Adding -er/-est
We make the comparative or superlative forms of short adjectives by adding -er or -est, for example: hard, harder, hardest
Spelling Rule
Just add -er or -est to the end of the adjective, for example:
- quick, quicker, quickest
- great, greater, greatest
- full, fuller, fullest
Exceptions
(note: C=consonant; V=vowel)
| If adj. ends in | do this | and add | Examples |
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| C + y | change y to i | er est |
happy happier happiest |
| C + e | remove e | late later latest |
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| C + V + C | double last letter | hot hotter hottest |
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| Note: adjectives ending in -l are regular, except: cruel, crueller, cruellest |
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