GRAMMAR - COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF ADJECTIVES: THEORY

1. ADJECTIVES - COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY: 

ADJECTIVES	EXAMPLES	COMPARATIVE FORM (más + adjetivo + que)
SHORT ADJECTIVES ONE-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES TWO-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES ENDING IN "Y"	LONG, NICE, BIG LAZY, EASY	ADJECTIVE + -ER +   THAN
		LONGER   THAN, NICER THAN, BIGGER THAN LAZIER   THAN, EASIER THAN
LONG ADJECTIVES TWO OR MORE SYLLABLES	BORING, INTERESTING	MORE  +  ADJECTIVE  +   THAN
		MORE   BORING   THAN MORE  INTERESTING THAN

Spelling rules:

1. Adjectives ending with a silent e → Add –r: NICE  –  NICER THAN

2. One-syllable adjectives ending with one vowel + one consonant (exceptions: w, x, y) → Double the final consonant: BIG  -  BIGGER THAN 

3. Adjectives ending in l → Double the final l: CRUEL  -  CRUELLER THAN

4. Adjectives ending in consonant + y → Change y to i: HAPPY  -  HAPPIER THAN

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
                                                                  

ADJECTIVES	COMPARATIVE FORM (más + adjetivo + que)
GOOD  BAD  FAR  LITTLE	BETTER   THAN WORSE   THAN FA/URTHER  THAN LESS THAN

2. ADJECTIVES - SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY:

ADJECTIVES	EXAMPLES	SUPERLATIVE FORM (el/la más + adjetivo)
SHORT ADJECTIVES ONE-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES TWO-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES ENDING IN "Y"	LONG, NICE, BIG LAZY, EASY	THE + ADJECTIVE + -EST
		THE   LONGEST, THE NICEST, THE BIGGEST THE   LAZIEST, THE EASIEST
LONG ADJECTIVES TWO OR MORE SYLLABLES	BORING INTERESTING	THE  +  MOST  +  ADJECTIVE
		THE   MOST   BORING THE   MOST   INTERESTING

Spelling rules:

1. Adjectives ending with a silent e → Add –st: NICE  –  THE NICEST

2. One-syllable adjectives ending with one vowel + one consonant (exceptions: w, x, y) → Double the final consonant: BIG  -  THE BIGGEST

3. Adjectives ending in l → Double the final l: CRUEL  -  THE CRUELLEST

4. Adjectives ending in consonant + y → Change the y to i: HAPPY  -  THE HAPPIEST

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
                                                                  

ADJECTIVES	SUPERLATIVE FORM (el/la más + adjetivo)
GOOD  BAD  FAR  LITTLE	THE BEST THE WORST THE FA/URTHEST THE LEAST

3. ADJECTIVES - COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY:  

AS ... AS (“TAN … COMO”)

AS RICH AS, AS LAZY AS, AS NICE AS, AS BORING AS, AS BAD AS, AS INTERESTING AS.

4. ADJECTIVES - COMPARATIVE OF INFERIORITY:  

LESS ... THAN (“MENOS … QUE”)

LESS RICH THAN, LESS LAZY THAN, LESS NICE THAN, LESS BORING THAN, LESS 
BAD THAN, LESS INTERESTING THAN.


5. ADJECTIVES - SUPERLATIVE OF INFERIORITY:  

THE LEAST ... ("EL/LA MENOS ...")

THE LEAST RICH, THE LEAST LAZY, THE LEAST NICE, THE LEAST BORING, THE LEAST BAD, THE LEAST INTERESTING.