Grammar :                                                               the comparative 

Comparative Adjectives

1. Definition

The comparative is used to compare two people, animals, things, or places.

👉 Example:

• Tom is taller than his brother.

• This bag is more expensive than that one.

2. Formation

A) Short adjectives (1 syllable)

Add -er + than

• tall → taller than

• small → smaller than

• fast → faster than

B) Adjectives ending in -y

Change y → i and add -er + than

• happy → happier than

• busy → busier than

C) Long adjectives (2+ syllables)

Use more + adjective + than

• beautiful → more beautiful than

• interesting → more interesting than

D) Irregular adjectives

• good → better than

• bad → worse than

• far → farther/further than

3. Examples

• My house is bigger than yours.

• This movie is more interesting than the book.

• Today is better than yesterday.

4. Mini Exercise

Complete with the comparative form:

1. The elephant is ______ (big) than the horse.

2. This exercise is ______ (easy) than the last one.

3. Your phone is ______ (expensive) than mine.

4. This test is ______ (bad) than the one last

Exceptions :

 there are some exceptions (irregular adjectives) that don’t follow the usual rules:

Comparative – Exceptions

1. Irregular adjectives

2. Spelling exceptions

• One-syllable adjectives ending with a consonant + vowel + consonant:
  Double the last consonant before adding -er.
  👉 big → bigger than
  👉 hot → hotter than

• Adjectives ending in -y:
  Change y → i and add -er.
  👉 happy → happier than
  👉 easy → easier than

✅ Examples with exceptions:

• Math is worse than history.

• My bag is bigger than your bag.

• She is happier than before.

• John has more money than Paul.