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- In the English language, '-er' and '-est' are used at the end of adjectives and adverbs to form comparatives and superlatives respectively.
- Comparative form: adjective + er (for one-syllable words)
- Superlative form: adjective + est (for one-syllable words)
- Example: Tall – taller – tallest
- Fat – fatter – fattest
- Big – bigger – biggest
- Fine – finer – finest
- Thin – thinner – thinnest
- Strong – stronger – strongest
- High – higher – highest
- Long – longer – longest
- Rare – rarer – rarest
- Smart – smarter – smartest
- Wide – wider – widest
- Old – older – oldest
- Young – younger – youngest
- Short – shorter – shortest
- Cold – colder – coldest
- Hot – hotter – hottest
- Dry – drier – driest
- Broad – broader – broadest
- Rich – richer – richest
- Fair – fairer – fairest
- Slow – slower – slowest
- Fast – faster – fastest
- Light – lighter – lightest
- Dark – darker – darkest
- Happy – happier – happiest
- Sad – sadder – saddest
- Mad – madder – maddest
- Easy – easier – easiest
- Late – later – latest
- Close – closer – closest
- Full – fuller – fullest
- Small – smaller – smallest
- Deep – deeper – deepest
- Near – nearer – nearest
- Low – lower – lowest
- Simple – simpler – simplest
- Bright – brighter – brightest
- Soft – softer – softest
- Hard – harder – hardest
- Early – earlier – earliest
- Sharp – sharper – sharpest
- Weird – weirder – weirdest
- Safe – safer – safest
- Brave – braver – bravest
- Cozy – cozier – coziest
- Clean – cleaner – cleanest
- Tight – tighter – tightest
- Fresh – fresher – freshest
- Clear – clearer – clearest
- Crud – cruder – crudest
- Huge – huger – hugest
- Crude – cruder – crudest
- Pure – purer – purest