(adjectives with one syllable; adjectives with two syllables ending in -y)
ADJECTIVE | COMPARATIVE | SUPERLATIVE | |
old | older | oldest | Most adjectives:+ -er, -est. |
tall | taller | tallest | |
cheap | cheaper | cheapest | |
late | later | latest | Adjectives ending in -e: + -r, -sf. |
nice | nicer | nicest | |
fat | fatter | fattest | One vowel + one consonant: double consonant. |
big | bigger | biggest | |
thin | thinner | thinnest | |
happy | happier | happiest | Change y to i. |
easy | easier | easiest |
2 Irregular comparatives and superlatives
ADJECTIVE | COMPARATIVE | SUPERLATIVE |
good | better | best |
bad | worse | worst |
far | farther/further | farthest/furthest |
old | older/elder | oldest/eldest |
The determiners little and much/many have irregular comparatives and superlatives: | ||
much/many | more | most |
3 Longer adjectives
(adjectives with two syllables not ending in -y, adjectives with three or more syllables)
ADJECTIVE | COMPARATIVE | SUPERLATIVE |
tiring | more tiring | most tiring |
cheerful | more cheerful | most cheerful |
handsome | more handsome | most handsome |
intelligent | more intelligent | most intelligent |
practical | more practical | most practical |
Some two-syllable adjectives have two comparatives and superlatives:
- commoner/more common;
- politest!most polite.
We usually prefer the forms with more and most.
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