What are comparative adjectives?

Comparative adjectives are used to clerify the difference between 2 objects/nouns. .

 Comparative adjectives are used to compare 2 nouns.

 To state that one noun has more of something then the 2nd noun.

Note: Superlative adjectives are used to compare 3 or more nouns.

Examples:

 The black dog is older than the white dog.

 My house is bigger than my sister's house.
 The yellow hat is more expansive than the green hat.

The Rules for using Comparative Adjectives

How to Use Comparative Adjectives

"Than" is usually usually used after the comparative adjective.
 The winter is
colder than the
summer.
 cold - colder  The green hat is
-er is added to the end of a 1-  small - smaller smaller than the
syllable adjective  tall - taller yellow hat.
 Most basketball
players are taller
than me.

 I came home
earlier than my
 early - earlier sister.
-er is added to the end of an
 happy - happier  I am happier now
adjective with 2 syllables, if the
 crazy - crazier than 1 year ago.
word ends in -y.
 My friend is
crazier than me.

"more" is used for words that  honest - more  The policeman are
have 2 syllables, if the word honest more honest than
doesn't end in -y. adjectives  difficult- more criminals.
that end in -y, change the -y to i difficult  The last test was
and add -ed  modern - more more difficult than
modern the test today.
  Our generation is
more modern, than
our parents
generation

 expensive - more
expensive
 difficult - more
"more" is used for words that difficult
 
have 3 or more syllables  comfortable -
more
comfortable

 nice -nicer
adjectives that end in -e, only -r
 safe -safer  
is added to end of the adjective

 My house is bigger
than, my sisters
house.
 big -bigger
adjective that end in a  My sister is fatter
 fat- fatter
consonant, vowel, consonant - than me.
 hot -hotter
the last consonant is doubled  The summer is
hotter than the
winter.