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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:

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

If the adjective ends in e, add -r

Adjective	Comparative
nice	nicer
large	larger

Examples:

Martha is nicer than Jake.
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:

Which animal is bigger than an elephant?
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:

My wedding day was happier than this party.
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:

My daughter is more beautiful than his.
That artwork is more perfect than the one we saw yesterday.
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:

This one is more simple than the other exercise.
This one is simpler than the other exercise.
Let’s ask Martin to speak to the principal. He is more polite than me.
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:

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

Adjetivos Comparativos en Inglés: Reglas y Ejemplos Prácticos

Curso de Inglés Básico A2: Cuantificadores y Superlativos

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Yeison Betancourt

Hace 5 años

Ronaldo is better than Mesi

Kevin Andrés Sossa Valencia

You are right! siuuuuuuuuu!

michael steven martinez pulido

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Carlos Miguel Colque Montoya

Hello there! I share with you a small sumary about adjetives, comparatives and superlatives:

Valente IA

Thanks for you sumary

Luisa Fernanda Morales

Oh, thank you!

Dylan esteban perez rojas

Messi is better than Cristiano 😎🔥

Francisco Javier Aparicio Mendoza

Hace 4 años

👍

José M. Veintimilla

Nestor Jesus Rodriguez Rodriguez

I found other adjectives to add "er" or put "more": • Clever • Quiet • Friendly But, is there any rule? Or in this case, they are just a few of them 🤔

Celso Martín Díaz Rugamas

Hamilton is better then Verstapen

María Alejandra Salamanca González

I'm agree with u jeje

Gael Jacob

Hace 10 meses

Cristiano Ronaldo is better than messi

Joaquin Ignacio Pinto Reynolds

Hace 9 meses

that's a lie

John Arley Murillo Vergara

Hace 8 meses

OMG!! Is a lot of information for me

Freddys Jefferson Ruiz Roldan

I found other adjectives to add “er” or put “more”: • Clever • Quiet • Friendly But, is there any rule? Or in this case, they are just a few of them

Claudia Saraí Méndez Bolaños

José Miguel López García

I found other adjectives to add “er” or put “more”: • Clever • Quiet • Friendly But, is there any rule? Or in this case, they are just a few of them 🤔

Morelia De Los Ángele Rodríguez López

Foam Mattress are more Comfortable than Resort Mattress. Nature is more important than any business polluting our environment. Mandarin is more difficult to learn that English. Technology knowledge make humans more successful than any other jobs. Organic food is more Delicious than Genetically modified.

Norbey Molina Rodríguez

Hace un año

What is the correct comparative form of the adjective "big", and why is "biger" incorrect according to the rules shown in the image?

Juana Yasmín Romero Argueta

The correct form is BIGGER with double G

Delgado Yepez, Carol Andrea

De la manera cómo explica los superlativos, el uso de los comparativos es muy parecidos y además comparten las mismas reglas relacionadas a los de una sílaba, dos y más .

Quisiera saber si hay reglas con los irregulares. Gracias.

Alfonso Yahir Ramirez Meza

César Augusto López González

My car is faster than yours. She is happier than her brother. This book is more interesting than that one. Today is colder than yesterday. His house is bigger than mine. The movie is more exciting than the TV show.

César Tovar

Hace 2 años

Jhon Is taller Tha Peter

Motocycles are cheaper than cars

My watch Is nicer Than yours

yina nuñez

Hace 3 años

hola hay alguna manera que pueda hablar directamenre con el tutor? cual regla se usa con las palabras de dos silabas con todas se usa agregando el er y more o solo con algunas?

Jorge Paiva

Team platzi. Consulta, cómo saber cuantas sílabas tiene una palabra en inglés?

Glithza Tatiana Quiceno Espinosa

Hola por favor un ejemplo con little puede ser. This house is less than the other house. It si ok?

Dani Landa

¡Hola Glithza! Esta oración no está bien formulada: This house is less than the other house

¿por qué?: Less es lo que está mal formulado. Está palabra habla de cantidad, no de tamaños.

Si hablamos de tamaños, dirías: This house is smaller than the other house <- Aquí estamos haciendo una comparación de tamaños.

Espero haya quedado aclarado, si no, házmelo saber, te leo. ¡Saludos!

Adjetivos Comparativos en Inglés: Reglas y Ejemplos Prácticos

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