EXPLANATION OF COMPARATIVES

he Comparative Form

We use the comparative  form to compare and contrast different objects or people in English. Use the comparative form to show the difference between two objects or people and we use THAN before what or who we are comparing to.

Example:

Maria is taller than Juan ; Remember to use  THAN after the COMPARATIVE form.

Miami is more modern than Lima.

In this following table we can learn the rules TABLE #1

Adjective	Rule	Example
Adjective with one syllable Ending in – e Wide Safe 2.Consonant – Vowel – Consonant Big Thin 3. All others Tall	| ADD –r | | Double the consonant and add -er | | ADD –er	| a)      The Honda is wider than the chevrolete b)      A big car is safer than a small one. | | c)      My house is bigger than yours. d)      Joe is thinner than Mary. | e)      John is taller than Brian
Adjectives with two or more syllables Ending in –y Pretty Noisy 2.All others Beautiful Expensive	| | Change the –y to –i and add –er | Use more (or less) before the adjective	| | f)        Ana is prettier than Nina g)      A motorcycle is noisier than a car | h)      Marisu is more beautiful than Elena i)        This shirt is more expensive than these trousers

Size

Touch

Shape

Time

Quantity

Sound

IRREGULAR FORMS (TABLE 2)

good - better

bad – worse

far -further /farther