Comparatives vs Superlatives (rules and examples)
Updated: Jun 28, 2020
Comparatives- When you compare two things/people. For example, Maria is taller than me (You should always use than)
Superlatives- When comparing more than two things/people
examples for two-syllable words- I'm the tallest in the class (always the before adjective -est ending)
examples for longer words- This is the most interesting thing I've ever heard (least interesting if you want to say the opposite)
Irregular adjectives/adverbs
Adjective/Adverb Comparative Superlative
good/well better best
bad/badly worse worst
far farther, further farthest, the furthest
little less least
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