Comparative and superlative

A comparative adjective is used to compare

two things. A superlative adjective is used
when you compare three or more things. For
example, looking at apples you can compare
their size, determining which is big, which is
bigger, and which is biggest. The comparative
ending (suffix) for short, common adjectives is
generally "-er"; the superlative suffix is
generally "-est." For most longer adjectives,
the comparative is made by adding the word
"more" (for example, more comfortable) and
the superlative is made by adding the word
"most" (for example, most comfortable).
If a 1-syllable adjective ends in "e", the endings
are "-r" and "-st", for example: wise, wiser,
wisest.
If a 1-syllable adjective ends in "y", the endings
are "-er" and "-est", but the y is sometimes
changed to an "i". For example: dry, drier,
driest.
If a 1-syllable adjective ends in a consonant
(with a single vowel preceding it), then the
consonant is doubled and the endings "-er"
and "-est" are used, for example: big, bigger,
biggest.
If a 2-syllable adjective ends in "e", the endings
are "-r" and "-st", for example: gentle, gentler,
gentlest.
If a 2-syllable adjective ends in "y", the endings
are "-ier" and "-iest", for example: happy,
happier, happiest.
Some 2-syllable adjectives use the standard "er" and "-est suffixes", including adjectives that
end in "er", "le", or "ow". For example: narrow,
narrower, narrowest.
For most adjectives with two or more syllables,
the comparative is formed by adding the word
"more," and you form the superlative by adding
the word "most", for example: colorful, more
colorful, most colorful.
Some comparative and superlative adjectives
are irregular, including some very common
ones
such
as
good/better/best
and
bad/worse/worst.

Un adjetivo comparativo se utiliza para comparar

dos cosas. Un adjetivo superlativo se utiliza
cuando se comparan tres o ms cosas. Por
ejemplo, mirando a las manzanas puede
comparar su tamao, determinando que es
grande, que es ms grande, y que es ms
grande. El final comparativo (sufijo) para,
adjetivos comunes cortos es generalmente "-er";
el sufijo superlativo es generalmente "-est." Para
la mayora de los adjetivos ms largos, la
comparativa se hace mediante la adicin de la
palabra "ms" (por ejemplo, ms cmodo) y el
superlativo se hace mediante la adicin de la
palabra "ms" (por ejemplo, ms cmodo).
Si un adjetivo 1 slaba termina en "e", las
terminaciones son "-r" y "-st", por ejemplo: sabio,
ms sabio, ms sabio.
Si un adjetivo 1 slaba termina en "y", las
terminaciones son "-er" y "-est", pero la y a veces
se cambian a una "i". Por ejemplo: en seco, ms
seco, ms seco.
Si un adjetivo 1 slaba termina en consonante
(con una sola vocal precedente), entonces la
consonante se duplica y las terminaciones "-er" y
"-est" se utilizan, por ejemplo: grande, ms
grande, ms grande.
Si un adjetivo 2-slaba termina en "e", las
terminaciones son "-r" y "-st", por ejemplo: suave,
ms suave, ms suave.
Si un adjetivo 2-slaba termina en "y", las
terminaciones son "-ier" y "-iest", por ejemplo:
feliz, ms feliz, ms feliz.
Algunos adjetivos 2 slabas utilizan la "-er"
estndar "y sufijos -est", incluidos los adjetivos
que terminan en "er", "le", o "flujo". Por ejemplo:
estrecho, estrecho, estrecho.
Para la mayora de los adjetivos con dos o ms
slabas, el comparativo se forma aadiendo la
palabra "ms", y que forman el superlativo
aadiendo la palabra "ms", por ejemplo:
colorido, ms colorido, ms colorido.
Algunos adjetivos comparativos y superlativos
son irregulares, incluyendo algunos muy
comunes como bueno / una mejor / mejor y
malo / peor / peor

Case
Adjective
1-syllable adjectives close
ending in "e"
huge
large

Comparative Form
closer
huger
larger

Superlative Form
closest
hugest
largest

1-syllable adjectives
ending in a
consonant with a
single vowel
preceding it
1-syllable adjectives
ending in "y"

1-syllable
adjectives,
other cases

2-syllable adjectives
ending in "e"

2-syllable adjectives
ending in "y"

2-syllable adjectives
ending in "le", or
"ow"

2 or more syllable
adjectives,
other cases

Irregular and
confusing
adjectives

strange
wise
big
fat
red
sad
thin
dry
spry
wry
fast
great
quick
short
tall
fickle
handsome
polite
bumpy
heavy
icy
shiny
tiny
able
gentle
hollow
narrow
shallow
simple
beautiful
colorful
complete
delicious
generous
important
bad
far (place)
far (place or time)
good
late (time)
late (order)
little (size)
little (amount)
many/much/some
old (people or things)
old (people)

stranger
wiser
bigger
fatter
redder
sadder
thinner
drier
sprier/spryer
wrier/wryer
faster
greater
quicker
shorter
taller
fickler
handsomer
politer
bumpier
heavier
icier
shinier
tinier
abler
gentler
hollower
narrower
shallower
simpler
more beautiful
more colorful
more complete
more delicious
more generous
more important
worse
farther
further
better
later
latter
littler
less
more
older
elder

strangest
wisest
biggest
fattest
reddest
saddest
thinnest
driest
spriest/spryest
wriest/wryest
fastest
greatest
quickest
shortest
tallest
ficklest
handsomest
politest
bumpiest
heaviest
iciest
shiniest
tiniest
ablest
gentlest
hollowest
narrowest
shallowest
simplest
most beautiful
most colorful
most complete
most delicious
most generous
most important
worst
farthest
furthest
best
latest
last
littlest
least
most
oldest
eldest

Lista de los adjetivos ms comunes, con su forma comparativa y

superlativa.
Adjetivo

Comparativo

Superlativo

Espaol

angry

angrier

angriest

enfadado, enojado

bad

worse

worst

malo

big

bigger

biggest

grande

bitter

bitterer

bitterest

amargo, resentido, agrio

black

blacker

blackest

negro

bland

blander

blandest

soso

bloody

bloodier

bloodiest

sanguinolento

blue

bluer

bluest

deprimido

bold

bolder

boldest

audaz

bossy

bossier

bossiest

mandn

brave

braver

bravest

valiente

brief

briefer

briefest

breve

bright

brighter

brightest

brillante, luminoso

broad

broader

broadest

ancho, amplio

busy

busier

busiest

ocupado, ajetreado

calm

calmer

calmest

tranquilo

cheap

cheap

cheaper

barato

chewy

chewier

chewiest

correoso, gomoso

chubby

chubbier

chubbiest

rechoncho

classy

classier

classiest

elegante

clean

cleaner

cleanest

limpio, sano

clear

clear

clearest

claro, despejado

clever

cleverer

cleverest

listo, ingenioso

close

closer

closest

cerca

cloudy

cloudier

cloudiest

nubiado

clumsy

clumsier

clumsiest

torpe

coarse

coarser

coarsest

spero, grosero

cold

colder

coldest

fro

cool

cooler

coolest

fresco

crazy

crazier

craziest

loco

creamy

creamier

creamiest

cremoso

creepy

creepier

creepiest

espeluznante, repugnante

crispy

crispier

crispiest

crujiente

cruel

crueler

cruelest

cruel

crunchy

crunchier

crunchiest

crujiente

curly

curly

curliest

rizado, crespo, quebrado

curvy

curvier

curviest

curvo

cute

cuter

cutest

mono

damp

damper

dampest

hmedo

dark

darker

darkest

oscuro, moreno

deadly

deadlier

deadliest

mortal, mortfero

deep

deeper

deepest

profundo

dense

denser

densest

denso

dirty

dirtier

dirtiest

sucio

dry

drier

driest

seco

dull

duller

dullest

aburrido, soso, tonto, romo

dumb

dumber

dumbest

estpido

dusty

dustier

dustiest

polvoriento

early

earlier

earliest

pronto, temprano

easy

easier

easiest

facl

faint

fainter

faintest

leve, tenue, vago, ligero

fair

fairer

fairest

claro, sereno, recto, justo

fancy

fancier

fanciest

lujoso

far

further/farther

furthest/farthe
lejos, distante
st

fast

faster

fastest

rpido

fat

fatter

fattest

gordo

few

fewer

fewest

pocos

fierce

fiercer

fiercest

fiero, encarnizado

filthy

filthier

filthiest

aaqueroso, obsceno

fine

finer

finest

fino

firm

firmer

firmest

firme, estricto

fit

fitter

fittest

apto, en forma

flaky

flakier

flakiest

desconchado

flat

flatter

flattest

llano, liso, plano

fresh

fresher

freshest

fresco, nuevo, original

friendly

friendlier

friendliest

agradable, amable, amistoso

full

fuller

fullest

lleno, completo

funny

funnier

funniest

gracioso, curioso, raro

gentle

gentler

gentlest

tierno, afectuoso, suave

gloomy

gloomier

gloomiest

oscuro, abatido, decado

good

better

best

bueno

grand

grander

grandest

grandioso, ambicioso, impotente

grave

graver

gravest

grave

greasy

greasier

greasiest

grasiento

great

greater

greatest

grande, genial

greedy

greedier

greediest

goloso, codicioso, vido

gross

grosser

grossest

asqueroso, grosero, craso

guilty

guilter

guiltiest

culpable

hairy

hairier

hairiest

velludo, peludo

handy

handier

handiest

prctivo, til, habilidoso, maoso

happy

happier

happiest

feliz, contento, alegre

hard

harder

hardest

duro, difcil

harsh

harsher

harshest

spero, duro

healthy

healthier

healthiest

sano, saludable

heavy

heavier

heaviest

pesado, grueso, fuerte, duro

high

higher

highest

alto, elevado, agudo

hip

hipper

hippest

moderno

hot

hotter

hottest

caliente, caluroso, picante

humble

humbler

humblest

humilde

hungry

hungrier

hungriest

hambriento

icy

icier

iciest

helado, fro

itchy

itchier

itchiest

pica

juicy

juicier

juiciest

jugoso, zumoso, suculento

kind

kinder

kindest

amable, benvolo, carioso

large

larger

largest

grande

late

later

latest

tarde, restrasado, reciente

lazy

lazier

laziest

perezoso

light

lighter

lightest

ligero, claro

likely

likelier

likeliest

probable

little

littler

littlest

pequeo, poco

lively

livelier

liveliest

animado, vivo

lonely

lonlier

lonliest

solitario

long

longer

longest

largo

loud

louder

loudest

fuerte, alto

lovely

lovelier

loveliest

precioso, bello, lindo

low

lower

lowest

bajo

mad

madder

maddest

enfadado, enojado, loco

mean

meaner

meanest

malo, mezquino, tacao

messy

messier

messiest

sucio, desordenado, desastroso

mild

milder

mildest

afable, suave, leve

moist

moister

moistest

hmedo

narrow

narrower

narrowest

estrecho, escaso

nasty

nastier

nastiest

asqueroso, desagradable

naughty

naughtier

naughtiest

malo, travieso, picante

near

nearer

nearest

cercano, prximo

neat

neater

neatest

ordenado, aseado, pulcro

needy

needier

neediest

necesitado

new

newer

newest

nuevo, fresco, reciente, moderno

nice

nicer

nicest

simpatico, agradable, bueno

noisy

noisier

noisiest

ruidoso, clamaroso

odd

odder

oddest

raro, extrao

oily

oilier

oiliest

grasiento, aceitoso

old

older/elder

oldest/eldest

viejo, anciano, antiguo

plain

plainer

plainest

claro, sencillo

polite

politer

politest

educado, corts

poor

poorer

poorest

pobre

pretty

prettier

prettiest

bonito, lindo, hermoso

proud

prouder

proudest

orgulloso, soberbio, digno

pure

purer

purest

puro

quick

quicker

quickest

rpido

quiet

quieter

quietest

tranquillo, silencioso

rare

rarer

rarest

raro

raw

rawer

rawest

crudo, agrietado

rich

richer

richest

rico, abundante

ripe

riper

ripest

maduro, curado

risky

riskier

riskiest

arriesgado, peligroso

roomy

roomier

roomiest

espacioso

rough

rougher

roughest

spero, tosco, bruto, ronco

rude

ruder

rudest

maleducado, grosero, tosco

rusty

rustier

rustiest

oxidado

sad

sadder

saddest

triste, lamentable, penoso

safe

safer

safest

seguro

salty

saltier

saltiest

salado

sane

saner

sanest

cuerdo, sensato

scary

scarier

scariest

espantoso, asustadizo

shallow

shallower

shallowest

superficial, poco profundo

sharp

sharper

sharpest

afilado, cerrado, agudo

shiny

shinier

shiniest

brillante, reluciente

short

shorter

shortest

corto, bajo, chaparro

shy

shyer

shyest

tmido

silly

sillier

silliest

tonto

simple

simpler

simplest

sencillo, simple, facl

sincere

sincerer

sincerest

sincero, genuino

skinny

skinnier

skinniest

flaco

sleepy

sleepier

sleepiest

adormilado, sooliento

slim

slimmer

slimmest

delgado, fino

slimy

slimier

slimiest

viscoso, pegajoso, empalagoso

slow

slower

slowest

lento

small

smaller

smallest

pequeo

smart

smarter

smartest

listo, inteligente, agudo

smelly

smellier

smelliest

apestoso

smoky

smokier

smokiest

humeante, ahumado

smooth

smoother

smoothest

liso, suave, llano, fluido

soft

softer

softest

blando, suave

soon

sooner

soonest

pronto

sore

sorer

sorest

dolorido

sorry

sorrier

sorriest

lamentable

sour

sourer

sourest

agrio, cido

spicy

spicier

spiciest

picante, especiado, sazonado

steep

steeper

steepest

empinado, pronunciado

stingy

stingier

stingiest

tacao, rcano, raqutico

strange

stranger

strangest

raro, extrao, desconocido

strict

stricter

strictest

estricto, rgido

strong

stronger

strongest

fuerte, slido, intenso, marcado

sunny

sunnier

sunniest

soleado, radiante

sweaty

sweatier

sweatiest

sudoroso

sweet

sweeter

sweetest

dulce

tall

taller

tallest

alto

tan

tanner

tannest

bronceado, moreno

tasty

tastier

tastiest

rico, sabroso, apetitoso

thick

thicker

thickest

grueso, denso, espeso, poblado

thin

thinner

thinnest

delgado, fino

thirsty

thirstier

thirstiest

sediento

tiny

tinier

tiniest

diminuto, minsculo

tough

tougher

toughest

fuerte, resistente, duro, difcil

true

truer

truest

cierto, verdadero, leal, fiel

ugly

uglier

ugliest

feo

warm

warmer

warmest

caliente, templado, clido

weak

weaker

weakest

dbil, flojo

wealthy

wealthier

wealthiest

rico, pudiente

weird

weirder

weirdest

raro, extrao

wet

wetter

wettest

mojado, hmedo, lluvioso

wide

wider

widest

ancho, amplio, extenso

wild

wilder

wildest

salvaje, silvestre, descontrolado

windy

windier

windiest

ventoso

wise

wiser

wisest

sabio, sensato, prudente

worldly

worldlier

worldliest

mundano, terreno

worthy

worthier

worthiest

virtuoso, digno

young

younger

youngest

joven