COMPARISON 1 – COMPARATIVE Short
Long
One and two syllables Adjective + er + than
More than two syllables More + adjective + than
Examples: This bag is dearer than yours
This bag is more expensive than yours
2 – SUPERLATIVE Short
Long
One and two syllables
More than two syllables
The adjective + est + in / of
The most + adjective + in / on
Examples: This bag is the dearest in the shop
This bag is the most expensive of all
3 – IRREGULAR Adjective Good Well Bad Far Fun Boring Famous Ill Much/many
Comparative Better Better Worse Farther More fun More boring More famous Worse More
Superlative The best The best The worst The farthest The most fun The most boring The most famous The worst The most
If an adjective ends in “consonant-y”, you have to change the Y to I, then add –er (funnier, easier) If an adjective ends in “vowel-consonant”, you have to double the consonant, then add –er (bigger, thinner)