COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORM (RULES)

COMPARATIVE FORMS SUPERLATIVE FORMS

To compare two things, objects, people etc., add “THAN” at the To emphasize one person, a group of people, one thing, a group of
end of the adjective. things, am animal, a group of animals, etc.
Add “THE” before the adjective.
1.-Add “ER” at the end of the adjective. 1.-Add “EST” at the end of the adjective.

Short shorter Short the shortest

Long longer Long the longest
Cheap cheaper Cheap the cheapest
Young younger Young the youngest

2.- Add “R” at the end of the adjective if the adjective end in “E”. 2.- Add “ST” at the end of the adjective if the adjective end in “E”.

Nice nicer Nice the nicest

Simple simpler Simple the simplest
Wide wider Wide the widest

3.- Change “Y” to “I” if the adjective ends in “Y”, and add “ER”. 3.- Change “Y” to “I” if the adjective ends in “Y”, and add “EST”.
Short
Syllables Pretty prettier Pretty the prettiest
(1 or 2 Healthy healthier Healthy the healthiest
syllables) Lucky luckier Lucky the luckiest
Friendly friendlier Friendly the friendliest

4.- Duplicate the last consonant of the adjective if the adjective is 4.- Duplicate the last consonant of the adjective if the adjective is
monosyllable (one vowel) and has this form: 1C or 2 C + 1 V + 1C, monosyllable (one vowel) and has this form: 1C or 2 C + 1 V +
and “ER”. 1C, and “EST”.

Hot hotter Hot the hottest

Wet wetter Wet the wettest
Slim slimmer Slim the slimmest
Big bigger Big the biggest

Except those adjectives whose ending is “W”. Except those adjectives whose ending is “W”.
Slow slower Slow the slowest
Narrow narrower Narrow the narrowest
Few fewer Few the least
 1.Add “more” before the adjective 1.Add “THE MOST” before the adjective

Expensive more expensive Expensive the most expensive

Beautiful more beautiful Beautiful the most beautiful
Long Unhealthy more unhealthy Unhealthy the most unhealthy
syllables Intelligent more intelligent Intelligent the most intelligent
Fashionable more fashionable Fashionable the most fashionable
(3 or Boring more boring Boring the most boring
more Bored more bored Bored the most bored
than 3 Tired more tired Tired the most tired
syllables) Careful more careful Careful the most careful
Careless more careless Careless the most careless
(endings Useful more useful Useful the most useful
“ED”, Hopeful more hopeful Hopeful the most hopeful
“ING”, Exciting more exciting Exciting the most exciting
“FUL”,
“LESS”) 2.- Some exceptions 2.- Some exceptions
Common more common Common the most common
Active more active Active the most active
Handsome more handsome Handsome the most handsome
Modern more modern Modern the most modern
Often more often Often the most often
Much/ many more Much/ many the most

Irregular Good better Good the best

adjectives Bad worse Bad the worst
Far farther Far the farthest
further The furthest
Less
little Less + adjective/ uncountable noun The least
Examples:
She is less tall than him Examples:
She has less sugar than him. She seems to be the least worried about the exam.
few Fewer Tim got the least points in the exam.
Few + countable noun
Examples:
She has fewer apples than him
This classroom has fewer desks than the other one.