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Games, activities and teaching ideas > CLEVER problem ;)
CLEVER problem ;)
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LoonyDancer
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CLEVER problem ;)
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I have a let �s say problem about an adjective �clever �... how do we gradate it?
cleverER & cleverEST? that sounds weird... and not really pronouncable, esp �cleverEr �...
more clever? most clever?
I was asked by my 12yrs old while doing this topic and actually got stuck ;)
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1 Apr 2009
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Ania Z
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As far as I �m concerned it should be: CLEVER - CLEVERER - THE CLEVEREST
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1 Apr 2009
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eng789
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With some 2-syllable adjectives, we can use �-er � or �more �:
- quiet > quieter/more quiet
- clever > cleverer/more clever
- narrow > narrower/more narrow
- simple > simpler/more simple
superlative cleverest or most clever)
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1 Apr 2009
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ana m
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I agree with eng789, but particularly with those adjectives ending "e. er ow" |
1 Apr 2009
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masia
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both are applicable, although personally i was taught CLEVER - CLEVERER - THE CLEVEREST :)
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2 Apr 2009
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appleaday
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Hi !
Two-syllable adjectives ending in �er, -le, or �ow take �er and �est to form the comparative and superlative forms.
Take care.
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2 Apr 2009
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alien boy
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I �m with Eng789 on this one!
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2 Apr 2009
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Vickiii
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Really? you can say I am cleverer than you? I didn �t realise that. I always use more or most when saying the word clever. Baswed on nothing other than habit.
Oh you are the cleverst boy - would be a very weird thing to say - to my ear that is! others obviously differ.
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2 Apr 2009
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Stelletta
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Definitely cleverER and cleverEST are absolutely correct. |
9 Apr 2009
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