ADJECTIVES

COMPARATIVE FORMS
EXAMPLES OF ADJECTIVES:

BEAUTIFUL, TALL, LARGE, INTELLIGENT, GOOD...

Rio is more beautiful than São Paulo.
3 syllables

Mary is more famous than Laura. MORE ... THAN

2 syllables

I am more old than my sister. affordable

4 syllables

I am older than my sister. ...ER THAN

Old - 1 syllable
Some two-syllable adjectives that admit both forms:
Common
Cruel
My street is more narrow than your street.
Gentle
Handsome
My street is narrower than your street.
Narrow
Pleasant
Polite John is more polite than Peter.
Simple
Stupid John is politer than Peter.
Science / History - easy

EASY EASY + IER EASIER

Science is easier than History.

A salad is healthier than a hamburger. (HEALTHY)

(Do not use “more”!!)

 Irregular forms
A train trip is better than a bus trip.
GOOD – BETTER
My old car is worse than my new car.
BAD – WORSE
.
 My old car was good, but my new car is better.
 A trip by train is not excellent, but a bus trip is
worse.
My old car was good, but my new car is better than my old car.

My old car was good, but my new car is better.

Sue is beautiful, but Mary is more popular than Sue.

Sue is beautiful, but Mary is more popular.

Blue shirts are more attractive than green shirts.

Green shirts are less attractive than blue shirts.

2 or more
syllables!
 SPELLING RULES (1 syllable adjectives)

short + er = shorter
cute + er = cuteer = cuter

hot + er = hot + t +er = hotter

consonant
vowel
consonant
(CVC)
THAT’S ALL, FOLKS!