We use comparative adjectives to compare two things:
Phuket is hotter than Bangkok.
Bangkok is more crowded than Phuket.
• When we compare two things in the same sentence we use than after the comparative: The Sawadee Hotel is bigger than the Kata Hotel.
type of adjective: most 1-syllable adjectives
spelling rule: add -er
examples: smaller, older, but! dry > drier
type of adjective: 1-syllable adjectives ending in -e
spelling rule: add -r
examples: safer, nicer
type of adjective: 1-syllable adjectives ending in consonant + vowel + consonant
spelling rule: double the last consonant and add -er
examples: hotter, bigger, but! new > newer
type of adjective: 2-syllable adjectives ending in -y
spelling rule: -y > -i and add -er
examples: noisier, happier
type of adjective: 2-syllable adjectives NOT ending in -y
spelling rule: put more before the adjective
examples: more boring, more common
type of adjective: adjectives with 3 syllables or more
spelling rule: put more before the adjective
examples: more expensive, more interesting
type of adjective: irregular adjectives
spelling rule: good, bad, far
comparatives: better, worse, further/farther
TIPS!
• The opposite of more is less: The holiday in Phuket is more expensive. The holiday in Bangkok is less expensive.
• We can also use more with nouns: There are more rooms in the Sawadee Hotel.
