11.6 Table: spelling of comparative and superlative

Adjectives that end in –e, add -r and -st
		Adjective		Comparative		Superlative
		late		later		latest
		ripe		riper		ripest
		safe		safer		safest

Adjectives ending in 1 vowel + 1 consonant   Double final consonant + add –er and -est
		Adjective		Comparative		Superlative
		big		bigger		biggest
		hot		hotter		hottest

Adjectives ending in y: Change the –y to –i Add –er and -est
		Adjective		Comparative		Superlative
		dirty		dirtier		dirtiest
		heavy		heavier		heaviest
		lucky		luckier		luckiest

Irregular forms
		Adjective		Comparative		Superlative
		good		better		best
		bad		worse		worst
		ill		worse		worst
		far		farther, further		farthest, furthest
		little1		-		-
		little1		less		least

1 Quan little significa petit, normalment fem servir smaller i smallest, p. ex.:

Our flat is smaller than theirs. (El nostre pis és més petit que el seu.)

Quan little significa poc, les formes són less i least, p.ex.:

We have less money than they have. (Tenim menys diners que ells.)