2. USE
Comparative adjectives are used
to compare two(and only two)
things, animals, people,
etc. They are used with the
word THAN.
3. GRAMMAR RULES:
1.-syllable adjectives: add -er to the adjective
My sister is much taller than me.
It's colder today than it was yesterday.
2.-syllable adjectives ending in -y: change the -y to -ier
She's looking happier today.
This grammar topic is easier than the last one.
Why is everyone else luckier than me?
4. Other 2-syllable adjectives: use more with the
unchanged adjective
The shops are always more crowded just before
Christmas.
Is there anything more boring than reading
about grammar?
My sister is more careful with her writing than I
am with mine.
5. Adjectives with 3 or more syllables: use more
with the unchanged adjective
Russian grammar is more difficult than English
grammar.
My sister is much more intelligent than me.
I find maths lessons more enjoyable than
science lessons.
The older you get, the more irritating you
become.
6. Irregular Forms
Some adjectives have irregular forms in the
comparative degree, meaning they don’t
have a suffix –er nor do they need the words
more or less. The comparative forms of
these adjectives are totally different words.
good – better
bad – worse
far – farther / further
much – more
little – less
