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Superlative/Comparative
Teacher: Ana Carolina Pimenta
Divide between two middle consonants.
HAP/ PEN BAS/ KET LET/TER SUP/PER DIN/NER,
The only exceptions are the consonant digraphs. Never split up consonant digraphs as they really represent only one sound. The exceptions are "th", "sh", "ph", "ch", and "wh".
When there is only one syllable, you usually divide in front of it, as in:
O/PEN I/TEM E/ VIL RE/PORT
The only exceptions are those times when the first syllable has an obvious short sound, as in "cab/in".
Divide off any compound words, prefixes, suffixes and roots which have vowel sounds.
Split off the parts of compound words like "sports/car" and "house/boat".
Divide off prefixes such as "un/happy", "pre/paid", or "re/write".
Also divide off suffixes as in the words "farm/er", "teach/er", "hope/less" and "care/ful". In the word "stop/ping", the suffix is actually "-ping" because this word follows the rule that when you add "-ing" to a word with one syllable, you double the last consonant and add the "-ing".
TALL
SAD
FAT
BIG
ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
Add -er for the comparative. If the adjective has a consonant + single vowel + consonant spelling, the final consonant must be doubled before adding the ending.
FAST
WRONG
HAPPY
SIMPLE
PEACEFUL
Adjectives with two syllables can form the comparative either by adding -er or by preceding the adjective with more. If you are not sure whether a two-syllable adjective can take a comparative ending, play it safe and use more and most instead. For adjectives ending in y, change the y to an i before adding the ending.
CAREFUL
BUSY
TILTED
TANGLED
FEMININE
IMPORTANT
Adjectives with three or more syllables form the comparative by putting more in front of the adjective
DANGEROUS
MASCULINE
EXPENSIVE
GOOD
MUCH
These very common adjectives have completely irregular comparative forms.
BAD
FAR
LITTLE
more important than
nicer than
bigger than
more efficient
better than
easier than
worse than
hotter
further than