The regular way to make comparative/superlative adjectives is to add -er/-est or to use more/most. A small number of adjectives, however, are irregular and some of these can be regular or irregular. The most important ones are listed here:
Adjective
Comparative
Superlative
Example
good
better
the best
irregular
Tara is the best athlete in the school.
well (healthy)
better
the best
irregular
He is still in hospital, but he is better than he was last week.
bad
worse
the worst
irregular
You are the worst driver I have ever known.
far
further
the furthest
irregular
My house is the furthest one.
far
farther
the farthest
regular
My house is the farther one.
old (people in a family)
elder
the eldest
irregular
Ram is my elder brother.
old (general use)
older
the oldest
regular
Your teacher is older than my teacher.
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