Comparatives compare two things; superlatives compare one thing against all others in a group. The form depends on the number of syllables in the adjective and whether it is regular or irregular.
Short adjectives (1-2 syllables): add -er. "Tall → taller." "Simple → simpler." Long adjectives (3+ syllables): use "more". "Interesting → more interesting." Irregular forms: good → better, bad → worse, far → farther/further, little → less, much/many → more. Use "than" after a comparative: "She is taller than me." "This is more expensive than I expected."
Practice
The new office is ___ the old one.
Learning a language getsas you make progress.
Put the words in the correct order:
Short adjectives: add -est with "the". "Tall → the tallest." Long adjectives: "the most + adjective". "The most interesting." Irregular: good → the best, bad → the worst, far → the furthest/farthest, little → the least. Superlatives are always preceded by "the" when used attributively. "She is the most talented person in the room."
Practice
It was ___ meal I've ever had.
Mount Everest ismountain in the world.
Put the words in the correct order:
"As + adjective + as" shows equality: "She is as tall as her brother." Negative: "not as + adjective + as" or "not so + adjective + as". "The + comparative, the + comparative" shows two things increasing together: "The harder you work, the more you earn." "The older I get, the wiser I become."
Practice
___ you practise, ___ you improve.
This hotel is notexpensive as the one we stayed in last year.
Put the words in the correct order: