Comparative adjectives 2/5

Dear students,

There are 5 rules to write comparative adjectives. We start with the easiest, and go with the most difficult.

Rule #1

If an adjective is one-syllable long, you're going to put -er at the end of the adjective.

Then, you write "than"

Examples:

1. tall -> taller than
2. short -> shorter than
3. small -> smaller than
4. green -> greener than
5. cold -> colder than

Rule #2

If an two-syllable adjective ends with -y, you will put -ier at the end.

1. tiny -> tinier than
2. easy -> easier than
3. pretty -> prettier than
4. heavy -> heavier than
5. angry -> angrier than

Rule #3

If and adjective ends with Consonant - Vowel - Consonant, you double the last letter, and then put -er.

1. Big

B -> consonant   i -> vowel   g -> consonant

Big -> Bigger than

2. Thin
h -> consonant   i -> vowel  n -> consonant
Thin -> Thinner than

3. Fat -> Fatter than
4. Hot -> Hotter than

Rule #4

If you have long adjectives (more than one-syllables), you don't change the adjective. You write "more" at the beginning, and then put the adjective.

1. beautiful -> more beautiful than
2. handsome -> more handsome than
3. interesting -> more interesting than
4. comfortable -> more comfortable than
5. intelligent -> more intelligent than

Rule #5

Some adjectives do not follow rules! You need to memorize their comparative forms.

Let's see a chart! 

 

Study this 5 rules so we can practice them tomorrow