Easy Rules for forming
COMPARATIVES – SUPERLATIVES
Adjectives
We use Comparatives and Superlatives forms of adjectives, when we make comparisons.
Adjectives can compare two things or more than two things.
Comparatives
When you want to describe a noun (animals, people, objects, etc.) we often compare it to something else and generally use an adjective (taller, bigger, heavier, more interesting etc.)
The dog is more light than the cat = Incorrect
The dog is lighter than the cat = Correct
Superlatives
You’ll notice the +EST and more oder least
The chart below outlines the rules to follow when making comparisons.
| ADJECTIVE | COMPARATIVE | SUPERLATIVE | |
| +ER | +EST | ||
| One syllable | fast Young bold short weak strong | faster younger bolder shorter weaker stronger | the fastest the youngest the boldest shortest weakest strongest |
| One syllable ending in E
| + R | + ST | |
| nice late blue | nicer later bluer | the nicest the latest the bluest | |
| One syllable Konsonant + Vokal + Konsonant Double last Consonant | + ER | + EST | |
| big hot small tall | bigger hotter smaller taller | biggest hottest smallest tallest | |
| Two syllables Ending in Y, Remove the Y | +IER | +IEST | |
| happy crazy funny pretty lazy angry friendly | happier crazier funnier prettier lazier angrier friendlier | The happiest The craziest The funniest The prettiest The laziest The angriest The friendliest | |
| Two or more syllables | + MORE | + THE MOST | |
| beautiful famous difficult dangerous complicated popular expensive complicated | more beautiful more famous more difficult more dangerous more complicated more popular more expensive more complicated | das most beautiful das most famous the most difficult the most dangerous the most complicated the least popular the most expensive the most complicated | |
| Irregular Adjectives | good | better | the best |
| bad little | worse less | the worst the least |
A few examples:
- The dog is faster than the cat
- The rabbit is the fastest
- The dog is bigger than the rabbit
- The dog is also the heaviest
- The rabbit is more beautiful than the lizard
- She is pretty
- Mary is prettier than Rebecca, but Natalie is the prettiest
- This book I’m reading is really good. The best book I’ve ever read.
- The weather is really bad today, worse than yesterday and actually it’s the worst day of the week.
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