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Comparative and Superlative Chart

Comparative and Superlative Chart
Comparative and Superlative Chart

          

POSITIVE

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE

RULE:  Single syllable adjectives are added by ‘er’ & ‘est’.

high

higher

highest

tall

taller

tallest

bold

bolder

boldest

kind

kinder

kindest

hard

harder

hardest

sweet

sweeter

sweetest

small

smaller

smallest

clever

cleverer

cleverest

young

younger

youngest

great

greater

greatest

thick

thicker

thickest

 

positive

comparative

superlative

RULE :  The adjectives,  end with  ‘e’, are simply added by  ‘r’ &  ‘st’

brave

braver

bravest

sure

surer

surest

able

abler

ablest

fine

finer

finest

wise

wiser

wisest

white

whiter

whitest

large

larger

largest

noble

nobler

noblest

dense

denser

densest

pure

purer

purest

rare

rarer

rarest

RULE : When an adjective ends with a  ‘consonant’, preceded by a ‘vowel’, the consonant must be doubled and then write ‘er’ & ‘est’

 

hot

hotter

hottest

slim

slimmer

slimmest

fat

fatter

fattest

thin

thinner

thinnest

sad

sadder

saddest

big

bigger

biggest

RULE :  When an adjective ends with ‘y’ preceded by a ‘consonant’ ‘y’ is replaced by ‘ier’  &  ‘iest’

 

easy

easier

easiest

holy

holier

holiest

happy

happier

happiest

merry

merrier

merriest

wealthy

wealthier

wealthiest

heavy

heavier

heaviest

worthy

worthier

worthiest

silly

sillier

silliest

lovely

lovelier

loveliest

jolly

jollier

Jolliest

dry

drier

driest

Some exceptions to the above

gay

gayer

gayest

gray

grayer

grayest

RULE : The adjectives of two or more syllables must be preceded by ‘MORE’ & ‘MOST’

beautiful

more beautiful

most beautiful

difficult

more difficult

most difficult

handsome

more handsome

most handsome

famous

more famous

most famous

learned

more learned

most learned

proper

more proper

most proper

popular

more popular

most popular

sincere

more sincere

most sincere

diplomatic

more diplomatic

most diplomatic

fruitful

more fruitful

most fruitful

intelligent

more intelligent

most intelligent

ideal

more ideal

most ideal

modest

more modest

most modest

honest

more honest

most honest


Comparative and Superlative Chart
Comparative and Superlative Chart

Also Check

Prepositions A Comprehensive Guide

15 + Yes / No Type Questions List

Keywords For English Grammar Tenses 

Free English Speaking Course

Noun A Comprehensive Guide

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