Form
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|
| short: tall | taller (than) | the tallest |
| ends in consonant + y: easy | easier (than) | the easiest |
| one vowel + consonant: big | bigger (than) | the biggest |
| long: expensive | more expensive (than) | the most expensive |
| irregular: good / bad / far | better / worse / farther | the best / the worst / the farthest |
Use
- Comparative compares two things: My brother is taller than me.
- Superlative compares one thing with the whole group: She is the youngest student in the class.
- Equality: as + adjective + as. He is as tall as me. / He is not as tall as me.
Watch out
- No double forms:
more taller → taller. the most cheapest → the cheapest. - Use than, not that: bigger than mine.
gooder → better. badder → worse.
En español
Comparativo: adjetivo corto + -er / more + adjetivo largo + than (más ... que). Superlativo: the -est / the most (el más ...). Igualdad: as ... as (tan ... como).
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