Comparative and superlative

 Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Today we were working on the topic of comparatives and superlatives, which is becoming a bit clearer to me, although I still have some doubts. As always, the teacher has us learn a new topic one day and reinforce it the next day. I hope we can review it better tomorrow. Even so, with the explanation she gave us today, the topic became somewhat more understandable.

And this is how comparatives and superlatives are used:

Comparatives

They are used to compare two things (more… than).

Short adjective:

adjective + -er + than

• tall → taller than
• small → smaller than

Example:

• Mexico is bigger than Peru.

Long adjective (2+ syllables):

more + adjective + than

• beautiful → more beautiful than

Example:

• The west is more expensive than the north.

Superlatives

They are used to compare three or more things and say the most or the least (the most…).

Short adjective:

the + adjective + -est

• tall → the tallest
• small → the smallest

Example:

• May is the prettiest month.

Long adjective:

the most + adjective

• beautiful → the most beautiful

Example:

• It is the most popular place.

• 2 things → comparative → -er / more
• 3+ things → superlative → -est / the most