 | Our flat is smaller than theirs. (El nostre pis és més petit que el seu.) |
When ‘‘little’’ means poc, the forms are ‘‘less’’ and ‘‘least’’, e.g.:
| We have less money than they have. (Tenim menys diners que ells.) |
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Comparative |
Superlative |
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Most are regular; they add –er and -est |
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clean |
cleaner |
cleanest |
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clever |
cleverer |
cleverest |
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fast |
faster |
fastest |
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high |
higher |
highest |
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long |
longer |
longest |
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low |
lower |
lowest |
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short |
shorter |
shortest |
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tall |
taller |
tallest |
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Words ending in –e add –r and -st |
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late |
later |
latest |
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ripe |
riper |
ripest |
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safe |
safer |
safest |
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Words ending in a single vowel and a single consonant, double the consonant and add –er and –est. |
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big |
bigger |
biggest |
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hot |
hotter |
hottest |
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Words ending in –y change the y to i and add er and est |
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dirty |
dirtier |
dirtiest |
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heavy |
heavier |
heaviest |
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lucky |
luckier |
luckiest |
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A few are irregular |
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good |
better |
best |
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bad |
worse |
worst |
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ill |
worse |
worst |
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far |
farther, further |
farthest, furthest |
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less |
least |
1 When ‘‘little’’ means petit, we normally use ‘‘smaller’’ and ‘‘smallest’’, e.g.:
When ‘‘little’’ means poc, the forms are ‘‘less’’ and ‘‘least’’, e.g.:
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