Adjective: describes person, animal or thing
“That dance is beautiful.”
Adverb: describes an action
“She dances beautifully.”
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 |
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
Adjective | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative |
Good | Well | Better | Best |
Bad | Badly | Worse | Worst |
Far | Far | Farther | Farthest |
A little | / | Less | Least |
A lot | / | More | Most |