Positive Form Comparative Superlative

slow  slower slowest

→ One-syllable adjectives are compared with -er/-est.

loud  louder loudest

→ One-syllable adjectives are compared with -er/-est.

big  bigger biggest

→ After a short stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled when adding -er/-est.

funny  funnier funniest

→ Two-syllable adjectives ending in -y/-er are compared with -er/-est (y becomes i).

heavy  heavier heaviest

Positive Form Comparative Superlative

late  later / latter latest / last

→ One-syllable adjectives are compared with -er/-est.

angry  angrier angriest

→ Two-syllable adjectives ending in -y/-er are compared with -er/-est (y becomes i).

dark  darker darkest

→ One-syllable adjectives are compared with -er/-est.

difficult  more difficult most difficult

→ Adjectives of three or more syllables are compared with more/most.

interesting  more interesting most interesting

Positive Form Comparative Superlative

careful  more careful most careful

→ Two-syllable adjectives not ending in -y/-er are compared with more/most.

funny  funnier funniest

→ Two-syllable adjectives ending in -y/-er are compared with -er/-est (y becomes i).

difficult  more difficult most difficult

→ Adjectives of three or more syllables are compared with more/most.

warm  warmer Warmest

→ One-syllable adjectives are compared with -er/-est.

silly  sillier Silliest

Positive Form Comparative Superlative
dirty  dirtier dirtiest

→ Two-syllable adjectives ending in -y/-er are compared with -er/-est (y becomes i).

afraid  more afraid most afraid

→ Two-syllable adjectives not ending in -y/-er are compared with more/most.

bad  worse worst

→ irregular comparison

big  bigger biggest

→ After a short stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled when adding -er/-est.

hungry  hungrier hungriest