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y For adjectives ending in e, we add r and st to make the comparison.



                               For one                        For two                  For three and more


                       large                          larger                         largest


                       strange                        stranger                       strangest


                       wise                           wiser                          wisest

                       gentle                         gentler                        gentlest


                       safe                           safer                          safest


                  y For some adjectives ending in y, we delete the y and add ier and iest to

                   make the comparison.



                               For one                        For two                  For three and more


                       dirty                          dirtier                        dirtiest


                       easy                           easier                         easiest


                       happy                          happier                        happiest

                       pretty                         prettier                       prettiest



                  y For adjectives with consonant + vowel + consonant combination,
                   we double the last consonant and add er and est.



                               For one                        For two                  For three and more


                       big                            bigger                         biggest


                       fat                            fatter                         fattest


                       red                            redder                         reddest


                       sad                            sadder                         saddest


                       thin                           thinner                        thinnest

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