|
 COMPARISON
OF ADJECTIVES
FORMING
THE COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
|
Number
of syllables
|
Comparative
|
Superlative
|
|
one
syllable
|
+
-er
|
+
-est
|
|
tall
|
taller
|
tallest
|
| |
|
|
|
one
syllable with the spelling
consonant + single vowel + consonant: double
the final consonant:
|
|
fat
|
fatter
|
fattest
|
|
big
|
bigger
|
biggest
|
| sad |
sadder |
saddest |
|
|
| Number
of syllables |
Comparative
|
Superlative |
| two
syllables |
+
-er OR
more + adj |
+
-est OR most + adj |
|
ending in:
-y,
-ly, -ow
ending
in: -le,
-er or -ure
these
common adjectives - handsome,
polite, pleasant, common, quiet
|
|
happy
|
happier/
more happy
|
happiest/
most happy
|
| yellow |
yellower/
more yellow
|
yellowest/
most yellow
|
|
simple
|
simpler/
more simple
|
simplest/
most simple
|
|
tender
|
tenderer/
more tender
|
tenderest/
most tender
|
| |
|
|
|
If
you are not sure, use MORE + OR MOST +
Note:
Adjectives ending in '-y' like happy,
pretty, busy, sunny, lucky etc:. replace
the -y with -ier or
-iest in
the comparative and superlative form
|
|
busy
|
busier
|
busiest
|
| |
|
|
| Number
of syllables |
Comparative
|
Superlative |
| three
syllables or more |
more + adj |
most + adj |
| important |
more
important
|
most important |
| expensive |
more expensive |
most expensive |
Examples:
a. A cat is
fast,
a tiger is faster
but a cheetah is the
fastest
b.
A car is heavy,
a truck is
heavier,
but a train is the
heaviest
c.
A park bench
is comfortable,
a restaurant chair is more
comfortable, but a sofa
is the most
comfortable
|
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