Степени сравнения

The positive degree The comparative degree The superlative degree

1
Good better The best
Bad worse The worst
Ill
Little less The least
Many more The most
Much
Few Fewer The fewest
2
Near Nearer The nearest
Next
Far farther — более далекий, более, farthest — самый далёкий
дальний (only distance) (дальний)
further — дальнейший (по furthest — самый далёкий
порядку), добавочный (other cases) (дальний)
Late later — более поздний (time) latest — самый поздний, самый
latter — последний (из двух последний (по времени)
упомянутых) (order, sequence) last — (самый) последний (по
порядку), прошлый (по времени)
Big bigger The biggest
Simple simpler The simplest
Small small The smallest
Dear dearer The dearest (часто используется в
значении «самый дорогой»)
Slight slighter The slightest
Large larger The largest
Young yuonger The youngest
Old older — старше (по возрасту, oldest — старейший (по возрасту,
годам) годам)
elder — старший (из двух братьев, eldest — (самый) старший (из
сестер в семье) (rank, seniority) трёх и более братьев, сестёр в
семье)
High higher The highest
Bright bright The brightest
Cheap cheaper The cheapest
Poor poorer The poorest
Rich richer The richest
Nice nicer The nicest
3
Narrow narrower The narrowest
Lazy lazier The laziest
Tiny tinier the tiniest
Stupid Stupider The stupidest
More stupid The most stupid
Merry merrier The merriest
Cozy cozier The coziest
Clumsy clumsier The clumsiest
Complete More complete The most complete
Healthy healthier The healthiest
Easy easier The easiest
 Joyful More joyful The most joyful
Recent More recent The most recent
Polite More polite The most polite
4
Beautiful More beautiful The most beautiful
Significant More significant The most significant
Miserable More miserable The most miserable
Expensive More expensive The most expensive
Familiar More familiar The most familiar
Interesting More interesting The most interesting
Difficult More difficult The most difficult
Incomparable More incomparable The most incomparable
Honourable More honourable The most honourable
Accurate More accurate The most accurate
Thoughtful More thoughtful The most thoughtful
5
Deep-blue Deeper-blue The deepest-blue
More deep-blue The most deep-blue
Short-sighted More short-sighted The most short-sighted
Long-legged More longer-legged The most long-legged
Panic-stricken More panic-stricken The most panic-stricken
Kind-hearted More kind-hearted The most kind-hearted
Old-fashioned More old-fashioned The most old-fashioned
Light-hearted More light-hearted The most light-hearted
Good-natured More good-natured The most good-natured
Grey-haired More grey-haired The most grey-haired
Wide-spread More wide-spread The most wide-spread
6
Large and profitable Larger and more profitable The largest and most profitable
Simple and beautiful Simpler and more beautiful The simplest and most beautiful
More simple and beautiful The most simple and beautiful
Small and cunning Smaller and more cunning The smallest and most cunning
More small and cunning The most smallest and cunning