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Comparatives of adjectives and adverbs. We use the following structures to compare two things

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or actions. For adjectives and adverbs of one syllable, add a-er. For example, taller, smarter.

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Sometimes, you might need to double the final consonant. For example, bigger, thinner. Use

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than to compare. For example, she is taller than him. He runs faster than she does. For adjectives

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of two syllables ending in Y, add ire, for example, healthier, happier. For adverbs, simply add more

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before them, for example, more quickly. For adjectives and adverbs of two or more syllables,

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simply add more, for example, more interesting, more nourishing, more happily, more beautifully.

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Now let's have a look at the formation of the superlative form of adjectives and adverbs.

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For adjectives and adverbs of one syllable, add the e-est.

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For example, the biggest, the shortest, the fastest, the hardest.

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And it's important for you to remember that we don't use than with superlatives.

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For adjectives of two syllables ending in y, add the i-est.

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For example, the funniest, the shortest.

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Adverbs of two syllables ending in y add the most, plus adverb.

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For example, the most quickly.

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For adjectives and adverbs of two or more syllables, add the most plus adjective, adverb, for example, the most interesting, the most carefully.

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Read the examples below.

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Regarding irregular forms, you need to be very careful.

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Study the table below, which shows the irregular comparative and superlative forms of the following adjectives and adverbs, good, well, bad, badly, far, and little.

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Finally, let's review the structure as, as and its negative form, not as, as.

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We use this structure to compare two things, actions, people, that are equal.

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The adjective or the adverb does not change its form.

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In the first example, ripe figs are as sweet as bananas.

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We are saying that both figs and bananas are equally sweet.

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Can you see how the comparisons are established in the other two examples?