Form the comparative and superlative degrees of the following adjectives. cold, young, old (2), difficult, good, far (2), bad, beautiful, weak. little, easy, near (2), strong, late (2), interesting, pretty, great, quick, important, warm, happy, early, deep, large, hot, long, simple, thin, much, wide, small, many

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Here is the formation of the comparative and superlative degrees for the requested adjectives. Note that some adjectives have two forms depending on their specific usage (e.g., distance vs. order, or age vs. family relations). Regular One-Syllable and Simple Adjectives These follow the standard pattern of adding -er and -est.

Positive ComparativeSuperlative
ColdColderThe coldest
YoungYoungerThe youngest
WeakWeakerThe weakest
StrongStrongerThe strongest
GreatGreaterThe greatest
QuickQuickerThe quickest
WarmWarmerThe warmest
DeepDeeperThe deepest
LongLongerThe longest
SmallSmallerThe smallest

Adjectives with Spelling Changes These include words ending in -e, short vowels with single consonants (doubling), or ending in -y.

Positive ComparativeSuperlative
EasyEasierThe easiest
PrettyPrettierThe prettiest
HappyHappierThe happiest
EarlyEarlierThe earliest
LargeLargerThe largest
HotHotterThe hottest
SimpleSimplerThe simplest
ThinThinnerThe thinnest
WideWiderThe widest

Multi-Syllable Adjectives These use more and most to form degrees.

Positive ComparativeSuperlative
DifficultMore difficultThe most difficult
BeautifulMore beautifulThe most beautiful
InterestingMore interestingThe most interesting
ImportantMore importantThe most important

Irregular and Dual-Form Adjectives These adjectives either change their stem entirely or have two distinct meanings.

Positive ComparativeSuperlative
GoodBetterThe best
BadWorseThe worst
LittleLessThe least
Much / ManyMoreThe most
Old (1)OlderThe oldest (general age)
Old (2)ElderThe eldest (family members)
Far (1)FartherThe farthest (physical distance)
Far (2)FurtherThe furthest (metaphorical/distance)
Near (1)NearerThe nearest (distance)
Near (2)NearerThe next (order/sequence)
Late (1)LaterThe latest (time)
Late (2)LatterThe last (order)

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