Big, bigger or biggest?
Gina is a rich woman, but Jane is richer than Gina,
and Sophie is the richest woman in town.
This is called «comparison of adjectives».
If an adjective has only one syllable we usually just add the endings -er and -est:
- cold – colder – coldest
- warm – warmer – warmest
If the adjective has one vowel and one consonant, we double the consonant:
- hot – hotter – hottest
- big – bigger – biggest
Adjectives that end in -y go the same way, but notice the change from y to ie after a consonant:
- happy – happier – happiest
- angry – angrier – angriest
When the y follows a vowel, there is no change:
We use more and most when an adjective has more than two syllables:
- beautiful – more beautiful – most beautiful
- important – more important – most important
Unfortunately there are also a few adjectives that refuse to follow the rules. Here are two of them:
- good – better – best
- bad – worse – worst
Complete this table by writing the missing words in the open spaces.
The first one has been done for you as an example: