Comparative Adjectives (-er) Reference List

Los comparative adjectives se usan para comparar dos personas, objetos o situaciones.

La estructura más común es:

subject + verb + comparative adjective + than + object

Ejemplo:

This beat is stronger than the previous one.

Esta guía es una lista de referencia de adjetivos cortos que forman el comparativo con -er.

Reglas ortográficas

Al añadir -er, algunos adjetivos cambian ligeramente su forma.

1. Adjetivos que terminan en -y

Cuando un adjetivo termina en consonante + y, la y cambia a i.

consonant + y → ier

Ejemplos:

2. Adjetivos que terminan en -e

Si el adjetivo termina en e, solo se añade -r.

adjective + r

Ejemplos:

3. Patrón consonante-vocal-consonante (CVC)

Cuando el adjetivo termina en consonante + vocal + consonante, se duplica la última consonante.

CVC → double consonant + er

Ejemplos:

Comparative adjectives with -er (reference list)

| ugly | uglier | | unhappy | unhappier | | unlucky | unluckier | | warm | warmer | | weak | weaker | | wide | wider | | young | younger |

Comparativos irregulares

Algunos adjetivos cortos no siguen la regla de -er.

Nota sobre than

En inglés, el comparativo normalmente se usa con than para introducir el segundo elemento de la comparación.

Estructura:

comparative adjective + than

Ejemplos:

• This verse is stronger than the previous one.
• He is taller than me
• My brother is older than me
• She is younger than her classmates
• A car is faster than a bike
• This computer is slower than the previous one
• This book is bigger than that one
• My room is smaller than yours
• Your idea is nicer than mine
• This option is cheaper than the other
• Learning English is easier than I thought
• He looks sadder than usual
• She got angrier than before
• I’m hungrier than this morning
• I’m thirstier than I expected
• It’s colder than yesterday
• This soup is hotter than before
• The weather is warmer than yesterday
• This coffee is cooler than I like
• The station is nearer than I thought
• I arrived earlier than you
• I arrived later than expected
• My room is cleaner than yours
• This shirt is dirtier than the others
• I feel weaker than yesterday
• This music is louder than before
• This room is quieter than the previous one
• This explanation is simpler than the last one
• This phone is newer than mine
• This road is longer than I expected
• This movie is shorter than the book
• This river is wider than the other one
• This street is narrower than the main road
• This ocean is deeper than the sea
• This pool is shallower than the ocean
• This bag is heavier than yours
• This feather is lighter than a stone
• He is richer than he looks
• This neighborhood is poorer than the city center
• She is kinder than I expected
• That was crueler than I thought
• He is braver than me
• That was ruder than I expected
• She is friendlier than I thought
• He seemed unfriendlier than usual
• I feel happier than yesterday
• She looks unhappier than before
• I was luckier than you
• That was an unluckier day than usual
• I’m busier than last week
• I have freer time than before
• Try to stay calmer than before
• That building is uglier than I remember
• This flower is prettier than the other one
• She is smarter than me
• This joke is funnier than the last one
• That was meaner than I thought

Esta guía cubre solo adjetivos cortos.

Los adjetivos largos normalmente forman el comparativo con more o less.

Ejemplo:

more interesting
more difficult
less expensive

Related reference

Para adjetivos largos que forman el comparativo con more / less, ver:

Comparative Adjectives (more / less).