Comparative elementary
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This document summarizes different types of adjectives and how to form their comparative forms in English. It discusses 1-syllable adjectives, 2-syllable adjectives ending in -y, long adjectives, and irregular adjectives. For 1-syllable adjectives, the comparative is formed by adding -er. For 2-syllable adjectives ending in -y, the -y is dropped and -ier is added. Long adjectives use "more" before the adjective. Irregular adjectives include good/better and bad/worse.
Comparative elementary
- 2. TYPES OF ADJECTIVES 1-SYLLABLE 2-SYLLABLE -Y LONG Short Pretty Comfortable Big Happy Expensive Fast Funny Stubborn Small Friendly Exciting Hard Easy Boring Quick Ugly Interesting Nice Noisy Handsome
- 3. 1-Syllable adjectives To form the comparative add –er Short-shorter Fast- Faster Small- smaller Nice- nicer If the adjective ends in 1 vowel + 1 consonant, double the consonant: Big- bigger Thin- Thinner
- 4. 2-Syllable adjectives -y To make the comparative drop the –y and add –ier Happy-happier Friendly-friendlier Ugly- uglier Noisy- noisier Funny-funnier
- 5. Long adjectives To make the comparative add MORE More comfortable More stubborn More exciting More interesting More expensive More handsome More boring
- 6. THAN When you compare two things we sometimes use THAN E.G. My brother is younger than yours Mark is more intelligent than Jim You are funnier than me
- 7. Irregular adjectives Good- better Bad- worse Far - Farther (usually only for distance) - Further ( it can also have abstract meaning )