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    We use comparative adjectives to compare people and things. There are a few rules for forming comparative adjectives: 1) Add -er to one-syllable adjectives, 2) Add more or less in front of adjectives with two or more syllables, 3) Some adjectives like good have irregular forms like better. When comparing two items, we use "than" after the comparative adjective like "older than." Comparatives can also be modified with words like much, slightly, or a little to indicate degree.

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    We use comparative adjectives to compare people and things. There are a few rules for forming comparative adjectives: 1) Add -er to one-syllable adjectives, 2) Add more or less in front of adjectives with two or more syllables, 3) Some adjectives like good have irregular forms like better. When comparing two items, we use "than" after the comparative adjective like "older than." Comparatives can also be modified with words like much, slightly, or a little to indicate degree.

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    We use comparative adjectives to compare people and things. There are a few rules for forming comparative adjectives: 1) Add -er to one-syllable adjectives, 2) Add more or less in front of adjectives with two or more syllables, 3) Some adjectives like good have irregular forms like better. When comparing two items, we use "than" after the comparative adjective like "older than." Comparatives can also be modified with words like much, slightly, or a little to indicate degree.

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    We use comparative adjectives to compare people and things. There are a few rules for forming comparative adjectives: 1) Add -er to one-syllable adjectives, 2) Add more or less in front of adjectives with two or more syllables, 3) Some adjectives like good have irregular forms like better. When comparing two items, we use "than" after the comparative adjective like "older than." Comparatives can also be modified with words like much, slightly, or a little to indicate degree.

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    We use comparative adjectives to describe people and things.

    Examples:

    old older

    slower
    slow

    expensive more expensive


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    1. Form the comparative forms of a one-syllable adjective by adding –er.

    young younger

    small smaller

    fast faster
    Add –er to adjectives that end in consonant-vowel-consonant and
    double the last consonant.

    big
    bigger

    fat
    fatter

    More examples:
    Replace the y with an i and then add the -er.

    happier
    happy
    For an adjective with two or more syllabus, add the word
    more or less in front of the adjective.

    difficult more difficult

    expensive more expensive

    More examples:
    There are some adjectives that have irregular comparative
    forms.

    better
    good
    When we want to compare two things we use than after
    comparatives.

    Examples: older
    old

    old
    - The blue car is older than the green car.
    El coche azul es mas viejo que el coche verde.

    tall taller

    tall - Mark is taller than Susan.


    Mark es más alto que Susan.

    dangerous
    - A snake is more dangerous than a dog.
    Una serpiente es más peligrosa que un perro.
    Comparatives can be modified with much / a lot / far / a
    little / a bit / slightly

    rich richer
    más rico.

    much richer
    mucho más rico.
    Bob is much richer than I am.
    Bob es mucho más rico de lo que yo soy.

    long longer
    más largo

    slightly longer
    ligeramente más largo

    My mother’s hair is slightly longer than mine.


    El cabello de mi mama es ligeramente más largo que el mío.

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