COMPARATIVES

1. FORM

1.1. SHORT WORDS (one syllable)

1.1.1. IRREGULARS

1.1.1.1. good / better

1.1.1.2. bad / worse

1.1.1.3. far / further

1.1.2. -ER

1.1.2.1. cheap / cheaper

1.1.2.2. fast / faster

1.1.2.3. thin / thinner

1.2. LONG WORDS (two syllables or more)

1.2.1. + MORE

1.2.1.1. more dangerous

1.2.1.2. more beautiful

1.2.2. Adjectives ending in -Y + -ER

1.2.2.1. Lucky / luckier

1.2.2.2. pretty / prettier

1.3. BOTH -ER or MORE.....

1.3.1. cleverer / more clever

1.3.2. narrower / more narrow

1.3.3. quieter/ more quiet

2. Comparing two terms using "than"

2.1. The restaurant is more crowded than usual

2.2. He looks older than he is

3. Comparing two terms using "as.........as"

3.1. The restaurant isn´t as crowded as usual

3.2. Jack isn´t as old as he looks