Study Resource: Irregular comparatives and superlatives in German

By: Babsi Cabrera

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These activities are part of our German Grammar series. The skills we are practicing here are covered in our article:

Irregular comparatives and superlatives in German

Adjective	Comparative	Superlative	English
bald	eher	am ehesten	soon, sooner, soonest
gut	besser	am besten	good, better, best
hoch	höher	am höchsten	high, higher, highest
nahe	näher	am nächsten	near, nearer, nearest
viel	mehr	am meisten	much, more, most

Adjective	Comparative	Superlative	English
alt	älter	am ältesten	old, older, oldest
arm	ärmer	am ärmsten	poor, poorer, poorest
dumm	dümmer	am dümmsten	dumb, dumber, dumbest
hart	härter	am härtesten	hard, harder, hardest
jung	jünger	am jüngsten	young, younger, youngest
kalt	kälter	am kältesten	cold, colder, coldest
krank	kränker	am kränksten	sick, sicker, sickest
kurz	kürzer	am kürzesten	short, shorter, shortest
lang	länger	am längsten	long, longer, longest
oft	öfter	am öftesten	often, more often, most often
schwach	schwächer	am schwächsten	weak, weaker, weakest
stark	stärker	am stärksten	strong, stronger, strongest

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