Question

adjectives have special forms to compare two or more nouns.
add er or more to compare two nouns.
add est or most to compare more than two nouns.
usually er or est is added to one - syllable adjectives. most adjectives with two or more syllables use more or most before the adjective.

adjectives	comparing 2 (comparative degree)	comparing 3 or more (superlative degree)
tall	taller	tallest
white	whiter	whitest
two or more syllables
difficult	more difficult	most difficult
important	more important	most important

exercise 13 - fill in the missing form of each adjective.

	adjective	comparative	superlative
2.	big	________________	________________
3.	careful	________________	________________
4.	old	________________	________________
5.	boring	________________	________________
6.	strong	________________	________________
7.	witty	________________	________________
8.	weak	________________	________________
9.	thin	________________	________________

Explanation:

1. slow

Step1: Identify syllables and rule

"slow" is one - syllable. For one - syllable adjectives, add "er" for comparative and "est" for superlative.

Step2: Form comparative

Add "er" to "slow" → "slower".

Step3: Form superlative

Add "est" to "slow" → "slowest".

Step1: Identify syllables and rule

"big" is one - syllable. Also, it has a short vowel and ends with a single consonant, so we double the last consonant before adding "er" or "est".

Step2: Form comparative

Double "g" and add "er" → "bigger".

Step3: Form superlative

Double "g" and add "est" → "biggest".

Step1: Identify syllables and rule

"careful" has two syllables. For adjectives with two or more syllables, use "more" for comparative and "most" for superlative.

Step2: Form comparative

Add "more" before "careful" → "more careful".

Step3: Form superlative

Add "most" before "careful" → "most careful".

Answer:

Comparative: slower; Superlative: slowest

2. big