RobNik
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Hi,
In a few places I have read that when forming the superlative adjective, words ending in consonant-vowel-consonant get the last consonant doubled. For example: big, biggest; flat, flattest. But here is an example that violates this rule: slow, slowest. So, my question is: does anyone know a better statement of the rule? Is it only certain consonants? Or maybe best to tell students it's simply a rule with some exceptions that they have to learn individually.
Rob
In a few places I have read that when forming the superlative adjective, words ending in consonant-vowel-consonant get the last consonant doubled. For example: big, biggest; flat, flattest. But here is an example that violates this rule: slow, slowest. So, my question is: does anyone know a better statement of the rule? Is it only certain consonants? Or maybe best to tell students it's simply a rule with some exceptions that they have to learn individually.
Rob