adminComparative and Superlative Adjectives
Adjectives are words that describe nouns. They tell us how something looks, feels, smells and sometimes the actions that it carries out.
For example:
Size – big
Look – angry
Feel – soft
Smells – sweet
Actions – folding
But sometimes we have objects that share the same description and we need to show how they are different. For example we can see two big trees which are not the same size. So one tree will be bigger while the other one is smaller.
A comparative adjective is used to compare two things. A superlative adjective is used when you compare three or more things.
For example, looking at apples you can compare their size, determining which is big, which is bigger, and which is biggest.
The comparative ending (suffix) for short, common adjectives is generally “-er”; the superlative suffix is generally “-est.”
For most longer adjectives, the comparative is made by adding the word “more” (for example, more comfortable) and the superlative is made by adding the word “most” (for example, most comfortable).
If a one-syllable adjective ends in “e”, the endings are “-r” and “-st”, for example: wise, wiser, wisest.
If a one-syllable adjective ends in “y”, the endings are “-er” and “-est”, but the y is sometimes changed to an “i”. For example: dry, drier, driest.
If a one-syllable adjective ends in a consonant (with a single vowel preceding it), then the consonant is doubled and the endings “-er” and “-est” are used, for example: big, bigger, biggest.
If a two-syllable adjective ends in “e”, the endings are “-r” and “-st”, for example: gentle, gentler, gentlest.
If a two-syllable adjective ends in “y”, the endings are “-ier” and “-iest”, for example: happy, happier, happiest.
Some two-syllable adjectives use the standard “-er” and “-est suffixes”, including adjectives that end in “er”, “le”, or “ow”. For example: narrow, narrower, narrowest.
For most adjectives with two or more syllables, the comparative is formed by adding the word “more,” and you form the superlative by adding the word “most”, for example: colourful, more colourful, most colourful.
Some comparative and superlative adjectives are irregular, including some very common ones such as good/better/best and bad/worse/worst.
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