Irregular Adjectives (comparative, superlative)The regular way to make comparative/superlative adjectives is to add -er/-est or to use more/most. A small number of adjectives, however, are irregular and some of these can be regular or irregular. The most important ones are listed here: | Adjective | Comparative | Superlative | | Example | | good | better | the best | irregular | Tara is the best athlete in the school. | | well (healthy) | better | the best | irregular | He is still in hospital, but he is better than he was last week. | | bad | worse | the worst | irregular | You are the worst driver I have ever known. | | far | further | the furthest | irregular | My house is the furthest one. | | far | farther | the farthest | regular | My house is the farther one. | | old (people in a family) | elder | the eldest | irregular | Ram is my elder brother. | | old (general use) | older | the oldest | regular | Your teacher is older than my teacher. |
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