What are examples of Comparatives & Superlatives?

Example: This house is bigger than that one.

What is the difference between comparatives/superlatives and the as...as (equative) form?

Comparatives and superlatives (bigger, the biggest) show a difference in degree, while the equative form with as...as (as big as) shows that two things are equal. Use a comparative to compare two things, a superlative to single one out from a group, and as...as when there is no difference between them.

Comparatives & Superlatives: Rules, Formula, Examples

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Comparatives compare two things. Superlatives show the highest or lowest degree in a group.

Comparatives and superlatives help you compare people, things, and situations.
You use comparatives for two items (bigger, more interesting) and superlatives for one in a group (the biggest, the most interesting).

What you will practice

Short adjectives: tall → taller → the tallest
Long adjectives: interesting → more interesting → the most interesting
Spelling changes (hot → hotter, easy → easier)

Common mistakes

We’ll also fix typical errors like double comparatives and missing “than/the”.

Practice tip

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Grammar Rules

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Short adjectives

Add -er for comparative and -est for superlative: tall → taller → tallest.

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Long adjectives

Use more/most: interesting → more interesting → most interesting.

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Irregular forms

good → better → best, bad → worse → worst.

Examples

EN"This house is bigger than that one."

EN"She is the tallest in the class."

EN"This book is more interesting than the movie."

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Frequently asked questions

What is Comparatives & Superlatives?: Comparatives compare two things.

How do you form Comparatives & Superlatives?: The key rule: Add -er for comparative and -est for superlative: tall → taller → tallest.

What are examples of Comparatives & Superlatives?: Example: This house is bigger than that one.

What is the difference between comparatives/superlatives and the as...as (equative) form?: Comparatives and superlatives (bigger, the biggest) show a difference in degree, while the equative form with as...as (as big as) shows that two things are equal. Use a comparative to compare two things, a superlative to single one out from a group, and as...as when there is no difference between them.

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