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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 l ong > longer   deep > deeper Caution: Fat ->  Fa tt er  (1 syllable ending in: consonant-vowel-consonant) Happy -  Happ i er (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 /  mor...