Comparative Adjectives
Comparative Adjectives
We use comparative adjectives to compare two things or two people.
Ex. This house is smaller than the other house.
She is taller than me.
What is an adjective?
We use adjectives to describe nouns.
The room is small.
Jennifer is slim.
Erica is young.
If I want to compare between two people, I use comparative adjectives.
Ex. My sister is smarter than her friend Jessica.
My brother is taller than our neighbor Tom.
We add “er” to the adjective + than
Angelica is younger than John.
Alice is shorter than Elsa.
I’m older than you.
Mr. Ronald is smarter than Mr. Kennedy.
You are younger than me.
Spelling Rules:
- If the adjective ends with a ‘Y”, we change it into an “I”. Then, we add “er than”.
Ex. Heavy - happy
The rice bag is heavier than the sugar bag.
We are happier than her.
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If the adjective has one “vowel” and one “consonant”, we double the “consonant”.
Vowels: a, e, i, o, u
Ex. Thin - big - hot = one vowel & one consonant we double consonants
Ex. Freda is thinner than me.
His room is bigger than mine.
Today is hotter than yesterday.
Adjectives with more than one syllable:
Sam is handsome. (Adjective)
Sam is handsomer than Jack. XXXXX
Sam is more handsome than Jack.
Catrina is intelligent. (Adjective)
Catrina is intelligenter than Sofia. XXXXXXX
Catrina is more intelligent than Sofia.
Alice is beautiful. (Adjective)
Alice is beautifuller than her sister. XXXXXX
Alice is more beautiful than her sister.
Irregular comparative adjectives:
Some adjectives don’t follow the “er” rule.
Ex. Alan is a good person.
Alan is gooder than Alena. XXXX
Alan is better than Alena.
Today is a bad day.
Yesterday was badder than today. XXXX
Yesterday was worse than today.
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