Degrees of comparison

Het aantal lettergrepen is bepalend voor de vorm

Woorden met één, twee of drie en meer lettergrepen?

Uitzonderingen

warmbig

nice

warmER than

bigGER than

niceR than

the warmEST

the bigGEST

the niceST

…ER than

the …EST

beautifulinterestingdelicious

MORE beautiful than

MORE interesting than

MORE delicious than

the MOST beautiful

the MOST interesting

the MOST deliciousMORE … than

+ the MOST …

simpleclevernarrowhappyhandsome

simplER than

cleverER than

narrowER than

happIER than

handsomER than

the simplEST

the cleverEST

the narrowEST

the happIEST

the handsomEST

…ER than

the …EST

modernnervousboring

MORE modern than

MORE nervous than

MORE boring than

the MOST modern

the MOST nervous

the MOST boringMORE … than

+ the MOST …

goodbadmuch/manylittle (weinig)

better than

worse than

more than

less than

the best

the worst

the most

the least