| | | comparative
| superlative
|
| -one syllable
- ending in - y,
- ow, - le
| big
hot
easy
large
narrow
simple
| bigger
hotter
eas ie r
larger
narrower
simpler
| big g est
hot t est
eas ie st
largest
narrowest
simplest
|
| - two and more
syllables
| beautiful
interesting
correctly
| more (less)
beautiful
more (less)
interesting
more (less)
correctly
| most (least)
beautiful
most (least)
interesting
most (least)
correctly
|
| - irregular
| well/good
badly/bad
much
little
far
| better
worse
more
less
farther
further
| best
worst
most
least
farthest
furthest
|
| - mixed cases
| old
often
slowly
quickly
| older
elder
oftener
more often
slower
more slowly
quicker
more quickly
| oldest
eldest
oftenest
most often
slowest
most slowly
quick ie st
most quickly
|
My brother is tall er than Mike.
My brother is 5 yeas old er (young er) than I.
My brother is the tallest boy in the class.
Mary is more (less) beautiful than Ann.
Mary is the most (the least) beautiful girl
in the group.
Bob comes home lat er than Alex.
Bob comes home (the) lat est (of all).
He wrote the test better than she.
He wrote the test (the) best (of all).
(He is the best student in the group).
My brother is as tall as Mike.
My brother is not so (as) tall as Mike.
He is much tall er than my brother.
They came home much lat er.
