COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

    We use these adjective to make comparisons. The comparison may be done between one person to another or a person with a group of persons. We may also compare things, animals, insects, etc.

• Short adjectives:

To make comparative adjectives. I add the suffix "r/er" at the end of the adjective. Specially to short adjectives. One or two syllable adjectives.

I add "R" when the adjective ends in "e". Example. wide . wider. large - larger.

I add "ER" when the adjectives doesn´t end in "e". Example: short - shorter. long  longer.

if the adjective ends in a consonant preceded by a vowel, I double the last consonant, then I add the suffix "er". Example: big - bigger. thin  thinner.

We also have irregular adjectives. These adjectives don´t follow the rules given.

The most common examples are:

adjective           comparative

GOOD                BETTER

BAD                   WORSE

• Long adjectives; 

With long adjectives, I write the word "more" before de adjective, and the word "than" after the adjective. Example:  My sister is more beautiful than my friend. In this example "beautiful" is the adjective, and it doesn´t modify.