clever → cleverer/more
clever → cleverest/(the)
most
clever
common → commoner/more
common → commonest/(the)
most
common
gentle → gentler/more
gentle → gentlest/(the)
most
gentle
humble → humbler/more
humble
(etc.)
hollow → hollower/more
hollow
narrow → narrower/more
narrow
polite → politer/more
polite
quiet → quieter/more
quiet
simple → simpler/more
simple
stupid → stupider/more
stupid
subtle → subtler/more
subtle
For two-syllable adjectives ending in "e", like "little", only add "r" for the comparative form and "st" for the supperlative:
Irregular forms are:
good - better - best
bad - worse - worst
far - farther/further - farthest/furthest **
many, some, much - more - most
little - littler / less - littlest / least
** When shall we use farther and when further?
I found the following explanation which I think is very helpful:
"Further" Versus "Farther" The quick and dirty tip is to use “farther” for physical distance and “further” for metaphorical, or figurative, distance. It's easy to remember because “farther” has the word “far” in it, and “far” obviously relates to physical distance.
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