COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
• COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES compare one noun to another noun. •S UPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES compare three or more nouns, or one noun against a group of nouns.
POSITIVE (INITIAL) ADJECTIVE
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVE
anger
angrier
angriest
brave
braver
bravest
big
bigger
biggest
bright
brighter
brightest
calm
calmer
calmest
broad cold cool
curly
broader colder cooler
curlier
broadest coldest coolest
curliest
dark
darker
darkest
dull
duller
dullest
dirty dry
dirtier drier
dirtiest driest
early
earlier
earliest
fine
finer
finest
easy
easier
easiest
fresh
fresher
freshest
heavy
heavier
heaviest
light
lighter
lightest
lovely
lovlier
lovliest
old
older
oldest
hard late
long new
harder later
longer newer
hardest latest
longest newest
quick
quicker
quickest
sad
sadder
saddest
rich
richer
richest
simple
simpler
simplest
smart
smart
smartest
soft
softer
softest
small
smaller
smallest