Comparative Adjectives

Comparative adjectives

An adjective it's a word that works to refer to qualities about a person or an object.

Difference between a short and a long adjective

Short adjectives

Long adjectives

This type of adjectives has one or two syllables.

This other type of adjectives has three or more than three syllables.

When a comparative adjective is used?

We normally use a comparative adjective when we want to make a comparison between two people or objects.

Short adjectives

Long adjectives

When we use short adjectives, we add the letters "er" at the end of the word to make a comparison.

Also we change the letter "y" for the letter "i" if necessary.

When the adjective has a single vowel and it ends with a consonant letter the latter is added once more.

When we use long adjectives we use more words to make a comparison, for example "more".

Examples

Examples

1.Strange - Stranger

2.Fat - Fatter

3.Dry - Drier

4.Heavy - Heavier

5.Good - Better

1.Handsome - Handsomer

2.Beautiful - More beautiful

3.Colorful - More colorful

4.Delicious - More delicious

5.Important - More important