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What is the comparative and superlative of some?
Many, some, or much become more in the comparative and most in the superlative. Some common irregular adverbs are well, better, best and badly, worse, worst.
What are some comparative words?
One syllable adjectives
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| tall | taller | tallest |
| fat | fatter | fattest |
| big | bigger | biggest |
| sad | sadder | saddest |
What is the comparative form of few?
fewer
Less is the comparative form of little and fewer is the comparative form of few.
What is good comparative form?
Both good and well change to better and best in their comparative and superlative forms. Use the comparative form – better – when comparing two items. Use the superlative form – best – when comparing three or more items.
What is the comparative of dirty?
Comparative. dirtier. Superlative. dirtiest. The comparative form of dirty; more dirty.
What is a comparative for easy?
Comparative. easier. Superlative. easiest. The superlative form of easy; most easy.
What are mathematical comparative words?
In math, to compare means to examine the differences between numbers, quantities or values to decide if it is greater than, smaller than or equal to another quantity. Here, for instance, we are comparing numbers.
What is the comparative of beautiful?
Adjectives with more than two syllables can only make their comparative by using ‘more’ and their superlative by using ‘most’. beautiful → more beautiful / most beautiful.
How do you use comparative forms in English?
In English, we make comparative forms by adding –er and –est to the positive form. Examples are given below: In some cases, we use more and most before the adjective in the positive degree. There are also a few comparative adjectives ending in –or. All of these words were borrowed from Latin.
Which is an example of a single word comparative?
Single Word Comparatives: The adjectives and adverbs that do not require the word ‘more’ or ‘less’ before them and add ‘er’ or ‘ier’ with them are the single word comparatives.
How is the comparative form of an adjective formed?
Often, the comparative form of an adjective or adverb can be formed by adding the suffix -er or by placing more (or less) before. However, it is a little more complicated than just adding -er or using more. There is more on this to come. Read more about forming the comparatives and superlatives of adjectives.
When to use an adjective and an adverb to make a comparison?
Adjective and Adverb Comparative Structures Adjectives and adverbs can be used to make comparisons. The comparative form is used to compare two people, ideas, or things. The superlative form with the word “the” is used to compare three or more.