COMPARATIVE SENTENCES SHORT ADJECTIVES ADJECTIVE + ER + THAN New York is bigger than Madrid
LONG ADJECTIVES MORE + ADJECTIVE + THAN Alice is more intelligent than her brother.
SPELLING RULES FOR SHORT ADJECTIVES: •
Los adjetivos cortos terminados en Consonante + vocal + consonante duplican la consonante final al añadirles la forma compartiva -ER
HOT - HOTTER. It is hotter in Spain than in England. BIG - BIGGER. An elephant is bigger than a bull.
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Los adjetivos cortos terminados en Y cambian la Y por I al añadir -ER. EASY – EASIER. •
English is easier than Chinese.
Los adjetivos cortos terminados en E sólo añaden R para formar el compartivo. NICE – NICER.
Your sister is nicer than you.
IRREGULAR COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES.
GOOD – BETTER BAD – WORSE FAR - FARTHER
Vegetables are better than hamburguers. You are a worse player than I am.