Comparison of adjectives and adverbs
Comparison of adjectives 1. Comparison of short adjectives (1 2
syllables):
POSITIVECOMPARATIVESUPERLATIVE
inferiorityequalitysuperiority
adjectiveLESS + adjAS + adj + ASadj-ERTHE adj-EST
smallless smallas small assmallerthe smallest
bigless bigas big asbiggerthe biggest
funnyless funnyas funny asfunnierthe funniest
2. Comparison of long adjectives (2 or more syllables):
POSITIVECOMPARATIVESUPERLATIVE
inferiorityequalitysuperiority
adjectiveLESS + adjAS + adj + ASMORE + adjTHE MOST + adj
importantless importantas important asmore importantthe most
important
impatientless impatientas impatient asmore impatientthe most
impatient
carefulless carefulas careful asmore carefulthe most careful
