE form of an adjective or adverb compares three or more things .

6. Use most before the adjective : most modern , most interesting , most beautiful Use more before the adjective : more modern , more interesting , more beautiful Two syllables or more, not ending in Y. Examples: modern, interesting, beautiful , Add -est: yellow est , simpl est Add -er: yellow er , simple r Two syllable word ending a vowel sound that is not stressed. Examples: yellow, simple Change y to i, then add -est: happ iest , sill iest , lonel iest , joll iest Change y to i, then add -er: happ ier , sill ier , lonel ier , joll ier Two syllables, ending in -Y. Examples: happy, silly, lonely, jolly Double the consonant, and add -est: hot test , big gest , fat test , sad dest Double the consonant, and add -er: hot ter , big ger , fat ter , sad der Only one syllable, with one vowel and one consonant at the end. Examples: hot, big, fat, sad Add -st: wide st , fine st , cute st Add -r: wide r , fine r , cute r Only one syllable, ending in E. Examples: wide, fine, cute Add -est: light est , neat est , fast est , tall est , neat est , deep est Add -er: light er , neat er , fast er , tall er , neat er , deep er Only one syllable, with more than one vowel or more than one consonant at the end. Examples: light, neat, fast, tall, neat, deep SUPERLATIVE COMPARATIVE Adjective form