Comparative and Superlative Adjectives – List and Example Sentences

One-syllable adjectives

Adjectives	Comparative forms	Superlative forms
A	A-ER	A-EST
tall	taller	tallest
short	shorter	shortest
fast	faster	fastest
slow	slower	slowest
big	bigger	biggest
small	smaller	smallest
strong	stronger	strongest
weak	weaker	weakest
old	older	oldest
young	younger	youngest

Harry is tall, but Jane is taller, and Jack is the tallest in class.
I am strong, but my brother is stronger, and my dad is the strongest in my family.
Kyo is faster than Jane, but Jane is stronger (than Kyo).
The biggest mistake in my life is to tell him my secret.

One-syllable adjectives ending with –e

Adjectives	Comparative forms	Superlative forms
A	A-ER	A-EST
large	larger	largest
wide	wider	widest
wise	wiser	wisest

Whale is the largest animal I’ve ever seen.
Although Henry is the youngest child in the family, he’s the wiser than his two elder (older) brothers.

Adjectives with two or more syllables

Adjectives	Comparative forms	Superlative forms
A	A-ER	A-EST
modern	more modern	most modern
beautiful	more beautiful	most beautiful
expensive	more expensive	most expensive
interesting	more interesting	most interesting
delicious	more delicious	most delicious
important	more important	most important
handsome	more handsome	most handsome
attractive	more attractive	most attractive

Jenny is attractive, but Wendy is even more attractive.
Harry Potter is the most interesting book I’ve read.
Liam is the most handsome boy in my class.

Two-syllable adjectives ending with –y

Adjectives	Comparative forms	Superlative forms
A	A-ER	A-EST
happy	happier	happiest
lucky	luckier	luckiest
friendly	friendlier	friendliest
sexy	sexier	sexiest
heavy	heavier	heaviest
pretty	prettier	prettiest
noisy	noisier	noisiest
messy	messier	messiest
early	earlier	earliest
busy	busier	busiest
angry	angrier	angriest

The earliest sign of pregnancy is food aversion.
People have become busier and busier recently.
The happiest moment in my life was when he said he loved me.

Two-syllable adjectives ending with –er, -ow and -le

Adjectives	Comparative forms	Superlative forms
clever	cleverer	cleverest
narrow	narrower	narrowest
shallow	shallower	shallowest
gentle	gentler	gentlest
simple	simpler	simplest

The cleverest girl in my team is Nina.
The streets are narrower here than in my city.
These fish were found in the shallowest river.

*Exceptions

Adjectives	Comparative forms	Superlative forms
good	better	best
bad	worse	worst
little	less	least
much/ many	more	most
far	farther/ further	farthest/ furthest

This is the worst movie I’ve seen.
I am less charming than her.
John’s been better than he used to be.

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives – List and Example Sentences

One-syllable adjectives

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