Finally, some adjectives take completely different forms to express
comparisons:
Describing Word Comparison of Two Comparison of More than Two
good better best
bad worse worst
little (size) smaller smallest
little (amount) less least
much more most
far further furthest
Written Practice 2-9
Correct the awkward forms in each of the following sentences.
- My car is valuabler than hers.
- This is the effi cientest furnace we’ve ever owned.
- Of all the grapes in the bunch, this is the worse.
- On the other hand, the green grapes are the goodest.
- Once I learned the fi rst piece, my piano teacher gave me a diffi culter piece
to practice. - This is the enormousest house in the neighborhood.
- In my family, I have the legiblist handwriting.
- To win, you’ll have to be tenaciouser.
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