Camparison (Adjective)

The modification of adjectives and adverbs to express relative degree

Adjectives comparison

Single – syllable adjectives and a few adjectives of two syllables from their comparative and superlative degrees by adding  -er  and  –east to the positive.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
new	newer	newest
slow	slower	slowest
clever	cleverer	cleverest
tall	taller	tallest
sweet	sweeter	sweeterst
high	higher	highest
great	greater	greatest
deep	deeper	deepest
rich	richer	richest
thick	thicker	thickest
short	shorter	shortest
cold	colder	coldest
large	larger	largest
brave	braver	bravest
nice	nicer	nicest
wide	wider	widest
wise	wiser	wisest
humble	humbler	humblest
rare	rarer	rarest
base	baser	basest
pure	purer	purest

In some one –syllable adjectives that last consonant is double and  -er and  -est added to form comparative and superlative degrees

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
thin	thinner	thinnest
fit	fitter	fittest
hot	hotter	hottest
fat	fatter	fattest
big	bigger	biggest
mad	madder	maddest
sad	sadder	saddest
red	redder	reddest
dim	dimmer	dimmest

Adjectives that end in –y and in which –y follows a consonant, form their comparative and superlative degrees by changing –y into –I and adding –er and –est to the positive form.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
dry	drier	driest
easy	easier	easiest
heavy	heavier	heaviest
pretty	prettier	prettiest
lovely	lovelier	loveliest
holy	holier	holiet
angry	angrier	angriest
hungry	hungrier	hungrierst
happy	happier	happiest
healthy	heather	heathiest
tiny	tinier	tiniest
juicy	juicier	juiciest
lofty	loftier	loftiest
naughty	naughtier	naughtiest
mighty	mightier	mightiest
dirty	durtier	dirtiest
greedy	greedier	greediest
hearty	heartier	heartiest

Some adjectives of two syllables and more than two syllables take more and most in the comparative and superlative degrees

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
doubtful	more doubtful	most doubtful
careful	more careful	most careful
obscure	more obscure	most obscure
foolish	more foolish	most foolish
splendid	more splendid	most splendid
beautiful	more beautiful	most beautiful
difficult	more difficult	most difficult
powerful	more powerful	most powerful
dangerous	more dangerous	most dangerous
practical	more practical	most practical
intelligent	more intelligent	most intelligent

Irregular comparisons

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
good	better	best
bad	worse	worst
much	more	worst
many	more	most
little	less	least
old	older/elder	oldest/eldest
late	later/latter	latest/last
far	farther/further	farthest/furthest