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Lots of comparative adjectives end in -er

Small	smaller
fast	faster
bright	brighter
cheap	cheaper
new	newer
old	older

The word than is often used with the comparative adjectives. For example, you might say

Jack is taller than john
A sport car is faster than a motorbike.

Use the superlative form of an adjective to compare three or more nouns. Lots of superlatives end in -est.

Dark	Darker	Darkest
Thick	Thicker	Thickest
Clean	Cleaner	Cleanest
Wet	Wetter	Wettest
Long	Longer	Longest

You often add the before the superlative form. For example, you say:

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world
Peter is the tallesr boy in the class

With some adjectives, you can use more to make the comparative form, and most to make the superlative form. For example:

Active	more active	most active
Cheerful	more cheerful	most cheerful
charming	more charming	most charming