Comparatives are used to compare two things and are formed by adding "-er" to one-syllable adjectives and most two-syllable adjectives, or by adding "more" before adjectives with more than two syllables. When forming comparatives, final "y" changes to "i" and sometimes the final letter is doubled. The irregular comparatives for "good" and "bad" are "better" and "worse" respectively, and the comparative structure requires using "than" after the adjective being compared.

2. COMPARATIVES

3. How do we form them?
• For all* one-syllable adjectives (big, loud) and most two-syllable
adjectives, you form the comparative by adding –er
• For the rest of the adjectives, you add more before the adjective
Be careful with
spelling!
• ´y´ at the end of an
adjective becomes
´i´
• Sometimes the
final letter (g,t) is
doubled
*Good and bad are
irregular.
Good becomes better
Bad becomes worse
The shark is bigger than the fish Lisa is more intelligent than Bart
Remember
to put
´than´after
the
adjective!