Superlative adjectives Comparison 1 Comparison with erest clean

Superlative adjectives

Comparison 1. Comparison with -er/-est clean → cleaner → (the) cleanest We use -er/-est with the following adjectives:

Adjectives with one syllable positive comparative superlative cleaner cleanest newer newest cheaper cheapest

Adjectives with two syllables, ending in -y positive comparative superlative dirty dirtier dirtiest easy easier easiest happy happier happiest pretty prettier prettiest

Adjectives with two syllables, ending in -er positive comparative superlative cleverer cleverest

Adjectives with two syllables, ending in -le positive comparative superlative simpler simplest

Adjectives with two syllables, ending in -ow positive comparative superlative narrower narrowest

Spelling of the adjectives using the endings er/-est positive comparative superlative comment larger largest leave out the silent -e bigger biggest sadder saddest Double the consona nt after short vowel dirty shy dirtier shyer dirtiest Change -y to i (consonant before y) shyest Here -y is not changed to -i. (although consonant before -y)

Comparison with more – most all adjectives with more than one syllable (except some adjectives with two syllables positive comparative superlative difficult more difficult (the) most difficult

Irregular adjectives positive comparative superlative comment good better best bad worse worst much more most uncountable nouns many more most countable nouns little less least smaller smallest

Special adjectives Some adjectives have two possible forms of comparison (er/est and more/most). positive comparative superlative cleverer / more cleverest / most clever commoner / more commonest / most common likely likelier / more likely likeliest / most likely pleasanter / more pleasantest / most pleasant politer / more politest / most polite quieter / more quietest / most quiet simpler / more simplest / most simple stupider / more stupidest / most stupid subtler / more subtlest / most subtle surer / more surest / most sure

Make comparative and superlative forms cheap → fit → exciting → cool → late → dangerous → small → popular → happy → boring →