Comparatives and superlatives
Most one syllable adjectives, e.g. strong, fast, tall, small, short
strong – stronger – the strongest
fast – faster – the fastest
tall – taller – the tallest
small – smaller – the smallest
short – shorter – the shortest
Just add -er for comparative and -est for superlative
Adjective ending in -e, e.g. large, nice
large – larger – the largest
nice – nicer – the nicest
Just add -r for comparative and -st for superlative
Adjectives ending in consonant + vowel, e.g. big, fat, slim
big – bigger – the biggest
fat – fatter – the fattest
slim – slimmer – the slimmest
Always double the last consonant!!
Adjectives ending in -y, e.g. heavy, pretty, ugly
heavy – heavier – the heaviest
pretty – prettier – the prettiest
ugly – uglier – the ugliest
-ier for comparative and -iest for superlative
Adjectives with more than two syllables, e.g. expensive, powerful, comfortable
expensive – more expensive – the most expensive
powerful – more powerful – the most powerful
comfortable – more comfortable – the most comfortable
‚more‘ to make a comparative and ‚the most‘ to make a superlative
Irregular adjectives
good – better – the best
bad – worse – the worst
far – farther – the farthest
Don’t forget to use ‚the‘ with a superlative!
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