This document discusses the rules for forming comparative adjectives in English. Comparative adjectives are used to compare two things or people using "than." For one-syllable adjectives, add "-er"; for two-syllable adjectives ending in "-y," change the "-y" to "-ier"; and for other adjectives with two or more syllables, use "more" plus the adjective. Some adjectives like "good," "bad," and "far" have irregular comparative forms. The document provides examples of applying these rules.

1. COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

2. USE
Comparative adjectives are used
to compare two(and only two)
things, animals, people, etc. Th
ey 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

7. SUMMARY

8. Compare the following people:
Bob
28 years old
55 kilos
1.50 mt
Homer
39 years old
80 kilos
1.55 mt