Comparatives and Superlatives

**Comparatives** compare TWO things. **Superlatives** say something is the MOST. **Short adjectives (1-2 syllables):** - Comparative: add **-er** → tall → taller, fast → faster - Superlative: add **-est** → tall → the tallest, fast → the fastest **Long adjectives (3+ syllables):** - Comparative: **more** + adjective → more beautiful, more expensive - Superlative: **the most** + adjective → the most beautiful **Irregular:** - good → better → the best - bad → worse → the worst - far → farther → the farthest **Key patterns:** - A is **___er than** B: Sydney is bigger than Melbourne. - A is **more ___ than** B: London is more polluted than Zurich. - A is **the ___est** of all: Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world.