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    This document discusses comparatives of adjectives in English. It outlines 5 rules for forming comparatives: 1) add -er to short one-syllable adjectives, 2) add a double consonant and -er to consonant-vowel-consonant adjectives, 3) change "y" to "i" and add -er for adjectives ending in "y", 4) use "more" before long adjectives, and 5) "good" becomes "better", "bad" becomes "worse", and "far" becomes "farther" or "further". Examples are provided to illustrate each rule.

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    This document discusses comparatives of adjectives in English. It outlines 5 rules for forming comparatives: 1) add -er to short one-syllable adjectives, 2) add a double consonant and -er to consonant-vowel-consonant adjectives, 3) change "y" to "i" and add -er for adjectives ending in "y", 4) use "more" before long adjectives, and 5) "good" becomes "better", "bad" becomes "worse", and "far" becomes "farther" or "further". Examples are provided to illustrate each rule.

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    COMPARATIVES

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    This document discusses comparatives of adjectives in English. It outlines 5 rules for forming comparatives: 1) add -er to short one-syllable adjectives, 2) add a double consonant and -er to consonant-vowel-consonant adjectives, 3) change "y" to "i" and add -er for adjectives ending in "y", 4) use "more" before long adjectives, and 5) "good" becomes "better", "bad" becomes "worse", and "far" becomes "farther" or "further". Examples are provided to illustrate each rule.

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    COMPARATIVES

    Adjectives
    A word naming an attribute of a
    noun.
    For example:

    Beautiful

    What are Interesting

    adjectives? Tall

    Ugly

    Slow

    Colors (Black, blue, red, pink…)


    Comparatives
    Rules
    1. Short adjectives
    Adjectives with one syllable

    Adjective + er

    Short = Shorter
    Fast = Faster
    The rabbit is faster than the
    turtle.
    2. Adjectives with one syllable

    Consonant + vowel + consonant

    Adjective + dobble consonant + er

    Big = Bigger
    Hot = Hotter
    Paris is bigger than Salento.
    Salento isn’t bigger than Paris.
    3. Adjectives Adjective + ier
    that finish in
    “Y” = Change
    “y” per “i” and Happy = Happier
    add “er”
    Ugly = Uglier
    The elephant is happier
    than the chicken.
    4. Long adjectives
    More + adjective

    Beautiful = more beautiful


    Interesting = more interesting
    Victoria is more interesting
    than Ana.
    5. Exceptions
    Good = Better

    Bad = Worse

    Far = Farther / further


    •Paula is better
    Singer than Sonia.

    •This place is worse


    than another place
    to visit.

    •The red house is


    farther / further
    than the blue
    house.

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