Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

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The "more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst form is used for comparing two people or things.
The "more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst is used for comparing one person or thing with every other member of their group.

1. This elephant is "more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst. The second one is "more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst and the last one is biggest.
2. My brother is rich. My father is richer than my brother, and my grandfather is "more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst person in the family.
3. Happy, happ"more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst, happiest
4. Easy, easier, eas"more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst.
5. small, smaller, the small"more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst.
6. Cold, cold"more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst, the coldest.

For longer adjectives, you can add "more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst for the comparative and “the most" for the superlative:
7. dangerous, more dangerous and "more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst dangerous

There are some irregular adjectives:
8. good, "more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst, the best
9. bad, worse, "more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst

One syllable adjectives: adding "more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst for making comparative. adding "more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst for making superlative.
10. Safe, safer, "more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst,
11.hot, "more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst, the hottest.

Adjective ending with -y:
12.noisy, "more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst, the noisiest
13. dirt, dirtier, "more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst

Adjectives with two or more syllables:
14. Boring, "more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst, the most boring
15. Beautiful, more beautiful, "more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst

16. This is Mark, This is Edward and this is John. So, "more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst is younger "more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst Edward. John is "more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst oldest person. Mark is shorter than "more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst and Mark is the "more"betterbigbiggercomparativeEdwarder-erest-esthotterieriestMarkmore boringnoisiershortestsuperlativethanthethe dirtiestthe mostthe most beautifulthe richestthe safestthe worst person of the three of them.