Comparative Adjectives In English

Comparative Adjectives In English


Comparatives of one-syllable adjectives

In order to make the comparative form of a one-syllable

adjective, we simply add "-er" to the end of the adjective.

For example:

Tall = Taller
Small = Smaller


One-syllable adjectives and their comparative form:

Short = Shorter than
Big = Bigger than
Old = Older than
Young = Younger than
Rich = Richer than
Poor = Poorer than


Two or more syllable adjectives and their comparatives.

When adjectives have 2 or more syllables in English, the gerenal rules for making the comparative form is to change the "y" to and "I" and add "-er".

Examples:

Pretty = Prettier than
Funny = Funnier than
Silly = Sillier than
Dirty = Dirtier than

When we want to create the comparative form of adjectives that have two or more syllables and don´t end with the letter "-y", we cannot add "-er" but instead use the adverb "more" before the adjective.


For example:

Expensive = More expensive
Comfortable = More comfortable
Interesting = More interesting

Example sentences:

My car is more comfortable than your car.

Your car is less comfortable than my car.

Football is more dangerous than tennis.

Tennis is less dangerous than football.



Adjectives which have irregular camparatives

The 3 adjectives which have irregular comparatives in English

are: "good", "bad", and "far".

Examples:

Good - Better than
Bad - Worse than
Far - Farther than / Further than

Examples:

My English is better than my French.

The weather in Englan is worse than in Spain.

Your house is farther from Frankfurt than mine.




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