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Study Resource: One-syllable adjectives that have ‘more’ / ‘most’ comparatives and superlatives
Usually, we form the comparativeNo definition set for comparativeLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. and superlativeNo definition set for superlativeLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. forms of one-syllableNo definition set for syllableLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. adjectivesNo definition set for adjectivesLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. by adding -erand -est, but the adjectives in the table also have comparative and superlative forms that are formed by adding the words more or most.
Key to the tables below: |
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✅ → officially correct ❌ → officially incorrect Forms in red are almost never used.1 Forms in gray are uncommon forms.1 Forms in white are common forms.1 Note: Sometimes forms that are technically incorrect are still used by native speakers! |
1 In published writing, according to Google N-grams (2023)
Stem | - ercomparative - estsuperlative | morecomparative mostsuperlative | Notes |
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right | ✅ righter ✅ rightest | ✅ more right ✅ most right | |
wrong | ✅ wronger ✅ wrongest | ✅ more wrong ✅ most wrong | |
fun | ✅ funner ✅ funnest | ✅ more fun ✅ most fun | Many dictionaries do not accept funner/funnest |
real | ✅ realer ✅ realest | ✅ more real ✅ most real | realestis sometimes used, but realer is very rare |
ill | ❌ iller ❌ illest | ✅ more ill ✅ most ill | |
worth | ❌ worther ❌ worthest | ✅ more worth ✅ most worth | |
drunk | ✅ drunker ✅ drunkest | ✅ more drunk ✅ most drunk | |
Past participles never have -er/-est forms | |||
lost | ❌ loster ❌ lostest | ✅ more lost ✅ most lost | |
bored | ❌ boreder ❌ boredest | ✅ more bored ✅ most bored |