somebody to explain the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives (regular and irregular)?

Question

in English? I can not search on the web because the teacher would not accept. Please, give me an explanation which is simple and yet complete of each case please. Please, do provide examples. Thanks a lot.

Answer 1

The irregular cases.

good better best
bad worse worst
much more most
little less least
None of the above can be used with 'more' or 'most' preceding them, eg more better, most worse, etc. This is a bad mistake in English. (Double Superlative)

The regular cases.
A. In general, words of two syllables have ' -er ' added for comparitives and ' -est ' for the superlatives. Exceptions:
1. Adjectives ending with 'y', change the 'y' into 'i' and add
'-er/-est '.
2. Words of two syllables which sound awkward if '-er/-est' is added can use 'more/most, less/least' instead. eg bitterer/bitterest purpler/purplest can be more bitter or most bitter more purple/most purple. People have different ideas as to what sounds awkward eg clever and cleverest, yellower and yellowest are quite alright, but some people use more clever/ more purple etc. Therefore there has to be some room for flexibility with this rule. Some textbooks even say that all words of TWO syllables should use More/ most , less/least etc. (Such books are in a minority in my experience)
3. Adjectives ending with '-ful' even those with two syllables must not have '-er/est" but 'more/most, less/ least' eg sinful, helpful. etc.
4. Words of 3 or more syllables ALWAYs have 'more/ most' eg

more interesting than
less educated than
the most complicated
the least straightforward

I am sure you have noted that comparitives are usually followed by 'than' and superlatives, preceded by 'the'.

Good luck.

Answer 2

Using the Comparative and Superlative
You should use the comparative form of an adjective or adverb to compare exactly two things. You can form the comparative by adding the suffix "-er" to the modifier (for some short words) or by using the word "more" with the modifier:

Of the two designs, the architect is convinced that the city will select the more experimental one. (comparing two designs)
Now that it is March, the days are getting longer. (longer now than before)
You should use the superlative form to compare three or more things. You can form the superlative by adding the suffix "-est" to the modifier (for some short words) or by using the word "most" with the modifier:

This is definitely the smartest, wittiest, most imaginative comic strip I have ever seen. (implying that I have seen more than two)
Note: if you are not certain, you should check a dictionary to see which words take use "more" and "most" and which words take the suffixes "-er" and "-est".

Answer 3

fresh, fresher, freshest - these are the comparative and superlative forms of he word 'fresh'