Degrees of Comparison (Positive, Comparative, Superlative)
Understand the three degrees of comparison, the number of items each compares, and the structures that signal comparative and superlative meaning.
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Positive, Comparative and Superlative: Meaning and Structure
Understand the three degrees of comparison, the number of items each compares, and the structures that signal comparative and superlative meaning.
Open article →Short Adjectives: -er, -est and Final-e Spelling
Form comparative and superlative degrees of common one-syllable adjectives, including the special spelling rule for words already ending in e.
Open article →Comparative Spelling: CVC Doubling and Final-y Change
Apply final-consonant doubling to suitable short adjectives and change consonant plus y to i before adding comparative and superlative endings.
Open article →Longer Adjectives with More and Most
Use more for the comparative and most for the superlative of most adjectives with two or more syllables instead of adding short-adjective suffixes.
Open article →Irregular Degrees of Comparison and a Selection Workflow
Learn exceptional adjective forms and usage-sensitive alternatives, then choose a degree pattern by checking meaning, irregularity, syllables and spelling.
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