Comparative of superiority

Comparative of superiority (+)

Examples:

My car is bigger than your car.

Sarah is more intelligent than Peter.

How to use:

I) Short adjectives

1 syllable

old - small - fast - short - hot

2 syllables ending in -y

happy - easy - funny

Add: -er

long > longer  

deep > deeper

Caution:

Fat -> Fatter  (1 syllable ending in: consonant-vowel-consonant)

Happy - Happier

(2 syllables, ending in: consonant + -y)

II) Long adjectives

2 syllables not ending in -y

pleasant - modern

3+ syllables

beautiful - intelligent - expensive

Use:

more + adjective

(MORE is the irregular comparative form of much/many)

Example: Interesting -> more  interesting

III) Irregular

Good - better     -   Bad- worse

Far -  farther/  further

IV) A few adjectives can use the 2 rules:

clever : cleverer /  more clever

quiet : quieter /  more quiet