Comparative Superlative

Case Adjective
Form Form
close closer Closest
- Adjectives ending in "e" huge huger Hugest
- Comparative add « r » large larger Largest
- Superlative add “st” strange stranger Strangest
wise wiser Wisest
1-syllable adjectives big bigger Biggest
ending with a single vowel + a consonant fat fatter Fattest
Comparative — the consonant is doubled and 'er' red redder Reddest
is added —bigger
sad sadder Saddest
Superlative — the consonant is doubled and 'est'
is added—biggest thin thinner Thinnest
1 or 2 syllable adjectives dry drier Driest
ending in "y spry sprier/spryer spriest/spryest
Comparative — 'y' becomes 'i' and 'er' is added"
-Superlative — 'y' becomes 'i' and 'est' is added wry wrier/wryer wriest/wryest
fast faster Fastest
great greater Greatest
1-syllable adjectives, quick quicker Quickest
other cases
short shorter Shortest
-Comparative — 'er' is added
tall taller Tallest
Superlative — 'est is added

bumpy bumpier Bumpiest

heavy heavier Heaviest
ending in "y" icy icier Iciest
shiny shinier Shiniest
tiny tinier Tiniest
able abler Ablest
gentle gentler Gentlest
2-syllable adjectives
hollow hollower Hollowest
narrow narrower Narrowest
ending in "le", or "ow"
shallow shallower Shallowest
simple simpler Simplest
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
2 or more syllable adjectives, colorful more colorful most colorful
other cases complete more complete most complete
-Comparative — more + the adjective + than delicious more delicious most delicious
-Superlative — more + the adjective + than generous more generous most generous
important more important most important
bad worse Worst
far (place) farther Farthest
far (place or time) further furthest
Irregular and confusing adjectives good better Best
late (time) later Latest
late (order) latter Last
little (size) littler Littlest
 little (amount) less Least
many/much/some more Most
old (people or
older oldest
things)
old (people) elder eldest