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)

Adjective	Comparative
tall	taller
long	longer

Examples:

1. Sarah is taller than Josy.
2. Titanic is longer than Shrek.

• If the adjective ends in e, add -r

Adjective	Comparative
nice	nicer
large	larger

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

Adjective	Comparative
big	bigger
sad	sadder

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

Adjective	Comparative
happy	happier
busy	busier

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.

Adjective	Comparative
beautiful	more beautiful
perfect	more perfect
expensive	more 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

Adjective	Comparative
bad	worse
far	farther / further
good	better
little	less
much	more

Examples:

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