5. brave, less brave, least brave 6. All adjectives—when you’re talking about less instead of more: Use less or least with the adjective. careful, more careful, most careful 5. Some adjectives with two syllables and all adjectives with more than two syllables: Use more or most instead of – er or – est. flat, flatter, flattest 4. One-syllable adjectives that end with a single vowel and a consonant: Double the consonant and add – er or – est . busy, busier, busiest 3. Adjectives ending with a consonant and y : Change the y to i and add – er or – est . safe, safer, safest 2. Adjectives ending with e: Drop the e and add –er or –est. bright, brighter, brightest 1. One-syllable adjectives: Add – er or – est to the adjective. Rules for Comparing with Adjectives
