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Mary is 25 years old.
John is 20 years old.
(a) Mary is older than John.
(b) Health is more important than money.
(c) INCORRECT: May is more old than John.
(d) INCORRE~: Health is importantm than
money.
When we use adjectives (e.g., OM, important) to
compare two people or two things, the adjectives
have special forms:
In (a): we add -er to an adjective, OR
In (b): we use more in front of an adjective.
The use of -er or mmo is called the COMPARATl
FORM.
Notice in the examples: than follows the comparative
form: oMer than, more important than.
ADJECTIVE
COMPARATIVE
ADJECTIVES WITH
ONE S-
old
cheap
older
cheaper
big bigger
I ADJECTIVES THAT P"ettU prettier
END IN -Y
funnior
ADJECTIVES WlTH
TWO OR MORE
famom
importmat
more famous
more important
SYLLABLES
interssting more intorastinp
Add -er to one-syllable adjectives.
Spelling note: if an adjective ends in
one vowel and one consonant, double
the consonant: birbrgger,
fat-fattm, thiwthinnm, hot-hotter.
If an adjective ends in y, change
the -y to i and add -er.
Use more in front of adjectives rhat
have two or more syllables (except
adjectives that end in -y).
IRRBGuLAR
COMPARATIVE
FORMS
good
bad
far
better
WOrW
fartherlfirther
The comparative forms ofgood,
bad, and far are irregular.
EXERCISE 8: Write the comparative forms for the following ADJECTIVES.
1. old older than
2. small
3. big
4. important
5. easy
6. difficult
7. long
8. heavy
9. sweet
10. expensive
11. hot
12. cheap
13. good
14. bad
15, far
16. lazy
MAKING COMPARISONS W 383