Comparative Adjectives

Comparative Adjectives

1. To comparative 2 adjectives that have one syllable each we use -er and then.

   • If the adjective has only one syllable we just ad -er
     • Shorter
     • smaller
     • taller
     • older
     • hotter
   • If the adjective has one syllable but between the two consonants a short vowel we repeat the last vowel and ad -er
     • Bigger
   • Jack is taller then Maria
   • we use than to compare thigs and people

2. We can use more too if we talk about adjectives with 2 or more syllables

   • We ad more before the adjective
     • more sociable
     • more interesting
     • more boring
   • the opposite of more is less
     • less sociable
     • less boring
     • less interesting

3. Special cases

   • if the adjective finish with -Y we change it to an -I
     • easy-> easier
     • funny-> funnier
     • We can use more and the adjective
       • more easy
       • more funny
   • Adjectives with irregular forms
     • good->better
     • bad->worse
     • far-> further/farther
     • Paris is further from here than Berlin

4. We can say subject+ verb to be+ as+adjective+as+second subject