Woorden met twee lettergrepen (two syllables):
eindigend op: |
adjective |
comparative |
superlative |
-y |
easy |
easier |
easiest |
-ow |
narrow |
narrower |
narrowest |
-le |
humble |
humbler |
humblest |
-er |
sober |
soberer |
soberest |
-some |
awesome |
awesomer |
awesomest |
Deze bijvoeglijk naamwoorden hebben een onregelmatige vergelijkende en overtreffende vorm.
good | better | best |
bad | worse | worst |
little | less | least |
much | more | most |
far | further / farther | furthest / farthest |
Woorden met drie lettergrepen of meer (three syllables):
adjective |
comparative |
superlative |
important | more important | most important |
expensive | more expensive | most expensive |
difficult |
more difficult |
the most difficult |