| Type d’adjectif | Règle | Exemple |
|---|---|---|
| Court (1 syllabe) | adj + -er than | tall → taller than |
| Court se terminant en -e | adj + -r than | nice → nicer than |
| Court CVC (consonne-voyelle-consonne) | doublement + -er than | big → bigger than |
| Se terminant en -y | y → i + -er than | happy → happier than |
| Long (2+ syllabes) | more + adj + than | interesting → more interesting than |
| Type d’adjectif | Règle | Exemple |
|---|---|---|
| Court (1 syllabe) | the + adj + -est | tall → the tallest |
| Court CVC | the + doublement + -est | big → the biggest |
| Se terminant en -y | the + y → i + -iest | happy → the happiest |
| Long (2+ syllabes) | the most + adj | interesting → the most interesting |
| Sens | Structure | Exemple |
|---|---|---|
| « aussi … que » | as + adj + as | She is as smart as her sister. |
| « moins … que » | less + adj + than | This film is less interesting than the book. |
| « le moins … » | the least + adj | He is the least careful student. |
| Adjectif / adverbe | Comparatif | Superlatif |
|---|---|---|
| good / well | better than | the best |
| bad / badly | worse than | the worst |
| far | farther / further than | the farthest / furthest |
— My dog is better than yours. — She is the best player.
— The weather is worse than yesterday. — That was the worst film.
| Structure | Sens | Exemple |
|---|---|---|
| adj + -er than | plus … que (adj court) | taller than |
| more + adj + than | plus … que (adj long) | more interesting than |
| the + adj + -est | le plus … (adj court) | the tallest |
| the most + adj | le plus … (adj long) | the most interesting |
| as + adj + as | aussi … que | as smart as |
| less + adj + than | moins … que | less difficult than |
| better / the best | meilleur / le meilleur | better than / the best |
| worse / the worst | pire / le pire | worse than / the worst |