Adjectives with More and Most
Your goal:
- Identify, understand and use adjectives with more and most.
Adjectives with “more” and “most” are used to indicate the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives, respectively. They are employed when comparing two or more things, showing degrees of qualities, sizes, or characteristics.
Comparative Adjectives (using “more”):
- Usage: Comparative adjectives are used when comparing two things or people, indicating a higher degree of a particular quality in one compared to the other.
- Formation: For most adjectives with two or more syllables (like “beautiful” or “interesting”) and for adjectives ending in “-ly” (like “carefully”), “more” is added before the adjective to form the comparative.
- Examples:
- “She is more beautiful than her sister.”
- “He speaks more carefully than I do.”
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Superlative Adjectives (using “most”):
- Usage: Superlative adjectives are used when comparing three or more things or people, indicating the highest degree of a particular quality.
- Formation: For most adjectives with two or more syllables and for adjectives ending in “-ly,” “most” is added before the adjective to form the superlative.
- Examples:
- “She is the most beautiful girl in the class.”
- “He speaks the most carefully out of all his colleagues.”
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Exceptions:
- Irregular Adjectives: Some adjectives have irregular comparative and superlative forms, such as “good,” “bad,” “little,” and “much.”
- Examples:
- “Good” (comparative: “better,” superlative: “best”)
- “Bad” (comparative: “worse,” superlative: “worst”)
- “Little” (comparative: “less,” superlative: “least”)
- “Much” (comparative: “more,” superlative: “most”)
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Importance:
Understanding the use of “more” and “most” with adjectives helps in describing degrees of comparison and expressing the superiority of qualities among different things or people. Correctly using comparative and superlative forms allows for clearer and more nuanced descriptions in speech and writing.