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Irregular Adjectives (comparative, superlative)
The regular way to make comparative/superlative adjectives is to add -er/-est or to use more/most. A small number of adjectives, however, are irregular and some of these can be regular or irregular. The most important ones are listed here:
| Adjective |
Comparative |
Superlative |
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Example |
| good |
better |
the best |
irregular |
Tara is the best athlete in the school. |
| well (healthy) |
better |
the best |
irregular |
He is still in hospital, but he is better than he was last week. |
| bad |
worse |
the worst |
irregular |
You are the worst driver I have ever known. |
| far |
further |
the furthest |
irregular |
My house is the furthest one. |
| far |
farther |
the farthest |
regular |
My house is the farther one. |
| old (people in a family) |
elder |
the eldest |
irregular |
Ram is my elder brother. |
| old (general use) |
older |
the oldest |
regular |
Your teacher is older than my teacher. |
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