This is a small yellow square
This is a big red square:
Small, yellow, big, and red are adjectives.
We can use the comparative form of adjectives to compare
two things:
The yellow square is smaller than
the red square.
The red square is bigger than the
yellow square.
We form the comparatives of short words
(one syllable words and some two syllable words) by adding -er
(See the spelling rules below). We form the comparatives of longer
words by adding more before the adjective:
bigger, smaller
BUT more
beautiful, more interesting
Spelling rules for comparatives of short words:
Add -er to form the comparative of short (one syllable)
words:
small — smaller
old — older
When a word ends in e, just add r:
nice — nicer white — whiter
When a word ends in a single (1) vowel and a single (1) consonant, double the last consonant before adding -er.
big — bigger hot — hotter
When a two syllable word ends in y, change the y to i
and add -er.
easy — easier funny — funnier
A few comparatives are irregular:
good — better bad — worse far
— farther
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