Comparison of Adjectives and Comparison of Adverbs, Definitions and Examples

English Comparison of Adjectives, Definitions and Examples

Comparison of Adjectives

Compartive envelopes and adjectives are used with the suffix “-er” according to the number of syllables or “more” before the word. “-Er” is used for the words with one syllable and “more” is used for the words with one syllable.

For example;

• High – Higher
• Beautiful – More beautiful

The points to be considered while using this structure are as follows;

The syllable number of adjectives to be used with this structure changes the structure. Comparative is created by adding the suffix “-r” or “-er” to monosyllabic adjectives. For example;

• Safe – Safer
• Poor – Poorer

Demonstrative Adjectives
Descriptive Adjectives
Compound Adjectives
Opposite Adjectives
Positive Attitude Adjectives
Possessive Adjectives
Quantitative Adjectives
Degrees of Adjectives
Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Irregular Adjectives



Note: Some adjectives ending in vowel or consonant repeat the consonant in the comparative structure. For example;

• Hot – Hotter
• Red – Redder

By bringing “more” in front of adjectives with two or more syllables, the meaning of “more” is added to adjectives. For example;

• Action – More action
• Aggressive – More aggressive

Note: In the two-syllable adjectives ending with the “-y” tag, “-y” falls and “-ier” is brought to the end. For example;

• Dirty – Dirtier
• Lazy – Lazier
• Early – Earlier

Note: There are some exceptional adjectives that do not comply with the syllable rule. For example;

• Friendly – Friendlier
• Irregular Adjectives

In some cases, adjectives are used with neither “-er” nor “more”. The structure of such words changes completely. For example;

• Far – Farther or Further
• Bad – Worse
• Good – Better
• Little – Less

Comparative Adverbs

Some envelopes that end with “-ly” are syllable, so they are comparative by bringing “more”. For example;

• Nicely – More nicely
• Strongly – More strongly

Sample sentences related to Comparison of Adjectives are as follows;

• As the boat moved towards the stream, the stream began to get shallower.
• Summers months are far / much warmer here than anywhere else in the world.
• John’s story was a bit / a little more action than we expected.
• Today, traffic in New York is more intense than last year.
• Natural resources in London are slightly more diverse than in Amsterdam.
• Napoli is further then Roma
• Her voice is worse than your voice

Other Structures

Other structures that can be used in comparison are as follows:

as… as…

• Electrons are approximately 5000 times as light as protons.
• Manchester is as cheap as Paris
• Teresa as ugly as Maria
• Canada is not as beautiful as England

so… as…

• For now, many countries in Europe are not so developed as France.

Here are Comparative and Superlative Adjectives List;