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Comparatives in Compare and Contrast Essay
Comparatives in Compare and Contrast Essay
COMPARATIVES USING
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
-er more
1 syllable nice, tall, fast, hard nicer, taller, faster, harder -
2 Ending –ly,-y,-er,-ow, -le * -
syllables friendly, scary, clever, narrow, friendlier, scarier, cleverer,
gentle narrower, gentler
careful, pleasant - more careful, more pleasant
3 generous, important, - more generous, more
syllables intelligent important, more intelligent
* Notes: only for adjectives
* With adverbs end with –ly (quickly, slowly, seriously), use ‘more’ to form the comparative
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
Adjective Comparative adjective
Good Better
Bad Worse
Far Farther/further
IRREGULAR ADVERBS