COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

1. Is a special word

   • Used to compare things
   • Used to talk about differences
     • Between two specific things

2. There are two to form a comparative adjective

   • Long adjectives: use “more“
     • 2-syllable adjectives not ending in -y
     • all adjectives of 3 or more syllables
   • Short adjectives: add “-er”
     • VARIATIONS
       • if the adjective ends in -e, add -r
       • if the adjective ends in consonant, double the last consonant
       • if the adjective ends in -y, change the y to i

3. EXCEPTIONS

   • good → better
   • bad → worse
   • far → farther/further
   • well → better

4. the comparative adjective is followed by "than"

   • Diego is tall. But Chris is 1m85. He is taller than Diego.
   • The U.S.A. is big. But Russia is bigger.
   • Raúl wants to have a more powerful laptop.
   • Is Spanish more difficult than English?

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