Comparative adjectives

Learn about comparative adjectives

1. When we talk about two things, we can "compare"
them and for this, we use comparative adjectives to
describe the differences.

2. Short adjectives Long adjectives
Add “ER” Add “MORE”
1-syllable adjectives 2-syllable adjectives not ending in -y
2-syllable adjectivesendingin -y all adjectives of 3 or more syllables
There are two ways to form a comparative adjective:

3. 1-syllable adjectives
•Old → Older
•Fast→ Faster
2-syllable adjectives
endingin -y
•Happy→ Happier
•Easy → Easier
Variation:
•if the adjective ends
in -e, just add –r
•Late → Later
•If the adjective ends
in consonant, vowel,
consonant, double
the last consonant.
•big→ bigger

4. Jhonis 42 years old Josh is 67 years old
Josh is olderthanJhon.
Jhonis younger than Josh.
Remember:
For adjectives that are just one
syllable, add -erto the end.

5. Toby is a fat cat. Many is a fat cat too.
Many is fatterthanToby.
Remember:
If the adjective has a consonant +
single vowel + consonant spelling,
the final consonant must be
doubled before adding the ending.

6. Hanzis happy. Thomas is happy too.
Thomas is happierthanhanz.
Remember:
For adjectives ending iny,
change the y to an ibefore
adding the ending.

7. For two-syllable adjectives not ending in -y
and for all three-or-more-syllable adjectives,
use the form “more + adjective.”
Adjective Comparative
important more important
expensive more expensive
tired More tired
Beautiful More beautiful

8. Jen is intelligent Tom is intelligent too.
Tom is moreintelligent thanJen.
Remember:
Adjectives with three or more
syllables form the comparative by
puttingmorein front of the
adjective

9. These very common adjectives have
completely irregular comparativeforms.
Adjective Comparative
good better
bad worse
little less
much more
far further/ farther

10. Lucy´s painting Michael’spainting.
Lucy´s painting isbetterthan
Michael’s painting. .
Remember:
It’s important to note that
there are irregular
adjectives that don’t
follow the rules above.

11. Subject
France
Germany
Verb TO BE
Is
Is
Comparative
adjective
Bigger
More
interesting
Than
Than
Than
Subject
Scotland
Indonesia