Comparative and Superlative Form
• We use the comparative form to compare two people, animals or things. Adjectives and adverbs are
usually followed by the word than.
Liam is shorter than James.
Abdulaziz runs faster than his brother.
• We use the superlative form to compare one person, animal or thing with several of the same
kind. Adjectives and adverbs always take the definite article the and are usually followed by the
preposition of or in.
Andy is the noisiest student in the class.
Hasna works the hardest of all her classmates.
Formation of the Comparative and the Superlative Form of adjectives:
• All one-syllable adjectives and most two-syllable adjectives take the endings –er in the
comparative form and –est in the superlative form.
small - smaller - smallest happy - happier - happiest
• We form the comparative of adjectives with three or more syllables (and some two-syllable
adjectives) with more + adjective and the superlative with most + adjective.
expensive - more expensive - most expensive modern - more modern - most modern
Formation of the Comparative and the Superlative Form of adverbs:
• All one-syllable adverbs and early take the endings –er in the comparative form and –est in the
superlative form.
fast - faster - fastest early - earlier - earliest
• We form the comparative of adverbs with two or more syllables with more + adverb and the
superlative with most + adverb.
beautifully - more beautifully - most beautifully
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Other forms of comparison
• as + adjective/adverb + as
Khaled runs as fast as Yusef.
Mary cooks as badly as her sister.
• not as + adjective/adverb + as
Hana isn't as tall as Reema.
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