COMPARISION OF ADJECTIVE

Rule 1: For adjective which contains one syllable; we add “ER” at the end of the adjective to make comparative form and we add “EST” to make superlative form.

Positive Degree

Comparative Degree

Superlative Degree

black

small

tall

blacker

smaller

taller

blackest

smallest

tallest

Rule 2: For adjective which contains one syllable, but ending in “E” we only add “R” to make comparative form and “ST” to make superlative form.

Positive Degree

Comparative Degree

Superlative Degree

brave

white

large

braver

whiter

larger

bravest

whitest

largest

Rule 3: For adjective which contains one syllable, but there is a vowel between consonants we use double letters for the last consonant before adding “ER” or “EST” to make comparative and superlative form.

Positive Degree

Comparative Degree

Superlative Degree

red

big

thin

redder

bigger

thinner

reddest

biggest

thinnest

Rule 4: For adjective which contains two or more syllables, but ending in “Y” we change “Y” to “IER” or “IEST” to make comparative or superlative form.

Positive Degree

Comparative Degree

Superlative Degree

happy

merry

dirty

happier

merrier

dirtier

happiest

merriest

dirtiest

NOTE 1: If the adjective ending in “Y”, but before “Y” there is a vowel we don’t change “Y” to “IER” or “IEST” we only add “ER” or “EST” to make comparative or superlative form.

Positive Degree

Comparative Degree

Superlative Degree

gray

gay

grayer

gayer

grayest

gayest

NOTE 2: If the adjective ending in “Y”, but contains only one syllable; we don’t change “Y” to “IER” or “IEST”: we only add “ER” or “EST” to make comparative or superlative form.

Positive Degree

Comparative Degree

Superlative Degree

shy

sly

shyer

slyer

shyest

slyest

Rule 5: For adjective that comprises two or more syllables; when we want to make comparative or superlative form we use “MORE” or “MOST”.

Positive Degree

Comparative Degree

Superlative Degree

beautiful

expensive

handsome

more beautiful

more expensive

more handsome

most beautiful

most expensive

most handsome

NOTE: For some adjectives can take both forms “ER” and “EST” or “MORE” and “MOST”.

Positive Degree

Comparative Degree

Superlative Degree

polite

common

pleasant

stupid

clever

politer/more polite

commoner/more common

pleasanter/more pleasant

stupider/more stupid

cleverer/more clever

politest/most polite

commonest/most common

pleasantest/most pleasant

stupidest/most stupid

cleverest/most clever

Rule 6: For some adjectives can change their forms from positive to comparative or superlative without adding “ER” or “EST” and “MORE” or MOST”.

This kind of adjective is called “Irregular Adjective”.

Positive Degree

Comparative Degree

Superlative Degree

bad

good

little

many/much

far

fore

in

out

near

worse

better

less

more

farther/further

former

inner

outer

nearer

worst

best

least

most

farthest/furthest

first

innermost

outermost

nearest/next