A2 Grammar

Adjectives – comparative, – use of than and definite article

Adjectives – comparative, – use of than and definite article

Comparatives

Use:

Use the comparative form to talk about how two things are different.

I am taller than you.

This book is thicker than that one.

Form:

1) If an adjective has one syllable, add er to the end. If it ends in e already, just add r.

tall => taller nice => nicer

thick => thicker late => later

2) If an adjective ends in one vowel and one consonant, write the consonant again, then write er. But never write a w twice.

big => bigger new => newer (NOT newwer) thin => thinner slow => slower (NOT slowwer) slim => slimmer

My brother is thinner than me.

3) If an adjective has two syllables and ends in y, change the y to i and add er.

funny => funnier silly => sillier

Which of these books is funnier?

5) Some adjectives have irregular superlative forms. These are listed below.

good => better

bad => worse

far => further

Add than after a comparative adjective to compare one thing with another. However, this is not always necessary.

My house is smaller than yours.