Comparatives and Superlatives
- Compare two things (-er / more … than) and describe extremes (the -est / the most).
- TR: İki şeyi karşılaştırmak ve en üstünlük bildirmek.
- Success check: compare two cities using -er and the most.
Start the 8-question quizAdapts to your answers · every miss links back to the rule
Rule in 60 secondsThe one pattern to memorise.
- Short adjectives (1 syllable): + -er / -est: tall → taller → tallest. Use than after comparatives, the before superlatives.
- Long adjectives (2+ syllables): more / most: expensive → more expensive → most expensive.
- Equality: as + adj + as: She is as tall as me.
- TR: Kısa sıfat -er/-est; uzun sıfat more/most. Karşılaştırmada than, superlative'ta the.
- Syllable test: tall (1) → taller; expensive (3) → more expensive.
- the + than: superlative takes the; comparative takes than.
- Equality slot: as tall as — no -er and no more.
FormsHow it looks in sentences.
| Pattern | Structure | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Comparative (short) | adj-er + than | Ali is taller than me. |
| Superlative (short) | the + adj-est | Ali is the tallest. |
| Comparative (long) | more + adj + than | This is more expensive than that. |
| Superlative (long) | the + most + adj | This is the most expensive. |
| Equality | as + adj + as | It is as big as mine. |
- Spelling: big → bigger/biggest; happy → happier/happiest; large → larger/largest.
- Irregulars: good → better → best; bad → worse → worst; far → farther/further → farthest/furthest.
- Two-syllable adjectives ending in -y, -er, -ow often take -er/-est: happy, clever, narrow.
- TR: good/better/best ve bad/worse/worst ezberlenir; -y ile bitenler -ier/-iest olur.
- -y rule: happy → happier; -e rule: large → larger.
- than vs then: comparison = than; time order = then.
3 classic trapsWhere Turkish speakers slip.
- Double comparative: ❌ *more taller.* → ✅ *taller.* (TR: Ya -er ya more, ikisi birden olmaz.)
- Missing than/the: ❌ *She is taller me.* → ✅ *She is taller than me.* (TR: Comparative'ta than, superlative'ta the şart.)
- then vs than: ❌ *bigger then.* → ✅ *bigger than.* (TR: Karşılaştırma than ile yazılır, then = sonra.)
10 example sentencesRead aloud, twice.
- My flat is bigger than yours. — Dairem seninkinden büyük.
- This exam was easier than the last one. — Bu sınav sonuncusundan kolaydı.
- She is the tallest in our class. — Sınıfımızın en uzunu.
- This is the most interesting book I have. — Bu sahip olduğum en ilginç kitap.
- Today is colder than yesterday. — Bugün dünden soğuk.
- My bag is as heavy as yours. — Çantam seninki kadar ağır.
- Health is better than money. — Sağlık paradan iyidir.
- That was the worst film ever. — Şimdiye kadarki en kötü filmdi.
- English is easier for me than maths. — İngilizce benim için matematikten kolay.
- Everest is the highest mountain in the world. — Everest dünyadaki en yüksek dağdır.
Quick checkCover the answers, say yours first.
- Q1: Fill in: A car is ___ (fast) than a bike.
- Q2: Correct the error: *This is more cheaper.*
- Q3: Write the superlative: This puzzle is ___ (difficult) one.
- Q4: Choose: She is ___ (as tall as / taller as) her sister.
- Q5: True or false: "He is the most tallest student." is correct.
- Q6: Write the comparative and superlative of: big.
<summary>Answers</summary> - A1: faster - A2: This is cheaper. - A3: the most difficult - A4: as tall as - A5: False — "He is the tallest student." - A6: bigger — biggest.