Comparatives and Superlatives ADJECTIVES One syllable
COMPARATIVE - er big
Two syllables ending in: -y, -er, -ow Rest of adjectives
-est bigger
-er pretty
SUPERLATIVE
big
the biggest
-est prettier than
pretty
the prettiest
More ‌ than
The most ‌
interesting
interesting
more interesting than...
the most interesting
Better worse farther/further
Best worst farthest/furthest
Irregular: good bad far
Watch out! Spelling rules: - double consonant big - bigger (1 s/v/c) - y + er/est = ier / iest happy - happier - e + r / st fine - finer
THE biggest most interesting
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easy
cheap
heavy clean
quiet
powerful noisy safe
rare
useless near bad
unhealthy
weak
dangerous exciting good
expensive common far
healthy dirty difficult
light useful boring