Comparative Adjectives

Look at the pictures
Charles is thinner than Edward.
Edward’s hair is longer than Charles’s.
Charles’s teeth are bigger than Edward’s.


We use a comparative adjective + than when we want to compare two people or things.

A bike is cheaper than a car.
Sarah is more romantic than Jenny.
Tom’s house is better than mine

* We add –er to short adjectives.

Old ---- older
Tall ---- taller

* For short adjectives ending in –y, we take off the –y and add –ier.

Easy ---- easier
Healthy ---- healthier

* For short adjectives ending in consonant – vowel – consonant, we double the last consonant.

Big ---- bigger
Fat ---- fatter

Exception: Adjectives ending in –wSlow ---- slower

* With long adjectives, we use the words more / less …. than

Beautiful ---- more / less beautiful than

* Irregular comparatives

Good ---- better
Bad ---- worse
Far ---- further