Irregular Adjectives in Comparatives

Regular Adjectives

Most adjectives follow one of these rules when making comparatives.

One syllable words add er:

New becomes newer

Two or more syllable words add more first:

Intelligent becomes more intelligent

Words that end in y become ier:

pretty become prettier

Words that end in er add er:

Clever becomes cleverer

Words that end in le add er:

Simple becomes simpler

Words that end in ow add er:

Yellow becomes yellower

Irregular Adjectives

There are also irregular adjectives which don't follow set rules. Here are the most common.

Good becomes Better

The book was better than the movie.

Well becomes Better, when talking about health.

I'm feeling much better today than yesterday.

Bad becomes Worse

The weather is getting worse and worse.

Far becomes Farther, when talking about phsyical distance

She ran farther than the rest.

Far becomes Further, when talking about metaphorically

I want to further my understanding of computers.

Little becomes Less, when talking amount

I have less time than usual.

Small becomes Smaller, when talking about size

I have a small bag. It's smaller than yours.

• 1 - The food here gets ___ every time I come.
  
  worse
  worser
  worst
  
  
• 2 - I think the room will look ___ if we paint it red.
  
  better
  more well
  more good
  well
  
  
• 3 - Your house is ____ away than mine.
  
  farther
  further
  farer
  farest
  
  
• 4 - We need ___ information before making a decision.
  
  farest
  farther
  more far
  further
  
  
• 5 - There is ___ snow than last year.
  
  little
  less
  smaller
  small
  
  
• 6 - The village seems ___ than when I was a child.
  
  smaller
  small
  less
  little