1. Positive Degree
2. Comparative Degree
3. Superlative Degree
[Almost all adjectives and adverbs have comparative and superlative degrees]
Positive Comparative Superlative
dark darker darkest
sweet sweeter sweetest
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
handsome more handsome most handsome
tired more tired most tired
pleased more pleased most pleased
bored more bored most bored
[If an adjective ends in -ed (tired), -ful (beautiful), -ing (interesting), -ve (active), -less (careless), -ous (jealous), or -re (obscure), use more for comparative and most for superlative degrees.]
keen keener keenest
more keen most keen
clear clearer clearest
more clear most clear
free freer freest
more free most free
angry angrier angriest
more angry most angry
common commoner commonest
more common most common
unique, worthless, supreme, complete, dead, elderly, eternal, final, full, immortal
good better best
bad worse worst
little less least
much more most
many more most
far farther/further farthest/furthest
late later/latter latest/last
old older/elder oldest/eldest
superior, inferior, junior, senior
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