Comparatives and Superlatives

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

	ADJECTIVE	COMPARATIVES		SUPERLATIVES
I 1-syllable Adjectives	sweet bright fast short clean hard large new nice cheap	sweeter brighter faster shorter cleaner harder larger newer nicer cheaper	than (2nd element)	the sweetest the brightest the fastest the shortest the cleanest the hardest the largest the newest the nicest the cheapest	(in the group)
	SPECIAL CASE
	STRESSED SYLLABLE C V C SL I M	STRESSED SYLLABLE C V C ER SL I MM ER		STRESSED SYLLABLE C V C EST SL I MM EST
	big hot slim	biGGer hoTTer sliMMer		the biGGest the hoTTest the sliMMest
	ADJECTIVE	COMPARATIVES		SUPERLATIVES
II 2-3-or-More syllable Adjectives	crowded boring cheerful delicious beautiful interesting refreshing relaxing difficult popular romantic moderate comfortable	more crowded more boring more cheerful more delicious more beautiful more interesting more refreshing more relaxing more difficult more popular more romantic more moderate more comfortable	(than 2nd element)	the most crowded the most boring the most cheerful the most delicious the most beautiful the most interesting the most refreshing the most relaxing the most difficult the most popular the most romantic the most moderate the most comfortable	in the group of all of them
	2-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES ENDING IN -Y EXCEPTION
	tasty juicy salty spicy dirty trendy happy crazy lazy healthy messy noisy friendly plenty	tastier juicier saltier spicier dirtier trendier happier crazier lazier healthier messier noisier friendlier plentier	(than __ )	the tastiest the juiciest the saltiest the spiciest the  dirtiest the trendiest the happiest the craziest the laziest the healthiest the messiest the noisiest the friendliest the plentiest
	ADJECTIVE	COMPARATIVES		SUPERLATIVES
III Irregular Adjectives	good bad far common simple happy	better worse farther commoner (more common) simpler (more simple) more happy	(than __ )	the best the worst the farthest the commonest (the most common) the simplest (the most simple) the most happy