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However, you do not do this with two-syllable adjectives.

clever
cleverer
the cleverest
stupid
stupider
the stupidest

If an adjective ends in
e
, you remove the
e
when adding
er
or
est
.

wide
wider
the widest
simple
simpler
the simplest

Note that with adjectives ending in
le
, the comparative and superlative have two syllables, not three. For example,
simpler
(from
simple
/′S
I
mpǝl/
) is pronounced
/′S
I
mpǝl/
.

If an adjective ends in a consonant letter followed by
y
, you replace the
y
with
i
when adding
er
or
est
.

dry
drier
the driest
angry
angrier
the angriest
unhappy
unhappier
the unhappiest
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