Comparative Forms of Adjectives

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One syllable adjectives: Add -er

Hot

Cold
Smart Cheap

Long
Fast Tall

Big
Sad

hotter colder smarter cheaper longer faster taller bigger sadder

Now you change the adjective to its comparative form.

Hot

Big
Smart Cheap

Tall
Long Cold

Sad
Fast

_________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________

Words with 2 syllables that end with y: Change the y to i and add er.
Happy

Funny
Easy Ugly

Crazy
Busy Nasty

Silly
Curly

happier funnier easier uglier crazier busier nastier sillier curlier

Now you change the adjective to its comparative form.

Funny

Ugly
Busy Crazy

Nasty
Silly Easy

Happy
Curly

___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

For every other adjective just use more.

Amazing

Polite
Interesting Ridiculous

Private
Incredible Awesome

Handsome
Complicated

more amazing more polite more interesting more ridiculous more private more incredible more awesome more handsome more complicated

Now you write the comparative forms.

Awesome

Ridiculous
Complicated Interesting

Amazing
Polite Handsome

Private
Incredible

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Now

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