Comparatives

I)-1Syllable Adjectives: Hard, Strong, Loud,...

Adj+ER + Than

Iron is HARDER than rubber

I*)1Syllable Adjectives (Consonant-vowel-consonant)= Hot, Big,...

Adj+(double consonant)+ER + than

Brazil is HOTTER than Iceland

II) 2 Syllable adjectives ending in -Y: Happy, easy....

Adj+ Y=>I + ER + Than

I am HAPPIER than Him/He/He is

III) 2 or more Syllable adjectives: comfortable, beautiful,...

MORE+ adjective+ than

Sleeping on the couch is more comfortable than sleeping on the floor

 Superlatives

I)-1Syllable Adjectives: Hard, Strong, Loud,...

THE + Adj+EST

Hulk Hogan in THE STRONGEST wrestler ever

I*)1Syllable Adjectives (Consonant-vowel-consonant)= Hot, Big,...

THE + Adj+(double consonant)+EST

Brazil is THE HOTTEST country i have ever lived in

II) 2 Syllable adjectives ending in -Y: Happy, easy....

THE Adj+ Y=>I + EST

It´s THE HAPPIEST day of my life

III) 2 or more Syllable adjectives: comfortable, beautiful,...

THE MOST+ adjective

This is THE MOST COMFORTABLE bed of the house

 Irregular adjectives

Good Better The Best

Bad Worse The Worst
Far Farther The Farthest
Further The Furthest

*Fun More Fun The Most Fun

 Intensifier - Mitigator
much - far - a lot - quite a lot - a great deal

Sales in July were much higher than sales in June

She’s a lot taller than you
This one’s far more expensive than the blue one
The new truck is quite a lot heavier than the old model
Now I feel a great deal more confident

a bit - just a bit - a little - a little bit - slightly - not much

Sales in August were slightly lower than sales in July.

You’re a bit younger than me.
These are not much more expensive than those.
Now I feel a little more confident
 Other uses of comparatives

- When you want to say that one situation depends on another, you can
use ‘the’ and a comparative followed by ‘the’ and another
comparative
The smaller it is, the cheaper it is to post
The larger the organisation is, the greater the problem of administration becomes
The more the merrier

- When you want to say that something increases or decreases, you can
use two comparatives linked by ‘and’.
It's getting harder and harder to find a job
Cars are becoming more and more expensive