Steigerung englischer Adjektive – -er/-est oder more/most
- Einsilbig: small – smaller – the smallest; big – bigger – the biggest
- Zweisilbig auf -y: happy – happier – the happiest; easy – easier – the easiest
- Zwei und mehr Silben: interesting – more interesting – the most interesting
Unregelmäßig
| good | better | the best |
| bad | worse | the worst |
| much / many | more | the most |
| little | less | the least |
| far | farther / further | the farthest / furthest |
Vergleiche
- Tom is taller than Ben.
- Ben is as tall as his father.
- This test was not as hard as the last one.
Falsch: more better, the most biggest, taller as.