Comparative and superlative adjectives | |||
Adjective | Comparative | Superlative | |
One-syllable adjectives | old long | older longer | the oldest the longest |
Adjectives ending in one vowel and one consonant | big hot | bigger hotter | the biggest the hottest |
Adjectives ending in -y | ugly noisy | uglier noisier | the ugliest the noisiest |
Adjectives with two or more syllables | expensive beautiful | more expensive more beautiful | the most expensive the most beautiful |
Exceptions | ||
good | better | the best |
bad | worse | the worst |
far | further / farther | the furthest / the farthest |