It is also possible to describe someone or something by indicating that they have more of a particular quality than any other of their kind. We do this by using superlative adjectives, which are formed by adding -EST at the end of the adjective and placing THE before it, or placing THE MOST before the adjective, for example:
1. One syllable adjectives generally form the comparative by adding -er and the superlative by adding -est, e.g.
NOTES :
| If a one-syllable adjective ends in a single vowel letter followed by a single consonant letter, the consonant letter is doubled. | thin – thinner - thinnest, big – bigger - biggest |
| If an adjective ends in -e, this is removed when adding -er/-est | wide – wider – widest, fine – finer - finest |
| If an adjective ends in a consonant followed by -y, -yis replaced by –i when adding -er/-est | dry – drier – driest, happy – happier – happiest, tasty – tastier - tastiest |
| If adjectives have more than one vowel or more than one consonant in the end | Light – lighter – lightest, Neat – neater - neatest |
3. Two-syllable adjectives ending in -ed, -ing, -ful, -less, -able always form the comparative with more and the superlative with most.
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| Excited | More excited | The most excited |
| Interesting | More interesting | The most interesting |
| Beautiful | More beautiful | The most beautiful |
| Careless | More careless | The most careless |
| Suitable | More suitable | The most suitable |
