В пособии рассматриваются основные моменты английской грамматики: части речи имя существительное, имя прилагательное и наречие; видо-временные формы глагола; модальные глаголы; неличные формы глагола

9. Comparison of adjectives

A. There are three degrees of comparison:
Positive Comparative Superlative
dark darker darkest
useful more useful most useful


B. Form
1. One-syllable adjectives form their comparative and superlative by adding
er and est to the positive form: light lighter lightest
Adjectives ending in e add r and st:
brave braver bravest
Adjectives with one vowel followed by one consonant double the final
consonant:
fat fatter fattest
2. Adjectives of three or more syllables form their comparative and
superlative by putting more and most before the positive:
interesting more interesting most interesting
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
3. Adjectives of two syllables follow one or other of the above rules. Those
ending in ful or re usually take more and most:
doubtful more doubtful most doubtful
obscure more obscure most obscure
Those ending in er, y or ly usually add er, est:
clever cleverer cleverest
pretty prettier prettiest ( note that the y becomes i)
silly sillier silliest
4. With a few two-syllable adjectives, both kinds of comparative and
superlative are possible. These are: common, handsome, polite, quiet,
wicked, pleasant, cruel, stupid, tired, and words ending in -ow and -le.
common commoner/more common commonest/most common
gentle gentler/more gentle gentlest/most gentle
hollow hollower/more hollow hollowest/most hollow
5. Irregular comparison:
bad worse worst
far farther farthest (of distance only)
further furthest (used more widely)
good better best
little less least
many/much more most
old elder eldest (of people only)
older oldest (of people and things)