What are the irregular cases for comparatives and superlatives?
Irregular comparatives and superlatives
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| bad | worse | worst |
| little | less | least |
| much | more | most |
| far | further / farther | furthest / farthest |
How do you form the comparative and superlative of irregular adjectives?
A small number of adjectives are irregular in the way we make their comparative and superlative form….
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| Good | Better | The best |
| Bad | Worse | The worst |
| Far | Further | The furthest |
| – | Farther* | The farthest* |
What is irregular comparative form?
Sometimes an irregular label on an item of clothing indicates that something about it is slightly different. Similarly, irregular comparatives function the same way regular comparative adjectives do, but they aren’t formed the same way.
What are irregular superlatives?
Irregular comparatives and superlatives
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| good | better | best |
| bad | worse | worst |
| little | less | least |
| much | more | most |
What are superlatives and comparatives?
We use comparatives and superlatives to say how people or things are different. We use a comparative adjective to express how two people or things are different, and we use a superlative adjective to show how one person or thing is different to all the others of its kind. For example, Mick is taller than Jack.
What are regular and irregular superlatives?
Below you’ll find a list of both regular and irregular comparative and superlative adjectives….Irregular Adjectives.
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| bad | worse | worst |
| much | more | most |
| far | further | furthest |
| less | lesser | least |
What are the three irregular comparatives?
Irregular Comparatives and Superlatives
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| good | better | the best |
| bad | worse | the worst |
| far | farther | the farthest |
| little | less | the least |
What do you already know about comparatives and superlatives?
A Comparative Adjective is a word that describes a noun by comparing it to another noun. Comparative adjectives typically end in ‘er’ and are followed by the word ‘than’. A Superlative Adjective is a word that describes a noun by comparing it to two or more nouns to the highest or lowest degree.
How do you form comparatives?
Comparatives
- For adjectives that are just one syllable, add -er to the end (this explains the above example).
- For two-syllable adjectives not ending in -y and for all three-or-more-syllable adjectives, use the form “more + adjective.”
- For two-syllable adjectives ending in -y, change the -y to -i and add -er.