Comparative Adjectives & Adverbs

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Comparative Adjectives and Adverbs

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Comparative Adjectives

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We use Comparative adjectives to compare two things, people and places. We can also compare in terms of superiority, inferiority and equality

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Comparative rules

Two or more syllables adjective

One syllable adjective

Two syllable adjetive

• Two syllable adjective ending in -e, just add -r ;
• Two syllable adjective ending in Consonant-y, change the "y" for -ier.

• We add -er or -r at the end of the adjective;

• Adjective ending in Consonant + Vowel + Consonant, double the final consonant and add -er.

• Two or more syllables adjective just use more + adjective.

Irregular adjectives

1. Good = Better
2. Bad = Worse
3. Far = Further

Comparative of Superiority

Two syllable adjective Adjective + than

One syllable adjective Adjective -er + than

Irregular adjective Irregular adjective + than

Two or more syllables adjective More + adjective + than

Comparative of Inferiority

Short and long adjectives: Less + Adjective + than

EE.g. Lisbon is less expensive than London.

Comparative of Equality

Short and long adjectives: (not) As + Adjective + As

E.g.: Regular watches aren't as smart as Apple Watches.

Comparative Adverbs

We use the comparative adverbs to compare two actions.

Comparative of Superiority

One or two syllable adverbs Adverb -er + than

Adverbs ending in -ly More + adverb-ly + than

Irregular adverbs:Well = betterBadly = worse

Irregular adverbs Irregular Adverb + than

Comparative of Inferiority

Less + Adverb + than

E.g.:Nowadays, Hanna studies less frequently than she used to.

Comparative of Equality

To compare two actions we use the same structure: (Not) As + Adverb + As

E.g.: Today it didn't rain as heavily as yesterday.

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