Adjectives (comparative and superlative)
Adjectives can be used to compare nouns. There are degrees of comparison.
The comparative form is used when comparing two things; the superlative form is used when three or more things are being compared.
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| thin | thinner | thinnest |
| short | shorter | shortest |
| large | larger | largest |
| (change the i to y) easy pretty |
easier prettier |
easiest prettiest |
| (words of more than two syllables) comfortable interesting beautiful |
more comfortable more interesting more beautiful |
most comfortable most interesting most beautiful |
| (exceptions) good bad far many/much little/few |
better worse further/farther more less/fewer |
best worst furthest/farthest most least/fewest |