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Two vowels or two consonants together – the last letter is not doubled.
e.g. clear clearer than the clearest
dark darker than the darkest Superlatives
are used
Words that end with a y – drop the y and change it to ie. for comparing one
e.g. sticky stickier than the stickiest person or thing with
ugly uglier than the ugliest
every other member
Words that end with an e –drop the e and add –er and –est. of their group.
e.g. wise wiser than the wisest
white whiter than the whitest
Words that can be broken up into more than two syllables – use more and most.
e.g. hor/ri/ble more horrible than the most horrible
fan/tas/tic more fantastic than the most fantastic
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Exercise 2
Rewrite this story using the strongest form i.e. the most….
Use words from the box.
Once upon a time there lived the ________man. He lived in the _______ house
on the hill. The house had the _______ roof and the _________door. It was the
________ house on the block.
In the house lived the _______ man. He kept the _______ horse. This horse was
his _______ friend. They would go on the ________ journeys, to the ________
places you can image. They have had the _______ adventures.
One day they were travelling along the ________ road when the _________
dwarf stopped them and placed the ________ spell on them. They were frozen
to the ground. Luckily the _______ fairy was watching and was able to free
them. Now the fairy lives in the house with them and she is the ______ fairy
around.
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Exercise 3
Use these words in the comparative form and in a sentence.