COMPARATIVES and SUPERLATIVES

COMPARATIVE FORM OF ADJECTIVES +

THAN TO COMPARE TWO THINGS, PEOPLE, ETC.
EXAMPLE : THE GAME IS NEWER THAN THE OTHERS

SHORT ADJECTIVES: ESTRUCTURE OF THE SENTENCES SHORT ADJECTIVE + ER + THAN

Example: Pizza palace is cheaper than easy burgers

LONG ADJECTIVES: ESTRUCTURE OF THE SENTENCES MORE + LONG ADJECTIVE + THAN

Example: Easy burgers is more expensive than pizza palace

TYPE OF ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE

ONE SYLLABLE OLD + -ER : OLDER THAN

ONE / TWO SYLLABLES WIDE + -ER: WIDER THAN

ending in -e

ONE SYLLABLE ending in BIG Double de final letter + -ER: BIGGER THAN
consonant + vowel +
consonant (except w,
x, or y)

TWO SYLLABLES ending in HAPPY Replace -Y with -IER : HAPPIER THAN

consonant + y
OTHER ADJECTIVES (TWO BEAUTIFUL more + adjective : MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN
OR MORE SYLLABLES)
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES GOOD BETTER THAN

BAD WORSE THAN

FAR (lejos) FARTHER / FURTHER THAN