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Short adjectives are adjectives that consist of only one syllable such as; big, small, tall, short,

fat, thin....etc

adjective Comparative Changes Examples

Slow Slower than We add "er" at the and of the adjective + "than" A train is slower than a plane.
Fast Faster than
Long Longer than
Short Shorter than
small Smaller than
Late Later than Adjectives that end in "e" We only add "r" + than My room is wider than yours.

wide Wider than


Easy Easier than Adjectives that end in "y" after a consonant, we English is easier than French.
Happy Happier than change the "y" into "ier"
heavy Heavier than
Big Bigger than Adjectives that end in "a vowel + a consonant", we An elephant is bigger than a
Thin Thinner than double the last letter before adding "er" lion.
Fat Fatter than Tony is thinner than Andy.
hot Hotter than
adjective Superlative Changes Examples

Slow the Slowest We add "the" before the The River Nile is the longest river in the world
Fast the Fastest adjective and "est" at the end
Long the Longest of it.

Short the Shortest


small the Smallest
Late the Latest Adjective that ends in "e" We My dad has the widest room.
wide the widest add "the" before the adjective
and only "st"at the end of it.
Easy the Easiest Adjective that ends in "y" after English is the easiest subject.
Happy the Happiest a consonant, we change the "y"
into "iest" and put "the" before
heavy the Heaviest it.
Big the biggest Adjectives that end in "a vowel The blue whale is the biggest animal.
+a consonant", we double the
Thin the thinnest last letter before adding "est"
and we put "the" before it.
Fat the fattest
hot the hottest

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