Used to talk about the differences Used to talk about one thing among a group of between two or more things. things.
For adjectives -er -est
with one syllable e.g. tall ~ taller e.g. tall ~ the tallest (sound) add:
For adjectives -r -st
with one sound e.g. blue ~ bluer e.g. blue ~ the bluest ending with an e add: For adjectives double the last consonant and add -er double the last consonant and add -est with one sound e.g. hot ~ hotter e.g. hot ~ the hottest ending with a consonant/vowel/ consonant (CVC):
For adjectives more the most
with two or more e.g beautiful ~ more beautiful e.g. beautiful ~ the most beautiful syllables use:
Some adjectives e.g. good ~ better e.g. good ~ the best
are irregular: bad ~ worse bad ~ the worst far ~ further far ~ the furthest little/few ~ less little/few ~ the least much ~ more much ~ the most