1. Comparatives & Superlatives

2. Comparatives: Short adjectives
Short adjectives ... Spelling rules Examples
Usually
+ er
slow  slower
fast  faster
tall  taller
large  larger
nice  nicer
Ending in -e
+ r
Some two-syllable adjectives, especially ending in -y
–y  -i
+ er
hungry  hungrier
happy  happier
funny  funnier
Ending in a vowel a consonant
double the consonant + er
big  bigger
fat  fatter
fit  fitter

3. Superlatives: Short adjectives
Short adjectives Spelling rules Examples
+ est
slow  the slowest
fast  the fastest
tall  the tallest
Usually
Ending in -e
+ st
large  the largest
nice  the nicest
–y  -i
+ est
Ending in a consonant
+ y
hungry  the hungriest
happy  the happiest
funny  the funniest
Ending in a vowel
+ a consonant
double the consonant + est
big  the biggest
fat  the fattest
fit  the fittest

4. Comparatives & Superlatives
e.g. big  bigger  the biggest
fat  fatter  the fattest
1 hot 
2 cold 
3 wet 
4 heavy 
5 warm 
6 hungry 
hotter
 the hottest
colder
 the coldest
wetter
 the wettest
heavier
 the heaviest
warmer
 the warmest
hungrier
 the hungriest

5. Comparatives: Long adjectives
 Use the word more to make the comparative form.
Long adjectives Examples
Mary is more polite than Cindy.
Tom is more helpful than Peter.
Most two-syllable adjectives which do not end in -y
Candy is more hard-working than Maggie.
Joe is more good-looking than Tom.
All adjectives of three syllables or more

6. Superlatives: Long adjectives
 Use the + most before long adjectives to make the superlative form.
 The melon is the most expensive fruit.
$ $ $ 30
expensive
mango
melon
coconut

7. Comparatives & Superlatives
 Some adjectives have special forms.
Adjective Comparative Superlative
good
better
the best
bad
worse
the worst
e.g.
Pauline is a good student.
Mary is a better student than her.
Cherry is the best student in her class.
Cherry

8. Now you try. 7 bad  8 good  9 polite  10 hard-working 
11 helpful 
12 beautiful 
worse
 the worst
better
 the best
more polite
 the most polite
more hard-working
 the most hard-working
more helpful
 the most helpful
 the most beautiful
more beautiful