COMPARATIVE AND
SUPERLATIVE
ADJECTIVES
SOME RULES ABOUT FORMING
COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
Adjective
Comparative
Superlative
1 Syllable
•Short
•Thin
•shorter than…
•thinner than…
•the shortest
2 or more
than 2
syllables
•Modern
•Beautiful
•more modern than…
•more beautiful than…
•the most modern
•the most beautiful
-y ending
•Funny
•funnier than
•the funniest
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
Adjective
Comparative
Superlative
Good
Better
The best
Bad
Worse
The worst
Far
Farther/further
The
farthest/furthest
My father is taller than I
•My father is
taller than me.
•My father is
taller than I
am.
A house is more expensive than a car.
It’s the most expensive car.