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Comparison of adjectives

The comparative The superlative
We use the comparative form of adjectives to We use superlative form of adjectives to compare
compare two people, animals or things. one person, animal or thing with others.
For all one-syllable and most two-syllable For all one-syllable and most two-syllable adjectives,
adjectives, we add -er in the comparative form. we add -est in the superlative form.
We form the comparative of adjectives with We form the superlative of adjectives with three or
three or more syllables with more + adjective. more syllables with most + adjective.
(For some two-syllable adjectives, we also use (For some two-syllable adjectives, we also use
more + adjective.) most + adjective.) Adjectives in the superlative
form always take ‘the’.

Adjectives with one and Comparative form Superlative form
two syllables adj. + er + than the + adj. + est
young younger than the youngest
old older than the oldest
short shorter than the shortest
long longer than the longest
cold colder than the coldest
hot hotter than the hottest
tall taller than the tallest
clever cleverer than the cleverest
easy easier than the easiest
early earlier than the earliest
pretty prettier than the prettiest
lovely lovelier than the loveliest
Adjectives with two or Comparative form Superlative form
more syllables more + adj. + than the most + adj.
interesting more interesting than the most interesting
famous more famous than the most famous
expensive more expensive than the most expensive
beautiful more beautiful than the most beautiful
careful more careful than the most careful
comfortable more comfortable than the most comfortable
useful more useful than the most useful
difficult more difficult than the most difficult
Irregular adjectives Comparative form Superlative form
good better than the best
bad worse than the worst
far farther/further than the farthest/furthest
little less than the least
much/many more than the most
‘less’ and ‘least’ are the opposite meaning of ‘more’ and ‘most’.
economical less economical than the least economical
expensive less expensive than the least expensive
important less important than the least important

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