Comparative vs superlative

Adjectives & adverbs

  • Adjective: describes person, animal or thing

    • “That dance is beautiful.”

  • Adverb: describes an action

    • “She dances beautifully.”


Comparative & superlative

Adjectives

Adjective

Comparative

Superlative

1 syllable

Strong

Stronger

Strongest

Short vowel

Big

Bigger

Biggest

-e

Large

Larger

Largest

-y

Happy

Happier

Happiest

2 syllables

Gentle

Gentler/

more gentle

Gentlest/

most gentle

3 or more syllables

Expensive

More expensive

Most expensive

Adverbs

Adjective

Adverb

Comparative

Superlative

Slow

Slowly

More slowly

Most slowly

Less slowly

Least slowly

Some adjectives stay the same as adverbs:

  • Fast

  • Hard

  • High

  • Long

  • Far

Exceptions

Adjective

Adverb

Comparative

Superlative

Good

Well

Better

Best

Bad

Badly

Worse

Worst

Far

Far

Farther

Farthest

A little

/

Less

Least

A lot

/

More

Most

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