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Rule 5:

Two syllabic adjectives not ending in consonant + y will take

more and most before the adjective to form comparative

and superlative degrees.

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

useful More useful Most useful

honest More honest Most honest

Rule 6

For adjectives with three or more syllables we add more

and most before the adjective to form comparative and

superlative degrees.

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

beautiful More beautiful Most beautiful

difficult More difficult Most difficult