Comparative Adjectives: Rules and

Examples
One way to describe nouns (people, objects, animals, etc.) is
by comparing them to something else. When comparing
two things, you’re likely to use adjectives like smaller, bigger,
taller, more interesting, and less expensive. Notice the ‑er
ending, and the words more and less.

Riobamba is more beautiful than Ambato

Lesly is taller than Daniela

Noun (subject) + verb to be+ comparative adjective

+ than + noun (object).
Use -er for one-syllable words
For one-syllable words we add -er to the adjective to make it
a comparative. The following are all one syllable adjectives:
Small becomes smaller
Cheap becomes cheaper
Quick becomes quicker
Use more / less for two+ syllable words
Adjectives with two or more syllables take more / less:
Beautiful becomes more beautiful
Sensitive becomes more sensitive
Dangerous becomes more dangerous
Note - If the adjective ends in a consonant-vowel-consonant
combination (CVC), double the final consonant before adding –er:
Big becomes bigger
Hot becomes hotter
Wet becomes wetter
Use -ier for adjectives ending with y
For most adjectives that end with a y we change the y to i and add er:
Dirty becomes dirtier
Smelly becomes smellier
Ugly becomes uglier
Some adjectives take both forms
Some two-syllable adjectives can take either -er or more-less:
Simple becomes simpler or more simple
Narrow becomes narrower or more narrow
Quiet becomes quieter or more quiet
Irregular forms
Some adjectives don't follow any of the above rules. Here are some of the
most common irregular forms:
Good/well becomes better
bad becomes worse
far becomes farther
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of a
quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest). They are used in sentences where a
subject is compared to a group of objects.

More ---most
Less---least

Noun (subject) + verb to be + the + superlative adjective + noun (object).

When a word finishes in Y it must be change by and I plus the est = iest
Dirty------ dirtiest

EXAMPLES
ECUADOR IS THE BEST COUNTRY AROUND THE WORLD
My house is the largest one in our neighborhood.
This is the smallest box I've ever seen.
Your dog ran the fastest of any dog in the race.
We all threw our rocks at the same time. My rock flew the highest. ("of all the rocks" is
understood)
FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU CN WATCH AT….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJLJ8eE5u6Q
Adjectives with Irregular Forms
Some adjectives have irregular forms when made into comparative or
superlative adjectives. They do not ads an “er” or “est” and they don’t add
the words more or most. In fact, in some cases, a whole new word is used.
Here are some examples with the adjective first, then the comparative
adjective and then the superlative adjective:

Bad /well- worse - worst

Good - better - best
Far - farther - farthest
Late - latter - last (order)
Little - less - least
Much - more - most
Some - more - most
Many - more - most
Angry - angrier - angriest
Anxious - more anxious - most anxious
Big - bigger - biggest
Brave - braver - bravest
Bright - brighter - brightest
Broad - broader - broadest
Calm - calmer - calmest
Cold - colder - coldest
Cool - cooler - coolest
Curly - curlier - curliest
Dark - darker - darkest
Dirty - dirtier - dirtiest
Dull - duller - dullest
Dry - drier - driest
Early - earlier - earliest
Easy - easier - easiest
Embarrassed - more embarrassed - most embarrassed
Evil - more evil - most evil
Famous - more famous - most famous
Fine - finer - finest
Fresh - fresher - freshest
Hard - harder - hardest
Heavy - heavier - heaviest
Immense - more immense - most immense
Late - later - latest
Light - lighter - lightest
Long - longer - longest
Lovely - lovelier - loveliest
Nervous - more nervous - most nervous
New - newer - newest
Old - older - oldest
Perfect - more perfect - most perfect
Quick - quicker - quickest
Rich - richer - richest
Sad - sadder - saddest
Simple - simpler - simplest
Small - smaller - smallest
Smart - smarter - smartest
Soft - softer - softest
Sweet - sweeter - sweetest
Thin - thinner - thinnest
 Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJLJ8eE5u6Q
 EXERCISES: PRACTICE
 https://agendaweb.org/grammar/comparative-superlative-exercises.html

 https://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/intermediate/comparatives-and-superlati
ves

 https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/preint/grammar/grammar_04_012e?cc=ec&selLanguag
e=en

 https://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/english-comparative-superlative1.html