COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two

objects or two things (example: Lana is taller than Sara).
The pattern:
Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective +than+
noun (object).

The Rules

1. One syllable adjective ending in a silent 'e' nice

---- Add 'r' nicer
2. One syllable adjective ending in one vowel and one consonant
big
---- The consonant is doubled and 'er' is added bigger
3. One syllable adjective ending in more than one consonant or more
than a vowel high,cheap
-----'er' is added higher,cheaper
4. A two syllable adjective ending in 'y' happy
----- 'y' becomes 'i' and 'er' is added happier
5. Tow syllable or more adjectives without 'y' at the endexciting
----- more + the adjective + thanmore exciting than

Examples
My house islargerthan hers.
This box issmallerthan the one I lost.
Your dog runsfasterthan Jim's dog.
The rock flewhigherthan the roof.
Jim and Jack are both my friends, but I like Jackbetter
than Jim.
A rose is more beautiful than a daisy.
Exception

Irregular Comparatives:
Adjectives

Irregular Comparative Adjectives

Bad

Worse

Good

Better

Little

Less

Far

Farther (for a distance) / Further (for an extent)

Many

More

Much

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