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    The document discusses rules for forming comparative and superlative adjectives in English. It explains how to add '-er' and '-est' for one-syllable adjectives and use 'more' and 'most' for two-syllable or more adjectives, with some exceptions for irregular adjectives.

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    The document discusses rules for forming comparative and superlative adjectives in English. It explains how to add '-er' and '-est' for one-syllable adjectives and use 'more' and 'most' for two-syllable or more adjectives, with some exceptions for irregular adjectives.

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    Homer is taller than Bob.

    (Comparative)
    Marge is the tallest person in the garden. (Superlative)

    Rules comparative and superlative:

     one syllable adjective, ‘er’ is added at the end to


    make it comparative and ‘est’ is added at the end to
    make it superlative.
    Example: Old — older — oldest.
    Long - longer –longest.
     one syllable adjective, if the word ends with ‘e’
    then only ‘r will be added for comparative and ‘st’ for
    the superlative form.

    Example: Wise-wiser-wisest.

     one syllable adjective, which ends with a single


    consonant and a vowel comes before that, ‘er’ is
    usually added after double the consonant. ‘Est’ is
    added in the superlative form after double the
    consonant.
    Example: Big — bigger — biggest.

    • For two syllable adjectives, ‘more’ is used for the


    comparative form and ‘most’ is used in the superlative
    form.
    Example: Pleasant — more pleasant — most pleasant.
     two syllable adjectives, if the word ends with ‘y’,
    then it should be changed as ‘i’ and then ‘er’ is added
    for comparative form and ‘est’ is added in the
    superlative form.
    Example: Happy - happier - happiest.
     two syllable adjectives, if the words end with ‘er’,
    ‘ow’ or ‘le’, then ‘er’ or ‘r’ are added for the comparative
    form and ‘est’ or ‘st’ are included in the superlative
    form.
    Example: Gentle - gentler - gentlest.

     Adjectives with three or more syllables, ‘more’ is


    used for comparative form and ‘most’ is used in the
    superlative form.
    Example: Important - more important - most important.

    irregular adjectives.

    Examples:
     Good - better - best.
     Many - more - most.

     Simple — more simple — most simple.
     Quiet — quieter — quietest.

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