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Monosyllabic

adjectives
Positive, comparative and
superlative.

Grammatical constructions used for comparing


adjectives
There are three forms of comparison:
positive
comparative
superlative

Word endings change if -er or -est are added

according to the rules already known by the verbs


adding -ed in the past tense:

El comparativo se usa en ingls para comparar diferencias entre


los dos objetos a los que modifica. Se emplea en oraciones
donde comparamos dos nombres, de la manera siguiente:

Nombre (sujeto) + verbo + adjetivo en grado comparativo


+than+ nombre (objeto).

El superlativo se emplea para describir un objeto que se

encuentra en el extremo superior o inferior de una cualidad. Se


utiliza en oraciones en las que comparamos un sujeto con un
grupo de objetos, como aqu:
Nombre (sujeto) + verbo + the + adjetivo en grado
superlativo + nombre (objeto).

1. Comparison with -er/-est


Example: clean cleaner (the) cleanest
We use -er/-est with the following adjectives:
1.1. Adjectives with one syllable
positive
clean
new
cheap

comparative
superlative
cleaner
cleanest
newer
newest
cheaper
cheapest

1.2. Adjectives with two syllables and the following endings:


1.2.1. Adjectives with two syllables, ending in -y
positive comparative superlative
dirty dirtier dirtiest
easy easier easiest
happy happier happiest
pretty prettier prettiest

1.2.2. Adjectives with two syllables, ending in -er


positive comparative superlative
clever cleverer cleverest

1.2.3. Adjectives with two syllables, ending in -le


positive comparative
superlative
simple simpler
simplest

1.2.4. Adjectives with two syllables, ending in -ow


positive comparative
superlative
narrow narrower
narrowest

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

positive comparative superlative comment


large largerlargest 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)

COMPARATIVOS Y SUPERLATIVOS IRREGULARES


Algunos adjetivos muy corrientes tienen formas irregulares
en los grados comparativo y superlativo.
positive
comparative
good
better
bad
worse
little
less
much
more
far
further / farther

superlative
best
worst
least
most
furthest / farthest

Rules
Word endings change if -er or -est are added
according to the rules already known by the
verbs adding -ed in the past tense:
Ending

Change

Example

-y

-ier/ -iest

happier/happiest

gg, nn,tt

bigger/biggest
thinner/thinnest
hot/hotter/hottest

-/er, -/est

riper/ripest

-rer/-rest

nearer/nearest

-nger/-ngest

stronger/strongest
longer/longest

-ler/-lest

simpler/simplest

last consonant of
monosyllabic
adjectives is doubled
after short vowels
final mute -e
disappears
An -r that is
inaudible in the
positive sounds in
the comparative and
superlative
The sound [g] is
added after
Syllabic -le becomes
non-syllabic

Exceptions
but not if the -y
follows a vowel:
grey- greyer-greyest
but not if the
adjective ends in a
double vowel: thick thicker, thickest

Irregular adjective forms:


positive
good
well
bad
ill
evil
far

comparative
better
better
worse
worse
worse
farther

superlative
best
best
worst
worst
worst
farthest

further

furthest

near

nearer

nearest

next

annotations
quality
health
quality
health
wickedness
distance
figurative use and
ranking
distance
figurative use and
ranking

much
many

more

most

much - uncountable
things
many - countables
things

little

less
(lesser - out of two)

least

size

late

smaller
later

smallest
latest

latter

last

old

older

oldest

height
time
figurative use and
ranking
time

elder

eldest

family members

Monosyllabic words list


FOUR LETTERS HAVING ONE SYLLABLE
raid

dumb

Moon

slew

life

base

head

plot

high

soul

fear

love

week

head

rage

base

door

drop

yard

heat

pole

cord

vile

path

step

sack

soul

week

high

fear

Monosyllabic words list


FIVE LETTERS HAVING ONE SYLLABLE
sword

steel

sweep

tongue

wrong

spoke

cause

worse

crown

blame

mourn

scene

break

dumb

faith

count

glove

steep

knees

snake

pause

month

bomb

month

SIX LETTERS HAVING ONE SYLLABLE


cheeks

yelled

rhythm

school

tongue

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