

One-syllable and Two-syllable adjectives ending in –y,-er,-w take
-er to form the Comparative and-est to form the Superlative
One-syllable adjectives Two-syllable adjectives
ending in –y,-er,-w
Positive | short tall thin | happy clever narrow |
Comparative | shorter taller thinner | happier cleverer narrower |
Superlative | shortest tallest thinnest | happiest cleverest narrowest |
Don’t forget!
1.Short adjectives ending in consonant-vowel-consonant double it before adding
–er/-est e.g. fat-fatter-fattest,big-bigger,biggest
2.Adjectives ending in consonant-y turn the –y into –i and then take the –er/-est
e.g. easy-easier-easiest,funny-funnier-funniest
Remember!
We use than in the Comparative
e.g.Your car is slower than mine
We use the……in/of
in the Superlative
e.g.August is the hottest month of the year.
The rest of the adjectives –two-syllable and more - take more to form the Comparative and most to form the Superlative.
Positive | beautiful interesting famous |
Comparative | more beautiful more interesting more famous |
Superlative | most beautiful most interesting most famous |
good/well | better | best |
bad badly ill | worse | worst |
much/many | more | most |
little | less | least |
far | farther further | farthest furthest |

Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
heavy | | |
comfortable | | |
fat | | |
clever | | |
much | | |
short | | |
pretty | | |
beautiful | | |
nice | | |
few | | |
badly | | |
little | | |
early | | |
thin | | |
young | | |
difficult | | |
good | | |
quick | | |
ugly | | |
smart | | |
Key
1.happiest | 13.fastest |
2.longest | 14.cleverer,more hard-working |
3.easier | 15.earliest |
4.hardest | 16.more interesting |
5.more dangerously | 17.larger |
6.better | 18.noisier |
7.fewest | 19.farthest |
8.less | 20.deeper |
9.more | 21.widest |
10.more expensive | 22.saddest |
11.worse | 23.best |
12.most polite | 24.hungrier |
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
heavy | heavier | Heaviest |
comfortable | more comfortable | most comfortable |
fat | fatter | fattest |
clever | cleverer | cleverest |
much | more | most |
short | shorter | shortest |
pretty | prettier | prettiest |
beautiful | more beautiful | most beautiful |
nice | nicer | nicest |
few | fewer | fewest |
badly | worse | worst |
little | less | least |
early | earlier | earliest |
thin | thinner | thinnest |
young | younger | youngest |
difficult | more difficult | most difficult |
good | better | best |
quick | quicker | quickest |
ugly | uglier | ugliest |
smart | smarter | smartest |