Only one syllable, ending in E. Examples: wide, fine, cute
Comparative
Add -r: wider, finer, cuter
Superlative
Add -st: widest, finest, cutest
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Only one syllable, with one vowel and one consonant at the end. Examples: hot, big, fat
Only one syllable, with one vowel and one consonant at the end. Examples: hot, big, fat
Comparative
Double the consonant, and add -er: hotter, bigger, fatter
Superlative
Double the consonant, and add -est: hottest, biggest, fattest
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Only one syllable, with more than one vowel or more than one consonant at the end. Examples: light, neat, fast
Comparative
Add -er: lighter, neater, faster
Superlative
Add -est: lightest, neatest, fastest
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Two syllables, ending in Y. Examples: happy, silly, lonely
Comparative
Change y to i, then add -er: happier, sillier, lonelier
Superlative
Change y to i, then add -est: happiest, silliest, loneliest
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Two syllables or more, not ending in Y. Examples: modern, interesting, beautiful
Comparative
Use “more” before the adjective: more modern, more interesting, more beautiful
Superlative
Use “most” before the adjective: most modern, most interesting, most beautiful