3 Study the table in exercise 1 again. Complete the spelling rules and add examples.
Spelling rules
Type of
Rule
Examples
adjective
Most short
Add -er / -est faster/
adjectives
Short adjectives Add-r / -st 2-/ rarest
that end in -e
heavier / heaviest
V
S
Short adjectives -y-i +
that end in y
-er/-est
Short adjectives Double the
that end in a consonant
short vowel and and add
a consonant -er/-est
3_/ biggest