Comparative and Superlative Adjectives for intermediate learners

Comparative adjectives are used to compare two people or things. One can be at a higher or superior level.

Superlative adjectives are used to compare one thing or person with other things or people. In this case, one is always at the lowest or at the highest level of a particular adjective.

Comparative adjectives exist for three kinds of adjectives but in this lesson, we just learn the first two types:

These adjectives are small adjectives that are only one syllable and to make them comparative adjectives you just have to add 'er' at the end of the adjective. Here are a few examples:

These adjectives get more before themselves to express a comparative adjective. Here are the examples:

Superlative adjectives are categorized into three groups based on the way they are created but in this lesson, we will learn the first two groups:

If the adjective has only one syllable it gets '-est' to make a superlative. Here are the examples:

If the adjective has more than one syllable it is considered multi-syllable then to make a superlative adjective out of it all you need to do is to add 'most' before it. Here are the examples: