Comparative Adjectives

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• 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