Superlative Adjectives
Adjective Comparison Table
| Adjective Rule / Category | Positive (Base Form) | Comparative (Comparing Two) | Superlative (Comparing Three or More) |
1-Syllable (add -er / -est) | Fast Small | Faster Smaller | Fastest Smallest |
1-Syllable ending in -e (add -r / -st) | Large Safe Wide | Larger Safer Wider | Largest Safest Widest |
| 1-Syllable with C-V-C (double final consonant) | Big Hot Sad | Bigger Hotter Sadder | Biggest Hottest Saddest |
2-Syllables ending in -y (change -y to -ier / -iest) | Easy Busy | Happier Easier Busier | Happiest Easiest Busiest |
2+ Syllables (use more / most) | Important Expensive | More beautiful More important More expensive | Most beautiful Most important Most expensive |
| Irregular Forms (complete word change) | Bad Far Little | Better Farther / Further Less | Best Worst Farthest / Furthest Least |
Usage Quick-Sheet
Comparatives use than: "She is taller than her brother."
Superlatives use the: "Everest is the tallest mountain in the world."
1. Standard / Short Adjectives
Base: Small, Tall, Short, Fast, Slow, Cold, Warm, Young, Old, Long
Comparatives: Smaller, Taller, Shorter, Faster, Slower, Colder, Warmer, Younger, Older, Longer
Superlatives: Smallest, Tallest, Shortest, Fastest, Slowest, Coldest, Warmest, Youngest, Oldest, Longest
💥 2. Double-Consonant Adjectives
Base: Big, Hot, Sad, Fat, Thin, Wet, Fit
Comparatives: Bigger, Hotter, Sadder, Fatter, Thinner, Wetter, Fitter
Superlatives: Biggest, Hottest, Saddest, Fattest, Thinnest, Wettest, Fittest
😊 3. "-y" Ending Adjectives
Base: Happy, Easy, Heavy, Busy, Tiny, Lucky, Crazy, Early, Friendly
Comparatives: Happier, Easier, Heavier, Busier, Tinier, Luckier, Crazier, Earlier, Friendlier
Superlatives: Happiest, Easiest, Heaviest, Busiest, Tiniest, Luckiest, Craziest, Earliest, Friendliest
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