Comparatives and superlatives 📕

We use the comparative to compare two things. We use the superlative to say that something is number one in a group.

Short adjectives (one syllable): -er and -est

After one vowel + one consonant, double the consonant: big → bigger, thin → thinner.

Adjectives ending in -y: -ier and -iest

Long adjectives (two or more syllables): more and most

Examples

Oslo is bigger than Bergen.

This is the most expensive restaurant in town.

Winter is colder than summer.

✗ more big

✓ bigger

✗ the most cheap

✓ the cheapest

💡 For irregular forms like good → better → best, see the next article.