LIST OF COMPARISONS OF SOME ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS

Grammar Rules:
1. Adjectives & adverbs of one syllable:
a. For COMPARISONS add the ending –er and the word “THAN”
b. For SUPERLATIVE add the ending –est and the article “THE”
2. Adjectives & adverbs of two syllables ending in “y”:
a. Change the “y” for “i” and then apply the previous rule.
3. Adjectives & adverbs of two syllables NOT ending in “y”:
a. For COMPARISONS insert the particle “MORE” before the adjective or adverb and
the word “THAN”
b. For SUPERLATIVE use THE MOST before the adjective or adverb.
4. Adjectives & adverbs of more than two syllables:
a. Apply the previous rule.

ONE SYLLABLE
COMPARISON SUPERLATIVE
ADJECTIVE or ADVERB
Tall Taller than The tallest
Big Bigger than The biggest
Fast Faster than The fastest
Hard Harder than The hardest
Old Older than The oldest
Long Longer than The longest
Young Younger than The youngest
Short Shorter than The shortest
Thin Thinner than The thinnest
High Higher than The highest
Hot Hotter than The hottest
Late Later than The latest
Soon Sooner than The soonest
Cold Colder than The coldest
Far Farther than The farthest
Cheap Cheaper than The cheapest
Large Larger than The largest
Few Fewer than The fewest
Small Smaller than The smallest

ADJECTIVE or ADVERB TWO

COMPARISON SUPERLATIVE
SYLLABLES ENDING IN “Y”
Lovely Lovelier than The loveliest
Easy Easier than The easiest
Busy Busier than The busiest
Pretty Prettier than The prettiest
Hungry Hungrier than The hungriest
Angry Angrier than The angriest
Heavy Heavier than The heaviest
Early Earlier than The earliest
Friendly Friendlier than The friendliest
Healthy Healthier than The healthiest
 TWO SYLLABLES
COMPARISON SUPERLATIVE
ADJECTIVE or ADVERB
Common More common than The most common
Careful More careful than The most careful
Often More often than The most often
Crowded More crowded than The most crowded
Clever More clever than The most clever

3 or MORE SYLLABLES
COMPARISON SUPERLATIVE
ADJECTIVE or ADVERB
Expensive More expensive than The most expensive
Correctly More correctly than The most correctly
Easily More easily than The most easily
Difficult More difficult than The most difficult
Carefully More carefully than The most carefully
Fluently More fluently than The most fluently
Beautiful More beautiful than The most beautiful
Attractive More attractive than The most attractive
Quickly More quickly than The most quickly
Clearly More clearly than The most clearly
Attentive More attentive than The most attentive
Courteous More courteous than The most courteous
Studious More studious than The most studious
Comfortable More comfortable than The most comfortable
Popular More popular than The most popular
Interesting More interesting than The most interesting

SPECIAL
COMPARISON SUPERLATIVE
ADJECTIVE or ADVERB
Bad Worse than The worst
Good Better than The best
Well Better than The best
Much More than The most
Many More than The most
A lot of More than The most
Little Less than The least