Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Here are examples of comparative and superlative adjectives that kids might enjoy and find familiar.

The adjective is listed first, followed by the comparative adjective and then the superlative adjective:

Angry - angrier - angriest
Anxious - more anxious - most anxious
Big - bigger - biggest
Brave - braver - bravest
Bright - brighter - brightest
Broad - broader - broadest
Calm - calmer - calmest
Cold - colder - coldest
Cool - cooler - coolest
Curly - curlier - curliest
Dark - darker - darkest
Dirty - dirtier - dirtiest
Dull - duller - dullest
Dry - drier - driest
Early - earlier - earliest
Easy - easier - easiest
Embarrassed - more embarrassed - most embarrassed
Evil - more evil - most evil
Famous - more famous - most famous
Fine - finer - finest
Fresh - fresher - freshest
Hard - harder - hardest
Heavy - heavier - heaviest
Immense - more immense - most immense
Late - later - latest
Light - lighter - lightest
Long - longer - longest
Lovely - lovelier - loveliest
Nervous - more nervous - most nervous
New - newer - newest
Old - older - oldest
Perfect - more perfect - most perfect
Quick - quicker - quickest
Rich - richer - richest
Sad - sadder - saddest
Simple - simpler - simplest
Small - smaller - smallest
Smart - smarter - smartest
Soft - softer - softest
Sweet - sweeter - sweetest
Thin - thinner - thinnest
Adjectives with Irregular Forms
Some adjectives have irregular forms when made into comparative or superlative adjectives. They do not ads an “er” or “est” and they don’t add the words more or most. In fact, in some cases, a whole new word is used.

Here are some examples with the adjective first, then the comparative adjective and then the superlative adjective:

Bad - worse - worst
Good - better - best
Far - farther - farthest
Late - latter - last (order)
Little - less - least
Much - more - most
Some - more - most
Many - more - most
Sentences with Comparitive Adjectives
My house is bigger than yours.
Your grade is worse than mine.
The Pacific Ocean is deeper than the Arctic Ocean.
You are more polite than Joey.
My brother is taller than me, but he is younger, too.
A rose is more beautiful than a daisy.
The Earth is larger in diameter than the moon.
A pint is less than a quart.
Learning Japanese is more difficult than leaning Italian.
It is farther from New York to Austin than it is from New York to Nashville.
Sentences with Superlative Adjectives
I can’t find my most comfortable jeans.
The runt of the litter is the smallest.
Jupiter is the biggest planet in our Solar System.
She is the smartest girl in our class.
This is the most interesting book I have ever read.
I am the shortest person in my family.
Jerry is the least worried about the game.
That was the best movie ever.
Sam is the most handsome boy in the whole school.
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
Now that you have seen some examples, check out a lesson plan you can use to teach comparative and superlative adjectives.


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