Degrees of Adjectives

In English language there are three degrees of adjectives: base, comparative and superlative. You can use a list of adjectives to see their forms in degrees of comparison. When you are comparing two things always use the comparative. The superlative degree of adjective is used when the comparison is between many nouns (more then three). One-syllable adjectives form comparative degree by adding “-er” (e.g. tall-taller). If the word ends: consonant-vowel-consonant, then the last consonant is usually doubled in the comparative (e.g. big-bigger). Two-syllable adjectives ending in -y change the “-y” to “-ier” (e.g. easy-easier). The others 2-syllable adjectives use “more/less” with the unchanged adjective. Adjectives that have three or more syllables are prefaced with “more/less” in comparative degree, and “most/least” in superlative degree. Some adjectives have irregular forms in degree of comparison (e.g. good, better, best).