Comparatives & Superlatives

Master English comparatives (bigger, more important) and superlatives (the biggest, the most important). Clear rules, irregular forms, and practice exercises.

  • المسار: اللغة الإنجليزية
  • القسم: القواعد
  • المستوى: A2
  • وقت القراءة: 1 دقيقة
  • آخر تحديث: 20 أغسطس 2026

للمقارنة بين شيئين نستخدم صيغة المقارنة (comparative): مع الصفات القصيرة نُضيف er + than ، ومع الصفات الطويلة نستخدم more + الصفة + than . وللتعبير عن الأعلى ضمن مجموعة نستخدم صيغة التفضيل (superlative) مع the: إمّا est أو most .

الأسئلة الشائعة

How do I know when to use -er or 'more'?
Short adjectives with one syllable add -er: tall → taller, fast → faster. Adjectives ending in -y change y to i and add -er: happy → happier. Long adjectives with two or more syllables use 'more': beautiful → more beautiful, important → more important. Some two-syllable adjectives accept both: clever → cleverer or more clever.
What are the most important irregular comparatives and superlatives?
These five irregular forms must be memorised: good → better → the best; bad → worse → the worst; far → farther (or further) → the farthest (or furthest); many/much → more → the most; little → less → the least. They do not follow the -er/-est or more/most rules.
Do I always need 'the' before a superlative?
In most group comparisons, superlatives take 'the': 'This is the tallest building'; 'It is the most expensive option.' However, 'the' is omitted in certain structures: after a possessive ('her best friend', not 'her the best friend'); in predicative position with some adjectives ('she was happiest at home'); and in some adverbial expressions ('I work best under pressure'). For the great majority of everyday superlative uses, include 'the' before the superlative form.