{"id":11573,"date":"2020-01-28T07:23:06","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T06:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=11573"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:24:45","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:24:45","slug":"adjectives-comparatives-and-superlatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/01\/adjectives-comparatives-and-superlatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Adjectives: Comparatives and superlatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Level: Beginner-Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

A comparative adjective is used to compare two things.<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If an adjective ends in \u2013e, we add \u2013r<\/strong>:
Example:
simple–simpler
fine–finer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If an adjective ends in a consonant and \u2013y, we change \u2013y to \u2013i and add \u2013er:<\/strong>
Example:
bumpy–bumpier
heavy–heavier<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We use more<\/strong> to make comparatives for most two-syllable adjectives and for all adjectives with three or more syllables:
Example:
careful–more careful
interesting–more interesting<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A superlative adjective is used when you compare three or more things. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If an adjective ends in \u2013e, we add \u2013st:<\/strong>
Example:
quick–quickest
short–shortest<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If an adjective ends in a consonant and \u2013y, we change \u2013y to \u2013i and add -est:
<\/strong> shiny–shiniest
tiny–tiniest<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We use most<\/strong> to make superlatives for most two-syllable adjectives and for all adjectives with three or more syllables:
Example:
beautiful–most beautiful
colorful–most colorful<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Level: Beginner-Intermediate A comparative adjective is used to compare two things. If an adjective ends in \u2013e, we add \u2013r: Example: simple–simpler fine–finer If an adjective ends in a consonant and \u2013y, we change \u2013y to \u2013i and add \u2013er: Example: bumpy–bumpier heavy–heavier We use more to make comparatives for most two-syllable adjectives and for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[309],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grammar"],"yoast_head":"\nAdjectives: Comparatives and superlatives | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/01\/adjectives-comparatives-and-superlatives\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Adjectives: Comparatives and superlatives | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Level: Beginner-Intermediate A comparative adjective is used to compare two things. If an adjective ends in \u2013e, we add \u2013r: Example: simple–simpler fine–finer If an adjective ends in a consonant and \u2013y, we change \u2013y to \u2013i and add \u2013er: Example: bumpy–bumpier heavy–heavier We use more to make comparatives for most two-syllable adjectives and for […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/01\/adjectives-comparatives-and-superlatives\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/phoneenglish.es\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-01-28T06:23:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-10-11T07:24:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@phoneenglishes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@phoneenglishes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\">\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"PHONE ENGLISH\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/phoneenglish.es\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/phoneenglish\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/phoneenglishes\"],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#logo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/phone-english1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/phone-english1.png\",\"width\":200,\"height\":124,\"caption\":\"PHONE ENGLISH\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#logo\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"phone english blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/01\/adjectives-comparatives-and-superlatives\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/01\/adjectives-comparatives-and-superlatives\/\",\"name\":\"Adjectives: Comparatives and superlatives | phone english blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-01-28T06:23:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-10-11T07:24:45+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/01\/adjectives-comparatives-and-superlatives\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/01\/adjectives-comparatives-and-superlatives\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/01\/adjectives-comparatives-and-superlatives\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"item\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Blog\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"item\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/01\/adjectives-comparatives-and-superlatives\/#webpage\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/01\/adjectives-comparatives-and-superlatives\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/01\/adjectives-comparatives-and-superlatives\/#webpage\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a4395924062ce6c2b1f24c3454ab8759\"},\"headline\":\"Adjectives: Comparatives and superlatives\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-01-28T06:23:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-10-11T07:24:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/01\/adjectives-comparatives-and-superlatives\/#webpage\"},\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Grammar\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/01\/adjectives-comparatives-and-superlatives\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a4395924062ce6c2b1f24c3454ab8759\",\"name\":\"mae\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11573"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11577,"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11573\/revisions\/11577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}