## Comparisons

Joe is small.

Joe is sma​ller than Jack.

Averell is the tallest, while Joe is the smallest.

To compare people, animals and things, we use comparisons. There are multiple ways to create a comparison in a sentence, depending on the length of the word:

For words with less than 2 syllables (lettergrepen), a comparison is made by adding - er/-est. An example:

- My sister is tall.
- But my brother is taller than my sister.
- But the tallest in the family, is my father.

--> 'Tall' is a word with only one syllable. If you want to stress that someone/someting is even more tall; simpy add '-er' to the word (sentence 2). If you want to stress that someone/something is even more tall and noone or nothing can beat this: add '-est' (sentence 3).

If a word with one syllable ends with '-e', just add '-r' or '-st', without an 'e':

- I am nice.
- My sister is nicer
- But the nicest, is my mom.

If a word ends with a vowel and a consonant (klinker & medeklinker), the consonant doubles:

- That car is big
- Peter's bus is bigger
- But Joe has the biggest car.

If a word ends with 'y', the 'y' changes into 'ie' + '-r'/ '-est':

- She's happy
- her friend is even happier
- But the happiest person is me