Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Comparative adjectives: Superlative adjectives:

A. Short adjectives: We add “er” : A. Short adjectives: We add “est” :

e.g.: old--- older (than) e.g.: old--- the oldest

* If the adjective ends in “e” , we add “ r” * If the adjective ends in “e” , we add “ st”
e.g: large ----- larger (than). e.g: large ----- the largest.

* If the short adjective ends in CVC, we * If the short adjective ends in CVC, we
double the consonant and we add “er”. double the consonant and we add “est”.
e.g: hot ----- hotter (than) e.g: hot ----- the hottest

* If the adjective ends in “y” , we change the * If the adjective ends in “y” , we change the
“y” into “i” + “er” “y” into “i” + “est”.
e.g.: pretty ----- prettier (than) e.g. pretty ----- the prettiest

B. Long Adjectives: B. Long Adjectives:

We use more with most long adjectives We use most with most long adjectives
(adjectives with more than one syllable). (adjectives with more than one syllable).
E.g.: intelligent-------- more intelligent than E.g.: intelligent-------- the most intelligent

Irregular Adjectives:
Good – Better – the best
Bad – worse – the worst
Far – farther / further – the farthest/ the furthest