Words of 1 syllable  get :  er/est              

 

                                   dark – darker – darkest      

                                   large – larger – largest     

                                   big – bigger – biggest

     

          That room is darker than mine. 

          Her house is as large as ours.

          That house is the largest in the street.

          

 

Exceptions:    good  -  better – best

                                   Bad – worse – worst

                                   Little – smaller – smallest

                                   Little – less – least

                                   Many - more - most

 

words of 3 or more syllables get : more / most

 

                                   Beautiful – more beautiful – most beautiful

                                   Interesting – more interesting – most interesting

 

               Sheila is as beautiful as Karen.

               Karen is more beautiful than Paula.

               Noa is the most beautiful girl I know.

 

 

 

words of 2 syllables:  Words ending in le – er – ow  - y – some get:  er / est

                                  

                                  Noble – nobler – noblest                       

                                  Clever – cleverer – cleverest

                                  Narrow – narrower – narrowest        

                                  Happy – happier – happiest

                                  Handsome – handsomer – handsomest

 

Other words of 2 syllables get:   more /  most

                                  

                                  Modern – more modern – most modern