Comparative Superlative Rule Base Comparative than The Superlative
Comparative & Superlative
Rule Base Comparative + than The + Superlative 1 syllable: -er / -est e. g. great Base + er e. g. greater than … Base + est e. g. the greatest Mind spelling for words ending in 1 vowel + consonant combination e. g. fatter than e. g. the fattest Most + stam e. g. Just e. g. right e. g. real e. g. wrong More + stam e. g. More just than e. g more right than e. g. more real than e. g. more wrong than More + stam e. g. More recent than most + stam e. g. The most recent 1 syllable exceptions : more / most 2 syllables – stress e. g. recent on first: more/ most e. g. The Most just e. g The most right e. g. The most real e. g. The most wrong
Rule Base Comparative + than The + Superlative 2 syllables – exceptions: more/most OR –er / -est e. g. simple e. g. quiet e. g. clever e. g. friendly e. g. gentle More + stam Stam + er Most + stam + est e. g. more simple than /simpler than e. g. the most simple /The simplest 2 syllables exceptions Eindigt woord op: - y (e. g. funny) - ow (e. g. narrow) - le (e. g. gentle) - er (e. g. clever) Stam + er e. g. funnier stam + est e. g. funniest More + stam most + stam 3 or more syllables : e. g. ridiculous more / most
Regel Stam Vergrotend + than The + overtreffend Eigen vorm Good /well Better Best Ill /bad Worse Worst Little Less Least Much/many More most Farther (afstand) Farthest Far Further (verder, daarnaast) Furthest Old older/elder Oldest/eldest
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