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Comparative of superiority

1) Short adjective  Long adjective?
1 syllable => short :  cold
2 syllables or more => long : dangerous

BUT
2 syllables ending in –y, -ow, -le and –er => short: pretty

2) Rules

 The first hat is more expensive than the second one.

3) Warning

1. Adjectives	Comparatives
   good	better
   bad	worse
   far	farther further
   old	Older Elder

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1. Come in, friends! This restaurant is (good) than any other one.

2. I am getting more and (excited). I am going to get my gift soon: a gorgeous watch.

3. He is (happy) than Tom is. He doesn't live in a great mansion devoid of life.

4. This one is (cheap) than the teddy bear you bought last week.

5. He is getting more and (anxious): he applied for a job and he hasn't got an answer yet.

6. I am really glad, you know. Even (glad) than you think. It has been ages since we both left college.

7. He is (clever) than I thought. He is very malicious.

8. He is even (good-looking) than he used to be.

9. The milk is (cold) in the fridge.

10. He is (slim) than you.