grammaire-anglaise

Comparative

The Comparative Form 

The comparative form is used to show the difference between two things or two people, two groups of things, or two groups of people.

There are rules for using the comparative form. The table below will help you.

Comparatives
One-syllable words
two syllable words    ending in y
    two syllables or more          not ending in y
add er
drop the y and ad ier
use more / don't add er
big arrow bigger
noisyarrow noisier
dangerous arrow more dangerous
old arrow older
busy arrow busier
expensive arrowmore expensive
nice arrow nicer
crazy arrow crazier
comfortable arrow more comfortable
young arrow younger
lazy arrow lazier
humid arrow more humid
fast arrow faster
funny arrow funnier
tired arrow more tired
cheap arrow cheaper
dry arrow drier
acceptable arrow more acceptable

There are some exceptions: good, bad, far, and fun are adjectives that don't follow the rules when making the comparative form.

good arrow better
bad arrow worse
far arrow farther
      fun arrow more fun
   


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