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Easy Rules for forming

COMPARATIVES – SUPERLATIVES

Adjectives

We use Comparatives and Superlatives forms of adjectives, when we make comparisons.

Adjectives can compare two things or more than two things.

Comparatives

When you want to describe a noun (animals, people, objects, etc.) we often compare it to something else and generally use an adjective (taller, bigger, heavier, more interesting etc.)

The dog is more light than the cat        =         Incorrect

The dog is lighter than the cat               =         Correct

Superlatives

You’ll notice the +EST and more or least

The chart below outlines the rules to follow when making comparisons.

 

ADJECTIVECOMPARATIVESUPERLATIVE
  +ER+EST
One syllablefast

Young

bold

short

weak

strong

faster

younger

bolder

shorter

weaker

stronger

the fastest

the youngest

the boldest

shortest

weakest

strongest

One syllable

ending in E

 

 + R+ ST
nice

late

blue

nicer

later

bluer

the nicest

the latest

the bluest

One syllable

Consonant + Vowel + Consonant

Double last Consonant

 + ER+ EST
big

hot

small

tall

bigger

hotter

smaller

taller

biggest

hottest

smallest

tallest

Two syllables

Ending in Y,

Remove the Y

 +IER+IEST
happy

crazy

funny

pretty

lazy

angry

friendly

happier

crazier

funnier

prettier

lazier

angrier

friendlier

The happiest

The craziest

The funniest

The prettiest

The laziest

The angriest

The friendliest

Two or more syllables + MORE+ THE MOST
beautiful

famous

difficult

dangerous

complicated

popular

expensive

complicated

more beautiful

more famous

more difficult

more dangerous

more complicated

more popular

more expensive

more complicated

the most beautiful

the most famous

the most difficult

the most dangerous

the most complicated

the least popular

the most expensive

the most complicated

Irregular Adjectivesgoodbetterthe best
bad

little

worse

less

the worst

the least

A few examples:

  • The dog is faster than the cat
  • The rabbit is the fastest
  • The dog is bigger than the rabbit
  • The dog is also the heaviest
  • The rabbit is more beautiful than the lizard
  • She is pretty
  • Mary is prettier than Rebecca, but Natalie is the prettiest
  • This book I’m reading is really good. The best book I’ve ever read.
  • The weather is really bad today, worse than yesterday and actually it’s the worst day of the week.

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