This document discusses the different forms that adjectives take for comparative and superlative forms in English. It outlines rules for one-syllable adjectives, adjectives ending in -e, adjectives with consonant changes, disyllabic adjectives, and other irregular forms.
This document discusses the different forms that adjectives take for comparative and superlative forms in English. It outlines rules for one-syllable adjectives, adjectives ending in -e, adjectives with consonant changes, disyllabic adjectives, and other irregular forms.
This document discusses the different forms that adjectives take for comparative and superlative forms in English. It outlines rules for one-syllable adjectives, adjectives ending in -e, adjectives with consonant changes, disyllabic adjectives, and other irregular forms.
This document discusses the different forms that adjectives take for comparative and superlative forms in English. It outlines rules for one-syllable adjectives, adjectives ending in -e, adjectives with consonant changes, disyllabic adjectives, and other irregular forms.
To form the comparative, we use the -er suffix with adjectives of one syllable:
It’s colder today than yesterday.
It was a longer holiday than the one we had last year.
Sasha is older than Mark.
To form the superlative, we use the -est suffix with adjectives of one syllable. We normally use the before a superlative adjective:
I think that’s the biggest apple I’ve ever seen!
At one time, the Empire State building in New York was the tallest building in the world.
They have three boys. Richard is the oldest and Simon is the youngest.
type of adjectiv comparative superlative e
most add - add -
adjectiv er: cheaper, richer, smalle est: cheapest, richest, smalle es r, younger st, youngest
adjectiv es add -r: finer, nicer, rarer add -st: finest, nicest, rarest ending in -e
adjectiv double the final consonant double the final consonant and es with and add - add - one er: bigger, hotter, thinner est: biggest, hottest, thinnest type of adjectiv comparative superlative e
vowel + one conson ant:
biggest thin thinner thinnest fat fatter fattest
Example: London is bigger than Vienna.
Comparison of disyllabic adjectives
Disyllabic adjectives ending with y, er, ow, le are compared with -er, -est.
All the other adjectives are compared with more, most.
positive comparative superlative
careful more careful most careful expensive more expensive most expensive difficult more difficult most difficult tired more tired most tired terrible more terrible most terrible
Which dress is more expensive? Which dress is the most expensive?
Comparison of special adjectives
Special adjectives can be compared with -er, -est or more, most.
positive comparative superlative
clever cleverer / more clever cleverest / most clever commo commoner / more commo commonest / most commo n n n likely likelier / more likely likeliest / most likely pleasant pleasanter / more pleasant pleasantest / most pleasant polite politer / more polite politest / most polite quiet quieter / more quiet quietest / most quiet stupid stupider / more stupid stupidest / most stupid sure surer / more sure surest / most sure subtle subter / more subtle subtlest / most subtle Simple Simpler / more Simple Simplest / most Simple
Irregular Comparison Forms
positive comparative superlative
good better best bad worse worst much more most many more most little less least
