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