Comparative adjectives by César Benavides

Comparative adjectives

csar82895 — 2024-01-02 20:17:30 UTC

We use comparative adjectives to compare two things or show change. The comparative form depends on the number of syllables in the adjective.

csar82895 — 2024-01-02 20:17:57 UTC

To make comparative forms with one-syllable adjectives, we usually add -er:

old → older
clean → cleaner
slow → slower

If an adjective ends in -e, we add -r:

safe → safer
nice → nicer

If an adjective ends in a vowel and a consonant, we usually double the consonant:

big → bigger
hot → hotter

csar82895 — 2024-01-02 20:20:44 UTC

If a two-syllable adjective ends in a consonant and -y, we change -y to -i and add -er:

noisy → noisier
happy → happier
easy → easier

We use more to make comparative forms for most other two-syllable adjectives and for all adjectives with three or more syllables:

crowded → more crowded
stressful → more stressful
dangerous → more dangerous

csar82895 — 2024-01-02 20:21:21 UTC

The adjectives good, bad and far have irregular comparative forms:

good → better
bad → worse

csar82895 — 2024-01-02 20:22:56 UTC

S + verb TO BE + comparative adjective + than + complement

csar82895 — 2024-01-02 20:24:18 UTC