Ocean animals
ADJECTIVES - Comparison
Part B
In English,there are two ways of making comparisons with adjectives.
Short adjectives of one syllable add "er" and "est".
| old | older | oldest |
| young | younger | youngest |
| small | smaller | smallest |
| cold | colder | coldest |
| warm | warmer | warmest |
Longer adjectives use the words "more" and "most".
| beautiful | more beautiful | most beautiful |
| dangerous | more dangerous | most dangerous |
SPELLING of some adjective forms.
Short adjectives that end in a consonant.
| red | redder | reddest |
| hot | hotter | hottest |
| wet | wetter | wettest |
| dim | dimmer | dimmest |
Short adjectives that end in "y".
| dry | drier | driest |