Comparative

A comparative adjective is used to compare two things. the comparative ending forma short, common adjectives, is generally "er". For most longer adjective, the comparative is made by adding the word "more“

Example:

Big Bigger

Comfortable More Confortable

If a 1 syllable adjective ends in "e", the endings are "r“

Example:Large Larger

If a 1 syllable adjective ends in "y" the endings are "er" but the "y" is sometimes changed to an "i“

Example:Dirty Dirtier

For most adjectives with two or more syllable, the comparative is formed by adding the word "more"

Example: Colorful More colorful

Beautiful More beautifulComplete More complete

Irregular form

Example:Bad Wors

Far (places) Farther

Good Better

Examples:

Kim is taller than Linda. (tall)

They work harder than you. (hard)

His house is bigger than hers. (big)

This exam was more difficult than the other

(difficult)

Fabiola is more beautiful than Ximena. (Beautiful)

Examples:

She comes here more often than ver husband.

(often)

she prettier than her mother. (pretty)

George is cleverer than Norman. (clevery)

He's simpler than I thought. (Simply)

Practice

Mike: Here’s an interesting geography quiz.

Wendy: Oh, I love geography. Ask me the questions.

Mike: Sure, first cuestion. Which country is larger,

China

or Canada?

Wendy: I know. Canada is larger than China.

Members:

Gerardo Enrique Escobedo Vallejo

Marcelino Hernández Mascorro

Antonio Samuel Torres Mata

C.P 2 M1 Group: 745