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Comparative of superiority - English lesson

Examples:
My car is bigger than your car.
Sarah is more intelligent than Peter.

How to use:

I) Short adjectives

1 syllable

old - small - fast - short - hot

2 syllables ending in -y

happy - easy - funny

Add: -er

long > longer 
deep > deeper

Caution:

Fat -> Fatter  (1 syllable ending in: consonant-vowel-consonant)

Happy - Happier
(2 syllables, ending in: consonant + -y)

II) Long adjectives

2 syllables not ending in -y

pleasant - modern

3+ syllables
beautiful - intelligent - expensive

Use:

more + adjective

(MORE is the irregular comparative form of much/many)

Example: Interesting -> more  interesting

III) Irregular

Good - better     -   Bad- worse

Far -  farther/  further

IV) A few adjectives can use the 2 rules:

clever : cleverer /  more clever

quiet : quieter /  more quiet

Exercise:

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1. He is (old) than Jane.

2. She is (intelligent) than Tom.

3. Your bag is (big) than mine.

4. This exercise is (easy) than that one.

5. The weather is (good) today.

6. You've got (delicious) sweets than she has.

7. Peter is (fast) than Tony.

8. He has got (large) chips than his sister.

9. Your cake is (bad) than mine.

10. You should bring (hot) dishes.