Comparatives and Superlatives

Old - older,  

expensive - more expensive

the oldest - the most expensive

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Comparatives (with -er) and Superlatives (with -est)

clean - cleaner - (the) cleanest

We use -er and -est with the following adjectives:

1) adjectives with one syllable

clean	cleaner	cleanest
new	newer	newest
cheap	cheaper	cheapest

2) adjectives with two syllables and the following endings:

a) adjectives with two syllables, ending in -y

dirty	dirtier	dirtiest
easy	easier	easiest
happy	happier	happiest
pretty	prettier	prettiest

 

b) adjectives with two syllables, ending in -er

clever    cleverer    cleverest

 

c) adjectives with two syllables, ending in -le

simple     simpler    simplest

 

d) adjectives with two syllables, ending in -ow

narrow

narrower

narrowest

Spelling of the adjectives using the endings -er and -est

large	larger	largest	(leave out the silent -e)
big	bigger	biggest	(double the consonant after short vowel)
sad	sadder	saddest
dirty	dirtier	dirtiest	(change -y to -i if there is a consonant before -y)
shy	shyer	shyest	(here -y is not changed to -i)

Comparison (with "more" and "most")

difficult     more difficult     (the) most difficult

(all adjectives with more than one syllable, except some adjectives with two syllables)

Irregular adjectives

good	better	best
bad	worse	worst
much	more	most
many	more	most
little	less	least
little	smaller	smallest

Three syllable or more adjectives:

put "more" in front

expensive - more expensive

Two syllable adjectives not ending in -y:

put "more" in front

stupid - more stupid

Two syllable adjectives ending in -y:

replace the -y by -ier

happy - happier

One syllable adjectives ending in one vowel and one consonant:

double the consonant and add -er

big - bigger

Other one syllable adjectives: 

add -er

tall - taller

Exceptions

good - better

bad - worse

far - further / farther

old - older / elder

little - less



With a few exceptions, adverbs normally add "more"

slowly - more slowly

easily - more easily

These are the exceptions:

early - earlier

late - later

fast - faster

hard - harder

near - nearer

soon - sooner

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