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What is Grammar?
English Grammar Terms
The 8 English Parts of
Speech
These are the words that you use to make a sentence.
There are only
8 types of word - and the most
important is the Verb!
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Verbs |
be, have, do, work |
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Nouns |
man, town, music |
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Adjectives |
a, the, 69, big |
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Adverbs |
loudly, well, often |
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Pronouns |
you, ours, some |
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Prepositions |
at, in, on, from |
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Conjunctions |
and, but, though |
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Interjections |
ah, dear, er, um |
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Passive voice
Modal verbs
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Questions
Irregular
verbs
Going to
Gerunds
Phrasal Verbs
Tenses
Nouns
(Un) Countable nouns
Adjectives
Articles
Pronouns
Preposition List
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| Grammar Quizzes
Parts of Speech Quiz
Verb Classification Quiz
Main Verb Forms Quiz
Active or Passive Quiz
Subjunctive Quiz
Future Time Quiz
Continuous Tense Verb
Quiz
Used to do or Be used to
Quiz
Have to,
Must, Must not Quiz
Can, Could, Be able
to Quiz
Questions Quiz
Tag Questions
Quiz
Infinitive or
-ing Quiz
Gerunds Quiz
Phrasal Verbs
Quiz
Conditionals Quiz
For or Since Quiz
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Simple
Present Perfect
Continuous
Past Simple
Questions
Comparative
Adjectives
Superlative
Adjectives
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Formation of Superlative Adjectives
As with comparative adjectives, there are two ways to form a
superlative adjective:
- short adjectives: add '-est'
- long adjectives: use 'most'
We also usually add 'the' at the beginning.
| Short adjectives |
| 1-syllable adjectives |
old, fast |
| 2-syllable adjectives ending in -y |
happy, easy |
| Normal rule: add '-est' |
old > the oldest |
| Variation: if the adjective ends
in -e, just add -st |
late > the latest |
| Variation: if the adjective ends
in consonant, vowel, consonant, double the last consonant |
big > the biggest |
| Variation: if the adjective ends
in -y, change the -y to -i |
happy > the happiest |
| Long adjectives |
| 2-syllable adjectives not ending in -y |
modern, pleasant |
| all adjectives of 3 or more syllables |
expensive, intellectual |
| Normal rule: use 'most' |
modern > the most modern
expensive > the most
expensive |
Tip With some 2-syllable
adjectives, we can use '-est' or 'most':
- quiet > the quietest/most quiet
- clever > the cleverest/most clever
- narrow > the narrowest/most narrow
- simple > the simplest/most simple
Exception! The following
adjectives have irregular forms:
- good > the best
- bad > the worst
- far > the furthest
How do we use Superlative
Adjectives? >> |
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