Comparative and Superlative Adjectives, 100 Examples and Exercises
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In the English language’s ancient structure there are several tough bricks to get through. Even if they are just another brick in the wall, people should be in common with them because at the end of the day, these tough bricks gather around and create the brilliant, valid-everywhere and the cool building, English. It is a living entity and should be treated that way.
Comparative and superlative adjectives are one of these bricks. If these grammatical rules don’t exist, you can’t have those annoying children of your neighbor who say, “I’m better than you, huh!”. Even more, their more annoying mother. “My daughter is the most successful girl in the entire neighborhood.” We can hear that your thoughts like “So what?”. Let’s find out what comparative and superlative adjectives are. Why people use comparative and superlative adjectives? Can we give an explanatory example of these topics?
Comparative adjectives are the grammar structures you use when you are comparing two things on the same feature. These two things don’t have to be objects. All the things that existed in the world could have compared each other. In other words, comparative adjectives are like a jury who judges two things on some features.
There is a static form of a sentence to use the comparative adjectives. It is the following path.
To use a one-syllable word as a comparative adjective, the structure will be like this “adjective+er than”. It will be crystal clear in the examples below.
To use a word has more than one syllable apply the following path. “more adjective than”
Superlative adjectives are the words that you use them to express extreme situations in the case of comparison. The noun or thing you mention is the extreme case in its field. Let’s say you love a woman in passion. You can’t describe her just by comparison with other women. You don’t say “She is more beautiful than blah blah.” You say “She is the most beautiful girl of the century”. As we can see, superlatives are used in extreme situations. Let’s see how they are done.
Let’s keep it simple. Just use the following steps.
The following nouns are exceptions for this topic. They are created in different ways. By the way, these words are the most used comparative and superlative adjectives. You must know them.
Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
angry | angrier | angriest |
bad | worse | worst |
big | bigger | biggest |
bitter | bitterer | bitterest |
black | blacker | blackest |
bland | blander | blandest |
bloody | bloodier | bloodiest |
blue | bluer | bluest |
bold | bolder | boldest |
bossy | bossier | bossiest |
brave | braver | bravest |
brief | briefer | briefest |
bright | brighter | brightest |
broad | broader | broadest |
Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
busy | busier | busiest |
calm | calmer | calmest |
cheap | cheaper | cheapest |
chewy | chewier | chewiest |
chubby | chubbier | chubbiest |
classy | classier | classiest |
clean | cleaner | cleanest |
clear | clear | clearest |
clever | cleverer | cleverest |
close | closer | closest |
cloudy | cloudier | cloudiest |
clumsy | clumsier | clumsiest |
busy | busier | busiest |
calm | calmer | calmest |
Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
coarse | coarser | coarsest |
cold | colder | coldest |
cool | cooler | coolest |
crazy | crazier | craziest |
creamy | creamier | creamiest |
creepy | creepier | creepiest |
crispy | crispier | crispiest |
cruel | crueller | cruellest |
crunchy | crunchier | crunchiest |
curly | curly | curliest |
curvy | curvier | curviest |
cute | cuter | cutest |
damp | damper | dampest |
Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
dark | darker | darkest |
deadly | deadlier | deadliest |
deep | deeper | deepest |
dense | denser | densest |
dirty | dirtier | dirtiest |
dry | drier | driest |
dull | duller | dullest |
dumb | dumber | dumbest |
dusty | dustier | dustiest |
early | earlier | earliest |
easy | easier | easiest |
faint | fainter | faintest |
fair | fairer | fairest |
fancy | fancier | fanciest |
Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
fat | fatter | fattest |
few | fewer | fewest |
fierce | fiercer | fiercest |
filthy | filthier | filthiest |
fine | finer | finest |
firm | firmer | firmest |
fit | fitter | fittest |
flaky | flakier | flakiest |
flat | flatter | flattest |
fresh | fresher | freshest |
friendly | friendlier | friendliest |
full | fuller | fullest |
funny | funnier | funniest |
gentle | gentler | gentlest |
Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
hip | hipper | hippest |
hot | hotter | hottest |
humble | humbler | humblest |
hungry | hungrier | hungriest |
icy | icier | iciest |
itchy | itchier | itchiest |
juicy | juicier | juiciest |
kind | kinder | kindest |
large | larger | largest |
late | later | latest |
lazy | lazier | laziest |
light | lighter | lightest |
likely | likelier | likeliest |
little | littler | littlest |
Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
nice | nicer | nicest |
noisy | noisier | noisiest |
odd | odder | oddest |
oily | oilier | oiliest |
old | older/elder | oldest/eldest |
plain | plainer | plainest |
polite | politer | politest |
poor | poorer | poorest |
pretty | prettier | prettiest |
proud | prouder | proudest |
pure | purer | purest |
quick | quicker | quickest |
quiet | quieter | quietest |
rare | rarer | rarest |
Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
sincere | sincerer | sincerest |
skinny | skinnier | skinniest |
sleepy | sleepier | sleepiest |
slim | slimmer | slimmest |
slimy | slimier | slimiest |
slow | slower | slowest |
small | smaller | smallest |
smart | smarter | smartest |
smelly | smellier | smelliest |
smoky | smokier | smokiest |
smooth | smoother | smoothest |
soft | softer | softest |
soon | sooner | soonest |
sore | sorer | sorest |
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