Question

Find out comparatives adjetives

Answer 1

Stella is a smaller dog than Bruno so she usually loses the fight over dog treats. (Stella is compared to Bruno.)We ordered a bigger cake than usual in case unexpected guests came to the party. (The present cake is compared to the cake they usually order.)Trey is more handsome than any movie star I’ve ever seen. (Trey is compared to a movie star.)Susan is a kind person but she is less compassionate than Linda. (Susan is compared to Linda.)The spring garden was lovelier than the fall display of flowers.Today feels cooler than yesterday’s sweltering temperature.Venus is brighter than Pluto.Freda’s red hair is curlier than Beth’s.I was more embarrassed than Carol about the test scores.

Here is a list of some common adjectives and their comparative forms:

angry – angrieranxious – more anxiousBeautiful – more beautifulbrave – braverbright – brighterbroad – broadercalm –calmercold – coldercool – coolercurly – curlierdirty – dirtierdry – drierdull – dullerearlier – earlierembarrassed – more embarrassedevil – more evilfine –finerfriendly – friendlierfresh – fresherhappy – happierhard – harderhot – hotterimmense – more immenselong – longerlovely – loveliernervous – more nervousodd- odderold – olderperfect – more perfectquick – quickerrich – richersmart – smartersweet – sweeterthin – thinner

As you can see, not all common adjectives are made comparative by adding the suffix -er. The examples above show cases where you have to use the words more or less to create the comparative form. Now, there is just one more rule to consider…

Irregular Forms

Some adjectives have irregular forms in the comparative degree, meaning they don’t have a suffix –er nor do they need the words more or less. The comparative forms of these adjectives are totally different words.

good – betterlittle – lessbad – worsefar – farthermuch – more