Smaller, safer, and bigger are formed from short adjectives by adding -er. Fancier is formed from the long adjective fancy by adding -ier. More beautiful and better are formed from long adjectives by adding more or -er. Worse and farther/further are examples of adjectives that require being careful with in comparisons, as they can have negative meanings. The document provides rules for forming comparative adjectives in English and examples of their use.

1. 1. Small - Smaller
SHORT ADJECTIVES
FORMATION RULE
~er 2. Safe – Safer
3. Big - Bigger
4. Fancy – Fancier
MORE +THAN
LONG ADJECTIVES
FORMATION RULE Beautiful
MORE beautiful
Good- better
Mary Joe
Little - less
Mary is more creative than Joe
BE CAREFUL Bad - worse
Tommy Mathew
Your turn Far – farther
Tommy is older than Mathew
-Use a short adj. in a sentence_____________________
-Use a long adj. in a sentence: _____________________
OR further
-Use a ‘Be careful” adj.in a sentence:________________