2 Complete the table with comparative and
superlative adjectives.
Adjective comparative Superlative
Short fast
the fastest
adjectives big
the biggest
rare rarer
the rarest
noisy noisier
Long
artistic
the most
adjectives intelligent more
artistic
intelligent
the?
Irregular good
adjectives bad
better
worse
the best
the worst
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Short faster the fastest
big bigger the biggest
rare rarer the rarest
noisy noisier the noisiest
Long longer the longest
artistic more artistic the most artistic
intelligent more intelligent the most intelligent
good better the best
bad worse the worst
In this exercise, we are given a list of adjectives. Comparative adjectives are used to compare two things, and superlative adjectives are used to compare more than two things and indicate the highest degree of a particular quality.
For example, when comparing the speed of two objects, we use the adjective "short" to describe one of them. To make a comparative form, we add "-er" to the end of the adjective, and it becomes "shorter." When we want to express the highest degree of speed, we use the superlative form by adding "the" in front of the adjective and "-est" at the end, so it becomes "the fastest."
Similarly, for the adjective "big," we make the comparative form "bigger" and the superlative form "the biggest."
For the adjective "rare," the comparative form is "rarer" and the superlative form is "the rarest."
The adjective "noisy" becomes "noisier" in the comparative form and "the noisiest" in the superlative form.
The adjective "long" is already in its comparative form. To form the superlative, we use "the longest."
The adjective "artistic" is irregular, meaning that it doesn't follow the typical "-er" and "-est" pattern. Instead, we use "more" before the adjective for the comparative form and "the most" for the superlative form. So we have "more artistic" and "the most artistic."
Similarly, for the adjective "intelligent," we use "more" for the comparative form and "the most" for the superlative form. So we have "more intelligent" and "the most intelligent."
The adjectives "good" and "bad" are also irregular. The comparative form of "good" is "better," and the superlative form is "the best." The comparative form of "bad" is "worse," and the superlative form is "the worst."
It is important to remember these forms and their meanings when using comparative and superlative adjectives to accurately describe and compare different things.