Superlative Adjective & Spelling

What building structure of superlative adjectives?The building structure of superlative adjectives are divided into 2 groups "short words" and "long words".Short words - words with 1 syllable or words with 2 syllables if the word ends in -y. -est is added to the end of the word.

Notes:

  • Adjectives ending in -y change the -y to I and add -est.
  • Adjective that end with a consonant, vowel, consonant - the last consonant is doubled and -est is added to the end of the adjective.
Examples
  • early - earliest
  • happy - happiest
  • crazy - craziest
  • nice -nicest
  • safe -safest
  • big -biggest
  • fat- fattest
  • hot -hottest

Long words - words with 3 more syllables, and words with 2 syllables that don't end in -y. The word "most" is placed before the adjective.

Note: Adjectives that end in -e, only -r is added to end of the adjective.

Examples
  • honest - most honest
  • difficult- most difficult
  • modern - more modern
  • expensive - most expensive
  • difficult - most difficult
  • comfortable - most comfortable

Vocabulary Word:

inimical (comparative more inimical, superlative most inimical) adj.

Positive
inimical

Comparative
more inimical

Superlative
most inimical

 

Vocabulary Word:

malapropism (plural malapropisms) n.

  1. (uncountable) The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word in place of a similar sounding one.
    Malapropism is much older as a phenomenon than it is as a word.
    Don't engage in malapropism.
  2. (countable) An instance of this.
    The translator matched every malapropism in the original with one from his own language.
    The humor comes from all the malapropisms.

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Quote:

 "Only the foolish learn from experience - the wise learn from the experience of others." ~ Attributed to Rumanian folk wisdom as recorded by Rolf Hochhuth

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