Comparison (-er/-est)
| Comparative ending in -er | Superlative ending in -est | |
|---|---|---|
| one-syllable adverbs (hard) | harder | hardest |
| adverbs with the same form as adjectives (early) | earlier | earliest |
Comparison (more / most)
| Comparative formed with more | Superlative formed with most | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| adverbs ending in -ly (happily) | more happily | most happily |
Irregular comparisons
| positive form | comparative | superlative | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| well | better | best | ||||||||||
| badly | worse | worst | ||||||||||
| ill | worse | worst | ||||||||||
| little | less | least | ||||||||||
| much | more | most | ||||||||||
| far (place + time) | further | furthest | ||||||||||
| far (place) | farther | farthest | ||||||||||
| late (time) | later | latest | Exercise |
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