Comparative & Superlative Adjectives

1. COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES
GRAMMAR RULES ADJECTIVES COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES
Adjectives of one
syllable tall
small
young
old
long
fast
short
cheap
slow
-er than (más…que) The –est (el más …)
taller than
smaller than
younger than
older than
longer than
faster than
shorter than
cheaper than
slower than
the tallest
the smallest
the youngest
the oldest
the longest
the fastest
the shortest
the cheapest
the slowest
Adjetives of one
syllable ending in –e large
nice
-r than (más…que) The –st (el más…)
larger than
nicer than
the largest
the nicest
Adjetives of one
syllable consonant +
short vowel +
consonant
big
thin
fat
hot
sad
Double the last consonant
+ -er than (más …que)
Double the last consonant +
-est (el más…)
bigger than
thinner than
fatter than
hotter than
sadder than
the biggest
the thinnest
the fattest
the hottest
the saddest
Adjectives of two
syllables ending in –y
pretty
funny
easy
silly
happy
Change the –y to -i+ -er
than (más…que)
Change the –y to -i + -est (el
más …)
prettier than
funnier than
easier than
sillier than
happier than
the prettiest
the funniest
the easiest
the silliest
the happiest
Adjetives of two or
more syllables. expensive
exciting
difficult
beautiful
intelligent
interesting
famous
popular
delicious
more + adjective + than The most + adjective
more expensive than
more exciting than
more difficult than
more beautiful than
more intelligent than
more interesting than
more famous than
more popular than
more delicious than
the most expensive
the most exciting
the most difficult
the most beautiful
the most intelligent
the most interesting
the most famous
the most popular
the most delicious
Irregular adjectives in
the comparative and
the superlative.
good
bad
far
better than
worse than
further than
the best
the worst
the furthest