LEARNING

ABOUT
COMPARATI
VES
 SHORT

ADJECTIVES
 GENERAL RULE:
Adjective
+
-er
+
than

My grandad is older than my dad

EXCEPTIONS
If the Adjective ends with an -e

add –r + than
The blue car is larger than the red car
 If the Adjective ends in
Consonant+vowel+consonant:
double the consonant + –er +
than

The red car is bigger than the blue car

 If the Adjective ends in
Consonant + y:
Change the Y to I + –er + than

A princess is prettier than a witch

 LONG

ADJECTIVES
 GENERAL RULE:
More
+
Adjective
+
than

A princess is more beautiful than a

witch
IRREGULAR

ADJECTIVES
There are NO RULES here, so you
have to remember them. Don’t
worry!, there are only a few...
• good = better

• bad = worse

• far = farther (further)

• well = better

• Some/much/many = more

• little = less