Comparativos

Comparatives

We use comparatives to compare two nouns

We can divide comparatives in two groups

Group 1:

Adjectives that we add -er.

Group 2:

Adjetives that we add the word "More"

Rule 1: Add -er to adjectives that have one syllable.

Example 1.

If the adjective small has one syllable, then we add -er. So we have smaller.

My car is smaller than your car

Example 2:

Tall --> Taller

Bob is taller than Mike

Example 3:

Fast --> Faster

Max is Faster than Buddy

Rule 2:

If we have an adjective of one syllable, also this adjective ends in c-v-c, then we double de consonant and add er.

Example 1:

Big --> bigger

Example 2:

Hot --> hotter

My dad's bike is bigger than my bike

Your soup is hotter than my soup

Rule 3:

If the adjective ends in "y", then we delete "y" and add -ier.

Pretty -->prettier

Lazy --> lazier

Heavy --> heavier

Mary is prettier than Jane

My neighbor's cat is lazier than my cat

That box is heavier than this box

We use "more" with adjectives that have two or more syllables

Example 1:

Handsome --> More handsome

My english teacher is more handsome than my math teacher.

Example 2:

Delicious --> More delecious.

Hamburger is more delicious than pizza

Example 3:

Hospitable --> More hospitable

My house is more hospitable than this hotel

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Comparatives and superlatives

Jorge Rivero Gomez