Look up common, and immediately following the word you’ll find the endings ‑ er and ‑ est. These entries show how to form the comparative and superlative forms of the adjective.

How are English adjectives compared? When is “-er/-est” and when “more/most” needed? What are the particularities and rules?

一、规则变化 1．一般情况下，在词尾加上 er 和 est 例：tall—taller，great—greater，dear—dearer，hard—harder，fast—faster，early— earlier，late—later 2．以不发音的字母 e 结尾，加上 r 和 st 例：…

2009年7月31日 · 1 在单音节形容词和部分以-er , -ow , -ble , -ple 结尾的双音节词后面直接+er；+est 例：warm → warmer → warmest high → higher →highest

All two-syllable adjectives ending in - y have an - er / - est comparative and superlative form. Some have a comparative with more / most. → The more/most forms are more acceptable with more common adjectives. Comparative and superlative forms are only used metaphorically (e.g. I’ve never heard an emptier argument.)

We make the comparative or superlative forms of short adjectives by adding -er or -est, for example: hard, hard er, hard est. Test yourself with this -er/-est spelling quiz. EnglishClub …

est是形容词最高级的词尾，如 high的最高级为highest，译为最高，通常用于3个或以上的物品做比较，选出最高的为最高级； er为形容词比较级的词尾，如 high的比较级为higher，译为较高，通常用于2者做比较，一个比另一个更高

2016年2月10日 · Here are five words that end in the suffixes - er or - est. Each word is divided into its two elements. 1. Read the following sentences. a. Those are green apples. b. They are greener than the apples we had before. c. They are the greenest apples I have ever seen. d. Look at that black cloud! e. It is blacker than the other clouds. f.

Comparatives indicate a degree of difference between two things. Comparatives in English can be constructed from adjectives or adverbs. Comparative constructions in English use this formula: …

There is one rule that will help: two-syllable adjectives that end in –y, -ow and –le take the suffixes – er and –est. The clown is funnier and funnier every time I see him. Green is a mellower color …