Comparative Adjectives

A comparative adjective is used to make a comparison between two units, regardless of whether they are people, places or things. To make a comparative adjective...

a) Add the suffix -er at the end of one-syllable adjectives.

b) Or add the word more before adjectives with two or more syllables.

c) Except two-syllable adjectives that end in Y. In this case, we change Y for I and add -er at the end of the adjective.

For example:

a) big >> bigger, safe >> safer

b) mod/ern >> more modern, dan/ger/ous >> more dangerous

c) hap/py >> happier, friend/ly >> friendlier

Of course, there are some irregular comparative adjectives:

good >> better, bad >> worse,  far >> farther

In a comparative sentence, we use than between the adjective and the object being compared to. For example:

His house is bigger than mine.

She has a more modern mobile phone than I have.

I was happier as a child than now.

The sequel is always worse than the original film.