Comparative Adjectives

Rule 1 - one syllable adjectives: slog

Comparatives
Simply add -er

Examples:

smart = smarter
young = younger
fast = faster

Rule 1B - One syllable adjectives with a Consonant-Vowel-Consonant Pattern:

If the adjective has a CVC pattern, double the consonant and add -er.

Examples:
wet = wetter - mokar, vlazan
big = bigger
sad = sadder
Thin- Thinner - mrsav

Rule 2 - two syllable adjectives ending in Y

Change the Y to I and add -er

Examples:
pretty = prettier y- i + er
happy = happier
busy = busier

Rule 3 - Adjectives with two or more syllables:

Examples:

famous = more famous

Interesting = more interesting

Rule 4

These are the irregular words. There is no system or pattern here, so you'll just have to
remember them. Fortunately, there are only a few...
Examples:
good = better- the best
bad = worse- the worst
far = farther (further)- the furthest

We use superlative to say that a thing or person is the most of a group. When we use a
superlative adjective ('the tallest student') before the noun, we generally use it with 'the'.
This is because there's only one (or one group) of the thing we are talking about. There
is one student who is the tallest in the class.

-She's the most beautiful girl I've ever seen.

**Remember, we don't use 'the' when there is a possessive adjective:

He's my best student.
That's our most important goal.

Here is the spelling for superlatives:

1.For one-syllable adjective, add -est (superlative) to the end of the adjective.
Rich- the richest

2.If the one-syllable adjective ends in a consonant-vowel-consonant, double the final

consonant before adding -est.
Big- the biggest

3.For adjectives that end in -y, change the y to i, then add -est.
Happy- the happiest

4.If the one-syllable consonant ends in -e, simply add -st.

The nicest

5.For adjectives with two or more syllables, add "most" to form a superlative.

-Interesting- the most interesting

Beautiful - the most beautiful

6.Remember that there are some common irregular comparative and superlative
adjectives.
good -better –the best
bad- worse –the worst
far- further- the furthest