FORM

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE
small-smaller,
Most short adjectives young-younger,
Add -er
(1 syllable – jednosložni) short-shorter,
new-newer
Late – later,
Adjectives that end in -e Add -r Nice-nicer,
Wide –wider,
Big – bigger,
Adjectives that end in
Fat- fatter,
vowel + consonant Add another consonant + er
Hot-hotter,
(samoglasnik + suglasnik)
Thin-thinner
Dry – drier
Adjectives that end in -y Change y to i and add -er Easy- easier
Friendly - friendlier

For most adjectives with two syllables ( dvosložni) we use MORE + ADJECTIVE:

1. This new computer is more useful than my old one.

2. My mobile is more modern than my brother’s.

For adjectives with three or four syllables we always use MORE + ADJECTIVE:
1. Modern computer games are more exciting.
2. Gold is more expensive than silver.

USE:
We use COMPARATIVE FORM + THAN when we compare two people/things.
 ADJECTIVE
SUPERLATIVE
ADJECTIVES
ADJECTIVES
small-smallest ,
Most short adjectives young-youngest ,
Add -est
(1 syllable – jednosložni) short-shortest,
new-newest
Late – latest ,
Adjectives that end in -e Add -st Nice-nicest ,
Wide –widest ,
Big – biggest ,
Adjectives that end in
Fat- fattest ,
vowel + consonant Add another consonant + est
Hot-hottest ,
(samoglasnik + suglasnik)
Thin-thinnest
Dry – driest
Adjective that end in -y Change y to i and add -est Easy- easiest
Friendly - friendlier

For most adjectives with two or more syllables we use THE MOST + ADJECTIVE:
1. My mobile phone is the most useful thing I own.
The opposite of the most is the least. We usually use the least with adjectives with two or
more syllables:
2. Excuse me. Which is the least expensive phone you sell?

USE:
We use THE + SUPERLATIVE FORM + IN/OF when we compare one
person/thing to several others.

Irregular Comparatives and Superlatives

 Positive Comparative Superlative
Good better best
Bad worse worst
Much/many more most
Little less least
Far Further/farther Furthest/farthest