Comparative and Superlative Form

Comparative and Superlative Form

When we want to use a comparative or superlative form of an adjective, first we must decide if it is a short or a long one.

Short adjectives are those with one syllable ( big, small, fat etc.) and those with two syllables ending in -y ( happy, heavy etc.) All the rest are long adjectives.

For short adjectives

adjective	comparative	superlative
tall	taller than	the tallest
big	bigger than	the biggest
happy	happier than	the happiest

Example:

I am taller than Jane. Brenda is the tallest of all.

For long adjectives

adjective	comparative	superlative
popular	more popular than	the most popular
difficult	more difficult than	the most difficult

Example:

English is more difficult than Music. Maths is the most difficult of all.

Irregular comparative and superlative forms

adjective	comparative	superlative
good	better	the best
bad	worse	the worst
much/many	more	the most
little	less	the least
far	further/farther	the furthest/the farthest

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