Adjectives that compare 2 things
1 syllable - add ER (short -- shorter, tall--taller)
1 syllable that was spelled with 1 consonant -- 1 vowel -- 1 consonant-- repeat the last consonant to keep the short (not the name) vowel sound -- add ER (big-bigger, thin--thinner)
2 syllables that end in ow or le add ER (yellow-yellower, little--littler)
2 syllables that end in Y -- change the Y to I and add ER (pretty--prettier, happy-happier)
Other 2 syllables act like
3 or more syllables: Use the word more before the adjective. (more modern, more beautiful, more interesting)
Rules and Examples in a slideshow
Comparative
Comparative and Superlative
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