Question

28. Comparative adjectives are used to
compare people, places, situations,
and things. How much do you
remember about their use and form?

Answer 1

Explicação:

There is a few rules when forming comparative adjectives:

Most one-syllable or two-syllable ending with y adjectives: add -er to the end. Example: clear becomes clearer, long becomes longer. Just add -r when the adjective ends with -e. Example: fierce becomes fiercer. Or replace with -i before -er if the adjective ends with -y. For example: hairy becomer harier, lucky becomes luckier. When the adjective ends in consonant-vowel-consonant, you have to double the final consonant. For example: big becomes bigger, fit becomes fitter.

Two syllables or longer: add more or less before the adjective. For example: interesting becomes less interesting or more interesting, colourful becomes more colourful or less colourful.

Also, it happens that some adjective have irregular comparative forms. For example: good becomes better. Or old to elder, instead of older, when the comparative form relates to discussing the ages of people.