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Are there any words in the comparative form that end in y where you do not drop the y and add i?
No, the adjectives ending in 'y' always change the 'y' to 'i' before adding the 'er'.
Examples:
happy, happier, happiest
dirty, dirtier, dirtiest
squeaky, squeakier, squeakiest
However, it is also acceptable to use an alternate comparative form, for example:
blurry, more blurry, most blurry
Yes, for example spryer (sprier) and wryer (wrier) are acceptable.
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What words drop e add ous?
Some examples of words that drop the "e" and add "ous" to form their adjectival form include: Pain → Painous Courage → Courageous Advantage → Advantageous
What is the comparative and superlative form for the word wide?
Comparative - wider Superlative - widest Comparative, you add -er to a word with up to two syllables, or you add 'more' if it's 3 syllables or more. Superlative you add -est to a word with two syllables or less, or you add 'most' to a word if it's 3 syllables or more.
What are some words that drop f and add ves?
Some words that drop 'f' and add 'ves' to form their plural are: wolf (wolves), life (lives), leaf (leaves), knife (knives), and thief (thieves).
Words that end in the vowel y and add es?
Some words that end in the vowel y and add es to form the plural are alley, journey, and key.
What ars some words at you drop the y and add ied?
Some examples of words where you drop the "y" and add "ied" are "cry" to "cried," "try" to "tried," and "copy" to "copied."
What is the comparative form of fast?
Faster. Mono syllabic words usually tend to add -er ending for the comparative and -est for the superlative.
What words drop e add ous?
Some examples of words that drop the "e" and add "ous" to form their adjectival form include: Pain → Painous Courage → Courageous Advantage → Advantageous
What is the comparative and superlative form for the word wide?
Comparative - wider Superlative - widest Comparative, you add -er to a word with up to two syllables, or you add 'more' if it's 3 syllables or more. Superlative you add -est to a word with two syllables or less, or you add 'most' to a word if it's 3 syllables or more.
What is the comparative and superlative degree of sad?
Sad is a short adjective so you just add -er to make the comparative form = sadder You add -est to make the superlative form = saddest
What are some words that drop f and add ves?
Some words that drop 'f' and add 'ves' to form their plural are: wolf (wolves), life (lives), leaf (leaves), knife (knives), and thief (thieves).
Words that end in the vowel y and add es?
Some words that end in the vowel y and add es to form the plural are alley, journey, and key.
Words that you drop the le and add ly?
Words that drop the -le and add -ly are: Love and Bubble.EX: LovelyEx: Bubbly
What are the comparative and superlative forms of honest?
Comparative-more honest Superlative-most honest Trust me. Since you cannot add "er" or "est," and the adjective is a regular adjective, you can only add "more" and "most."
How do you form the comparative?
Either add -er (fast --> faster) or add more in front (beautiful --> more beautiful).
What is the comparative form of hot?
The comparative form of hot is "hotter". The superlative form is "hottest".
What is the plural form for words ending in f or ef?
The usual plural form for words ending in -f or -ef is to drop the f and add ves. There are exceptions to this rule where only an s is added to the end of the words.
What are comparative and superlative adverbs?
With adverbs ending in -ly, you must use moreto form the comparative, and most to form the superlative.With short adverbs that do not end in -ly comparative and superlative forms are identical to adjectives: add -erto form the comparative and -est to form the superlative. If the adverb ends in e, remove it before adding the ending.
