COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

BY: CLAUDIA PISCONTI

 Comparative rules
Rule Comparative Examples
Faster
Most One syllable adjectives Add -er
Colder

Add -r Nicer
One syllable adjectives ending in –e.
Safer

One syllable adjectives ending in Duplicate the last Hotter

Consonant+vowel+consonant consonant + -er Bigger

Change –Y Funnier
Adjectives ending in -Y
for -ier Happier
Add
More beautiful
Two or more syllable adjectives more (más) Less expensive
less (menos)
Irregular adjectives

Adjective Comparative

Good Better

Bad Worse

Far Further
 Comparative adjectives
Superiority
Write 3 comparative
We use than.
sentences

• Alex is taller than Peter.

• Ica is hotter than Puno.
• English is easier than Spanish.
• Dogs are more loyal than cats.
• I am shorter than my father.
• Japanese is less difficult than English.
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Rule Comparative Examples longer
comparative adjectives
Faster
ne syllable adjectives Add -er
Colder rarer
able adjectives ending Add -r Nicer more agressive
in –e. Safer
more intelligent
able adjectives ending Duplicate the last Hotter
nant+vowel+consonant consonant + -er Bigger better
tives ending in -Y
Change –Y Funnier stronger
for -ier Happier
older
Add
ore syllable adjectives more (más)
More beautiful
Less expensive
younger
less (menos)
heavier
more sociable
worse
Complete with the comparative form of the Rule
adjectives in parentheses Most One syllable adjectiv

bigger One syllable adjectives end

in –e.
More modern
One syllable adjectives end
taller in Consonant+vowel+consona

harder Adjectives ending in -Y

More comfortable
better Two or more syllable adject

nicer
heavier
More interested
colder
 Rule

better Most One syllable adjectives

bigger One syllable adjectives ending

in –e.
More beautiful
One syllable adjectives ending
sharper in Consonant+vowel+consonant

More polite Adjectives ending in -Y

faster
Two or more syllable adjectives
More fascinating
More difficult