Table of Contents
- 1 What is a comparative adjective for shy?
- 2 Is it shyer or more shy?
- 3 What is the adjective form of shyness?
- 4 What is the superlative of quiet?
- 5 What are the superlative adjectives?
- 6 What is the comparative and superlative of awkward?
- 7 What are the comparative and superlative forms of the word?
- 8 What are the comparative and superlative forms of funny?
What is a comparative adjective for shy?
adjective. /ʃai/ comparative shyer | shier | superlative shyest | shiest.
Is it shyer or more shy?
Senior Member. More shy is probably used more often, but shyer is correct.
What are the comparative and superlative adjectives?
A Comparative Adjective is a word that describes a noun by comparing it to another noun. Comparative adjectives typically end in ‘er’ and are followed by the word ‘than’. A Superlative Adjective is a word that describes a noun by comparing it to two or more nouns to the highest or lowest degree.
What is the comparative and superlative degree of timid?
Answer: Comparative -shier or shyer or more shy. superlative -shiest or shyest or most shy.
What is the adjective form of shyness?
shy. Easily frightened; timid.
What is the superlative of quiet?
1. One syllable adjectives generally form the comparative by adding -er and the superlative by adding -est, e.g….Some rules about forming comparatives and superlatives.
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| quiet | quieter/more quiet | the quietest/most quiet |
Which is correct shyer or Shier?
They’re all correct; both spellings can be used for any such word. However, in fact shyer/shyest is much more common than shier/shiest, but conversely driest is much more common than dryest.
Is shy or modest?
The definition of modest is someone or something that is humble or shy or not extreme. An example of modest is a person who doesn’t easily take their clothes off around others. An example of modest is a simple house.
What are the superlative adjectives?
A superlative adjective is an adjective used in comparisons to describe something as being of the highest degree or extreme. We use superlative adjectives when making comparisons of three or more people or things. The words biggest and fastest are examples of superlative adjectives.
What is the comparative and superlative of awkward?
Comparative. more awkward. Superlative. most awkward. An awkward person or animal is clumsy, lacks agility, dexterity or grace.
What is superlative degree of quiet?
Quietest is a superlative adjective. A superlative adjective compares one noun to all of the other nouns in its category. The quietest and the most quiet are both acceptable but “the quietest” is much more common.
What are some examples of comparative and superlative adjectives?
For most adjectives with two or more syllables, the comparative is formed by adding the word “more,” and you form the superlative by adding the word “most”, for example: colorful, more colorful, most colorful. Some comparative and superlative adjectives are irregular, including some very common ones such as good/better/best and bad/worse/worst.
What are the comparative and superlative forms of the word?
Comparative form is used to compare two people, objects or ideas. Superlative form is used to compare three or more things. This is the main difference between comparative and superlative forms. Both, superlatives and comparatives, can be used with adjectives and adverbs in the English language.
What are the comparative and superlative forms of funny?
Funniest is the superlative of funny (and funnier is the comparative). This is not “for lack of one”; “funniest” is the superlative. Funny forms its superlative and comparative according to the standard rule (as in red, redder, reddest and fast, faster, fastest).
What is the comparative and superlative form of easy?
Comparative Form and Superlative Form (-er/-est) one-syllable adjectives (clean, new, cheap) two-syllable adjectives ending in -y or -er (easy, happy, pretty, dirty, clever)