Adjective (comparative)

Look at the way we compare things:

My television is bigger than my computer. 

My television is more expensive than my computer. 

My brother is taller than me. 

I am younger than my brother. 

Her bag is more beautiful than mine. 

My bag is cheaper than hers. 

Bigger and more expensive are comparative adjectives. We form them like this: 

SHORT ADJECTIVES (one syllable):

Old - Older 

Short - Shorter 

Nice - Nicer 

Fat - Fatter

Big - Bigger

Comparative Adjectives Sentence Formula 

Subject + am/is/are/was/were + comparative adjective + than + noun 

For example

My car is smaller than my sister’s car. 

This apple is sweeter than the orange. 

This tree is taller than the one in the backyard. 

Labradors are bigger than Chihuahuas. 

Driving on a dirt road is bumpier than driving on asphalt. 

LONG ADJECTIVES (two or more syllables):

Interesting - More interesting

Popular - More popular

Difficult - More difficult 

Careful - More careful 

Wonderful - More wonderful

Comparative Adjectives Sentence Formula 

Subject + am/is/are/was/were + MORE + long comparative adjective + than + noun 

For example

Butterflies are more beautiful than animals you can find. 

French is more boring than Spanish. 

Traveling by car is more comfortable than traveling by bus. 

Dogs are more intelligent than rabbits. 

She is more ambitious than her classmates. 

ADJECTIVES ENDING WITH -Y :

Happy - Happier

Hungry - Hungrier

Ugly - Uglier

Pretty - Prettier

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES:

Good - Better 

Bad - Worse