COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES - CHART2

ADJECTIVES
Comparative and superlative forms

1 syllable adjectives:

Suffix, except monosyllables ending in -ed

2 syllables:

suffix: -y, -le, -ow ending

word: other cases

both: -er ending

3 syllables or more:

word

Comparación: de superioridad (más que...), igualdad (tan... como...), inferioridad (menos que...)

Superlativo: el/la/los/las más...

ADJECTIVE	COMPARATIVE			SUPERLATIVE
	SUPERIORITY	EQUALITY	INFERIORITY
big (1)	bigger (than)	(not) as big (as)	less big (than)	the biggest
nice (1)	nicer (than)	(not) as nice (as)	less nice (than)	the nicest
bored (1)	more bored	(not) as bored (as)	less bored (than)	the most bored
plain, simple (1)	more plain/simple ?
funny (2, –y)	funnier (than)	(not) as funny (as)	less funny (than)	the funniest
sleepy (2, -y)	sleepier (than)	(not) as sleepy (as)	less sleepy (than)	the sleepiest
hungry (2, -y)	hungrier (than)	(not) as hungry (as)	less hungry (than)	the hungriest
careful (2)	more careful (than)	(not) as careful (as)	less careful (than)	the most careful
nervous (2)	more nervous (than)	(not) as nervous (as)	less nervous (than)	the most nervous
relaxed* (2)	more relaxed (than)
boring (2)	more boring (than)	(not) as boring (as)	less boring (than)	the most boring
playful (2)	more playful (than)	(not) as playful (as)	less playful (than)	the most playful
clever	more clever cleverer	(not) as clever (as)	less clever (than)	the most clever the cleverest
exciting (3)	more exciting (than)	(not) as exciting (as)	less exciting (than)	the most exciting
emotional (4)	more emotional(than)	(not) as emotional (as)	less emotional (than)	the most emotional
intelligent (4)	more intelligent (than)	(not) as intelligent (as)	less intelligent (than)	the most intelligent

                  IRREGULAR COMPARISON

             good            better                            best

             bad             worse                            worst

             many           more                             most

             much           more                             most

             little            less                               least

             old              older (people, things)     oldest (people, things)

                                elder (people)                eldest (people)