A - Comparison with -er/-est
clean - clean
er - (the) clean
est
We use -er/-est with the following adjectives:
1) adjectives with one syllable
2) adjectives with two syllables and the following endings:
2 - 1) adjectives with two syllables, ending in -y
2 - 2) adjectives with two syllables, ending in -er
2 - 3) adjectives with two syllables, ending in -le
2 - 4) adjectives with two syllables, ending in -ow
Spelling of the adjectives using the endings -er/-est
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- Double the consonant after short vowel
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- Change -y to -i (consonant before -y)
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- Here -y is not changed to -i.(although consonant before -y)
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B - Comparison with more - most
difficult -
more difficult - (the)
most difficult
all adjectives with more than one syllable (except some adjectives with two syllables - see
2 - 1 to 2 - 4)
C - Irregular adjectives
D - Special adjectives
Some ajdectives have two possible forms of comparison.
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- pleasanter / more pleasant
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- pleasantest / most pleasant
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Difference in meaning with adjectives:
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