| Use |
Example |
| To compare things/ people/ actions that are different |
My new job is more enjoyable than my old one.
I’d like you to get to the office earlier tomorrow
|
|
adjective |
➔ |
comparative |
| one syllable |
hard |
+ -er |
harder |
| one syllable ending in -e |
late |
+ -r |
later |
| one syllable ending in vowel + consonant |
big |
double last letter + -er |
bigger |
| two syllables ending in -y |
pretty |
-y → -ier |
prettier |
| two or more syllables |
interesting |
more/less + adjective |
more/less interesting |
| irregular adjectives / quantifiers |
good → better
bad → worse |
little → less
far → farther/ further |
many → more
much → more |
|
adverb |
➔ |
comparative |
| regular adverbs |
carefully |
more/less + adverb |
more/less carefully |
| irregular adverbs |
well → better
badly → worse
early → earlier |
near → nearer
late → later |
fast → faster
far → farther/ further |
