Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

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Comparative adjectives are used to compare one noun with another noun. Superlative adjectives are used to compare three or more nouns.

"Comparative and Superlative Adjectives" in English Grammar

What Are Comparative and Superlative Adjectives?

Comparative and superlative adjectives are used to compare qualities of two or more things. Comparative adjectives are used to compare two things and superlative adjectives are used to compare three or more things.

Comparative Adjectives

Comparative adjectives are used to compare two things and show that one has a higher level or degree of quality than the other. For example:

This tea is colder than that one.

Miranda is taller than Lucy.

Than

To compare two things or persons, the preposition 'than' comes after the comparative adjective.

How to Make Comparative Adjectives?

For adjectives that have one syllable, '-er' is added to the end of the adjective to make it comparative. For example:

The man was nicer than the woman.

She was shorter than her big sister.

For adjectives that have more than one syllable, add 'more' before the adjective to make it comparative. For example:

This bag is more expensive than that bag.

This chair is more comfortable than my chair.

Superlative Adjectives

Superlative adjectives show the highest degree of a quality between three or more people or things.

How to Make Superlative Adjectives?

For one-syllable adjectives, simply add '-est' to the end of the adjective and put 'the' before it. For example:

This is the tallest building in the city.

She is the nicest person I know.

For adjectives that have more than one syllable, add 'the most' before them. For example:

This is the most expensive restaurant in town.

The princess was the most beautiful girl in the kingdom.

The table below shows some common English adjectives with their comparative and superlative forms:

	Comparative	Superlative
fast	faster	the fastest
nice	nicer	the nicest
tall	taller	the tallest
beautiful	more beautiful	the most beautiful
comfortable	more comfortable	the most comfortable
expensive	more expensive	the most expensive

Irregular Adjectives

Some adjectives do not follow the typical rules for forming comparatives and superlatives. For example:

	comparative	superlative
good	better	the best
bad	worse	the worst

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What Are Comparative and Superlative Adjectives?
- How to Make Comparative Adjectives?
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Irregular Adjectives

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