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COMPARISON

THECOMPARISONOFADJECTIVES
Monosyllabicadjectivesarecomparedwither,est.
(EinsilbigeAdjektivewerdenmiter,estgesteigert.)

positive
strong
small
late
nice
big
thin
fat

comparative
stronger
smaller
later
nicer
bigger
thinner
fatter

superlative
strongest
smallest
latest
nicest
biggest
thinnest
fattest

LondonisbiggerthanVienna.(LondonistgreralsWien.)

Disyllabicadjectivesendingwithy,er,ow,learecomparedwither,est.
(ZweisilbigeAdjektiveaufy,er,ow,lewerdenmiter,estgesteigert.)

positive
easy
happy
clever
narrow

comparative
easier
happier
cleverer
narrower

superlative
easiest
happiest
cleverest
narrowest

Whichistheeasiestexercise?(Welchebungist amleichtesten?)

Alltheotheradjectivesarecomparedwithmore,most.
(AlleanderenAdjektivewerdenmitmore,mostgesteigert.)

positive
careful
expensive
difficult
tired
terrible

comparative
morecareful
moreexpensive
moredifficult
moretired
moreterrible

superlative
mostcareful
mostexpensive
mostdifficult
mosttired
mostterrible

Whichdressismoreexpensive?Whichdressisthemostexpensive?
(WelchesKleidistteurer?)(WelchesKleidistamteuersten?)

Specialadjectivescanbecomparedwither,estormore,most.
(MancheAdjektivewerdenmiter,estodermitmore,mostgesteigert.)

positive
clever
common
likely

comparative
cleverer/moreclever
commoner/morecommon
likelier/morelikely

superlative
cleverest/mostclever
commonest/mostcommon
likeliest/mostlikely

pleasant
polite
quiet
stupid
sure
subtle

pleasanter/morepleasant
politer/morepolite
quieter/morequiet
stupider/morestupid
surer/moresure
subter/moresubtle

pleasantest/mostpleasant
politest/mostpolite
quietest/mostquiet
stupidest/moststupid
surest/mostsure
subtlest/mostsubtle

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simple

simpler/moresimple

simplest/mostsimple

Irregularforms
positive
good
bad
much
many
little

comparative
better
worse
more
more
less

superlative
best
worst
most
most
least

(not)as...as(nicht)genauso...wie
AnnisastallasMary.(AnnaistgenausogrowieMaria.)
Ithinktomorrowitwillbeashotastoday.(Ichglaube,dassesmorgengenausoheiseinwirdwieheute.)
Thistestwasnotasdifficultasthelastone.(DieserTestwarnichtgenausoschwierigwiederletzte.)

BACKTOGRAMMAREXPLANATIONS
Exercise1

Exercise2

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Exercise3

Exercise4

Exercise5

Exercise6

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