There are several ways to Make Comparisons in English. People commonly use superlatives and comparatives to make them.
You can make comparisons in English about almost everything but some of the most common topics to make comparisons with are:
| #1 | Personal Appearance |
| #2 | Personality |
| #3 | Countries, Places, and Cities |
| #4 | Trends |
Keep reading so you learn how to make comparisons in English correctly
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Adjectives to Describe Physical Appearance
These are some of the most common adjectives to describe physical appearance to make comparisons in English.
This chart includes the comparative form of each adjective
| Adjective | Comparative |
| tall | taller |
| handsome | more handsome |
| beautiful | more beautiful |
| short | shorter |
| strong | stronger |
| fat | fatter |
| fit | fitter |
| muscular | more muscular |
| skinny | skinnier |
This chart includes the superlative form of each adjective
| Adjective | Superlative |
| tall | Tallest |
| handsome | the most handsome |
| beautiful | beautiful |
| short | the shortest |
| strong | the strongest |
| fat | the fattest |
| fit | the fittest |
| muscular | the most muscular |
| skinny | the skinniest |
These are some examples of comparisons about personal appearance using comparatives
- She is taller than me.
- I am skinnier than her.
- He is shorter than me.
- Joe’s older than Mike.
- Linda is younger than John
- Mike is stronger than Joshua
These are some examples of comparisons about personal appearance using superlatives
- Linda is the tallest on the Basketball team.
- John is the oldest in the classroom.
- I am the most handsome man in the room.
- She is the most beautiful woman in the university.
- Sheila is the youngest girl in the family.
- Mike is the strongest athlete on the wrestling team.
Adjectives to Describe Personality in English
These are some of the most common adjectives to describe people’s personalities and its comparative form
| Adjective | Comparative |
| smart | smarter |
| kind | kinder |
| honest | more honest |
| outgoing | more outgoing |
| polite | more polite |
| charming | more charming |
| Loyal | more loyal |
| Funny | Funnier |
These are some of the most common adjectives to describe people’s personalities and their superlative form:
| Adjective | Superlative |
| smart | the smartest |
| kind | the kindest |
| honest | the most honest |
| outgoing | the most outgoing |
| polite | the most polite |
| charming | charming |
| Loyal | the most loyal |
| Funny | Funniest |
These are some comparisons using adjectives to describe personality in English using comparatives
- I am smarter than him
- Maria is Nicer than Linda
- I am more open-minded than him
- She is more creative than me
- Mike is more clever than her
These are some comparisons using adjectives to describe personality in English using superlatives
- I am the funniest person at the party.
- I am the most intelligent student in the class.
- She is the most confident athlete on the team.
- He is the most creative person on the graphic design team.
Adjectives to Describe a City, Country, or Place
You can make comparisons in English about cities, countries, and places
These are the most common adjectives and their comparative form
| Adjective | Comparative |
| Amazing | More amazing |
| Beautiful | More beautiful |
| Boring | More boring |
| Convenient | More convenient |
| Crowded | More crowded |
| Interesting | More interesting |
| Famous | More famous |
| Fantastic | More Fantastic |
| Exciting | More exciting |
| Fascinating | More Fascinating |
| Inexpensive | More Inexpensive |
| Polluted | More polluted |
| Safe | Safer |
| Dangerous | More dangerous |
| Natural | More natural |
| Big | Bigger |
| Modern | More modern |
| Small | Smaller |
| Noisy | Noisier |
| Cheap | Cheaper |
| Clean | Cleaner |
| Old | Older |
| Industrial | More industrial |
| Commercial | More Commercial |
| Prosperous | More prosperous |
| Hot | Hotter |
| Cold | Colder |
| Calm | Calmer |
| Quiet | Quieter |
| Peaceful | More peaceful |
These are the most common adjectives and their superlative form
| Adjective | Superlative |
| Amazing | The most amazing |
| Beautiful | The most beautiful |
| Boring | The most boring |
| Convenient | The most convenient |
| Crowded | The most crowded |
| Interesting | The most interesting |
| Famous | The most famous |
| Fantastic | The most fantastic |
| Exciting | The most exciting |
| Fascinating | The most fascinating |
| Inexpensive | The most inexpensive |
| Polluted | The most polluted |
| Safe | Safest |
| Dangerous | The most dangerous |
| Natural | The most natural |
| Big | The biggest |
| Modern | The most modern |
| Small | The smallest |
| Noisy | The Noisiest |
| Cheap | The Cheapest |
| Clean | The cleanest |
| Old | The oldest |
| Industrial | The most industrial |
| Commercial | The most commercial |
| Prosperous | The most prosperous |
| Hot | The hottest |
| Cold | The coldest |
| Calm | The calmest |
| Quiet | The quietest |
| Peaceful | The most peaceful |
These are sentences in which countries, places, and cities are compared using comparatives
- Santa Cruz is cleaner than Nicoya
- Nicoya is less dangerous than San José
- For swimmers, Conchal Beach is more dangerous than Flamingo Beach
- La Cruz City is quieter than Liberia City
These are sentences in which countries, places, and cities are compared using superlatives
- Cartago is the coldest city in Costa Rica
- Guanacaste is the hottest place in Costa Rica
- Canada has the best education in America
- Brazil is one of the biggest countries in South America
Two-syllable adjectives which end in -y
Two-syllable adjectives which end in -y usually form the comparative by adding -er and the superlative by adding -est,
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
| Funny | Funnier | The funniest |
| Skinny | Skinnier | The skinniest |
| Pretty | Prettier | The prettiest |
| Happy | Happier | The happiest |
| Hungry | Hungrier | The hungriest |
| Busy | Busier | The Busiest |
| Crazy | Crazier | The Craziest |
| Dry | Drier | The driest |
| Silly | Silliest | The Silliest |
List of Comparatives and Superlatives
To make comparisons in English, you need to know the most common adjectives in English and their comparative and superlative form
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
| angry | angrier | angriest |
| bad | worse | worst |
| big | bigger | biggest |
| brave | braver | bravest |
| brief | briefer | briefest |
| bright | brighter | brightest |
| busy | busier | busiest |
| calm | calmer | calmest |
| cheap | cheap | cheaper |
| classy | classier | classiest |
| clean | cleaner | cleanest |
| clear | clear | clearest |
| clever | cleverer | cleverest |
| close | closer | closest |
| cold | colder | coldest |
| cool | cooler | coolest |
| crazy | crazier | craziest |
| creepy | creepier | creepiest |
| cruel | crueler | cruelest |
| curly | curly | curliest |
| cute | cuter | cutest |
| dark | darker | darkest |
| deadly | deadlier | deadliest |
| deep | deeper | deepest |
| dirty | dirtier | dirtiest |
| dry | drier | driest |
| dumb | dumber | dumbest |
| early | earlier | earliest |
| easy | easier | easiest |
| far | further/farther | furthest/farthest |
| fast | faster | fastest |
| fat | fatter | fattest |
| few | fewer | fewest |
| filthy | filthier | filthiest |
| fine | finer | finest |
| fit | fitter | fittest |
| fresh | fresher | freshest |
| friendly | friendlier | friendliest |
| funny | funnier | funniest |
| good | better | best |
| great | greater | greatest |
| guilty | guilter | guiltiest |
| handy | handier | handiest |
| happy | happier | happiest |
| hard | harder | hardest |
| harsh | harsher | harshest |
| healthy | healthier | healthiest |
| heavy | heavier | heaviest |
| high | higher | highest |
| hot | hotter | hottest |
| hungry | hungrier | hungriest |
| juicy | juicier | juiciest |
| kind | kinder | kindest |
| large | larger | largest |
| late | later | latest |
| lazy | lazier | laziest |
| light | lighter | lightest |
| lonely | lonlier | lonliest |
| long | longer | longest |
| loud | louder | loudest |
| lovely | lovelier | loveliest |
| low | lower | lowest |
| mad | madder | maddest |
| mean | meaner | meanest |
| messy | messier | messiest |
| narrow | narrower | narrowest |
| nasty | nastier | nastiest |
| near | nearer | nearest |
| neat | neater | neatest |
| new | newer | newest |
| nice | nicer | nicest |
| noisy | noisier | noisiest |
| odd | odder | oddest |
| plain | plainer | plainest |
| poor | poorer | poorest |
| pretty | prettier | prettiest |
| proud | prouder | proudest |
| pure | purer | purest |
| quick | quicker | quickest |
| quiet | quieter | quietest |
| rich | richer | richest |
| risky | riskier | riskiest |
| rough | rougher | roughest |
| rude | ruder | rudest |
| rusty | rustier | rustiest |
| sad | sadder | saddest |
| safe | safer | safest |
| scary | scarier | scariest |
| sharp | sharper | sharpest |
| shiny | shinier | shiniest |
| short | shorter | shortest |
| shy | shyer | shyest |
| silly | sillier | silliest |
| simple | simpler | simplest |
| skinny | skinnier | skinniest |
| slim | slimmer | slimmest |
| slow | slower | slowest |
| small | smaller | smallest |
| smart | smarter | smartest |
| soft | softer | softest |
| soon | sooner | soonest |
| spicy | spicier | spiciest |
| strange | stranger | strangest |
| strict | stricter | strictest |
| strong | stronger | strongest |
| sunny | sunnier | sunniest |
| sweaty | sweatier | sweatiest |
| sweet | sweeter | sweetest |
| tall | taller | tallest |
| tasty | tastier | tastiest |
| thick | thicker | thickest |
| thin | thinner | thinnest |
| tiny | tinier | tiniest |
| tough | tougher | toughest |
| true | truer | truest |
| ugly | uglier | ugliest |
| warm | warmer | warmest |
| weak | weaker | weakest |
| wealthy | wealthier | wealthiest |
| weird | weirder | weirdest |
| wide | wider | widest |
| wild | wilder | wildest |
| wise | wiser | wisest |
| young | younger | youngest |
Comparative Questions in English
A comparative question is one in which the questioner asks for a contrast between two people, objects, or ideas.
For example, a comparative question might ask how two people are different from each other or what is the difference between two concepts.
Here is a list of some examples of comparative questions.
- Which is worse for your health: smoking or drinking?
- Which is harder, math or reading and writing?
- Which game is more entertaining, Call of Duty or Free Fire?
- Do you think you’re smarter than your parents?
- What are you better at than your best friend?
- Which language is more difficult to learn, English or your language?
- Is playing video games better for you than watching TV?
- What is worse than failing an exam?
- What is healthier: eating healthy food or getting lots of exercise?
- Does life become more complicated as you get older?
- What country is better to live and why?
