Comparison of Adjectives and Irregular Forms

Regular comparison

Degree | Typical pattern | Example Positive | -ος, -η, -ον | σοφός, σοφή, σοφόν - wise Comparative | -τερος, -τέρα, -τερον | σοφώτερος - wiser Superlative | -τατος, -τάτη, -τατον | σοφώτατος - wisest

Common irregular adjective heads

Positive | Forms to memorize μέγας | μέγας, μεγάλη, μέγα; oblique stem μεγαλ- πολύς | πολύς, πολλή, πολύ; oblique stem πολλ- ἀγαθός | comparative ἀμείνων / βελτίων / κρείττων; superlative ἄριστος / βέλτιστος / κράτιστος κακός | comparative κακίων / χείρων; superlative κάκιστος / χείριστος

Do not spend 200 repetitions on every irregular comparison at the beginning. Memorize the positive paradigms first; add common comparative/superlative stems as vocabulary.