Adjetivos Comparativos en Inglés: Reglas y Ejemplos Prácticos

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Comparative Adjectives

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE + THAN

++One and two syllables++

  • General rule: add -er (comparative)
AdjectiveComparative
talltaller
longlonger

Examples:

  1. Sarah is taller than Josy.
  2. Titanic is longer than Shrek.
  • If the adjective ends in e, add -r
AdjectiveComparative
nicenicer
largelarger

Examples:

  1. Martha is nicer than Jake.
  2. Brazil is larger than Argentina.
  • If the adjective ends in CVC (consonant + single vowel + consonant), we double the final consonant and add -er
AdjectiveComparative
bigbigger
sadsadder

Examples:

  1. Which animal is bigger than an elephant?
  2. The song “Tears in Heaven” is sadder than the song “Happy”.
  • If the adjective ends in consonant + y, change the y to an i and add -er
AdjectiveComparative
happyhappier
busybusier

Examples:

  1. My wedding day was happier than this party.
  2. Johnny is busier than me.

++Two and three or more syllables++

  • Put more in front of the adjective.
AdjectiveComparative
beautifulmore beautiful
perfectmore perfect
expensivemore expensive

Examples:

  1. My daughter is more beautiful than his.
  2. That artwork is more perfect than the one we saw yesterday.
  3. We can’t fly first class. Those tickets are more expensive than the others.

List of two-syllable adjectives you can either add -er or put more in front

  • common
  • narrow
  • cruel
  • pleasant
  • gentle
  • polite
  • handsome
  • simple
  • likely
  • stupid

Examples:

  1. This one is more simple than the other exercise.
  2. This one is simpler than the other exercise.
  3. Let’s ask Martin to speak to the principal. He is more polite than me.
  4. Let’s ask Martin to speak to the principal. He is politer than me.

Irregular comparatives

AdjectiveComparative
badworse
farfarther / further
goodbetter
littleless
muchmore

Examples:

  1. My grandma bakes better cookies than my mom.
  2. Nothing works! This system is worse than the previous one!